Table Of Contents - Scanlab RTC 4 Installation And Operation Manual

Contents
1 Delivered Product .............................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Package Contents ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Manufacturer ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.3 About This Operating Manual ................................................................................................... 6
2 Product Overview ............................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Intended Use ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 System Requirements ................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Board Dimensions And Layout ................................................................................................... 8
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2.4 Notes For RTC
Hardware Changes .......................................................................................................... 10
Installation Tips ............................................................................................................... 10
Changes in the Command Set ......................................................................................... 10
3 Safety During Installation And Operation ....................................................................................... 11
3.1 Steps For Safe Operation ......................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Laser Safety ............................................................................................................................. 11
4 Principle Of Operation ..................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Software Concept .................................................................................................................... 12
List Commands And Control Commands ......................................................................... 12
List Handling ................................................................................................................... 13
Automatic List Handling .................................................................................................. 13
External Control Inputs .................................................................................................... 13
Synchronization Of Processing ........................................................................................ 14
4.2 Scan Head And Laser Control .................................................................................................. 15
Vector Commands ........................................................................................................... 15
Arc Commands ................................................................................................................ 15
Microsteps ....................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Delays ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Laser Delays ..................................................................................................................... 16
Scanner Delays ................................................................................................................ 17
Notes On Optimizing The Delays ..................................................................................... 24
4.4 Image Field Size ....................................................................................................................... 29
4.5 Image Field Correction ............................................................................................................ 30
4.6 Laser Control ........................................................................................................................... 32
CO Mode ....................................................................................................................... 33
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YAG Modes ..................................................................................................................... 34
Softstart Mode ................................................................................................................ 35
Laser Mode 4 .................................................................................................................. 37
4.7 Status Monitoring and Diagnostics ......................................................................................... 38
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4.8 intelliSCAN - Additional Functions .......................................................................................... 38
The XY2-100 Enhanced Protocol ..................................................................................... 38
Selecting Data Signals ..................................................................................................... 38
Querying Data ................................................................................................................. 39
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RTC 4 PC Interface Board
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3 Users ............................................................................................................ 10
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