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StellarMark IFII-Series
User Manual
IF-Series
Version: 5.0
Released: Feb, 2020
4F., No.236, Fude 2nd Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 22151, Taiwan 886-2-6616-6692 Fax:886-2-2694-6875

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  • Page 1 StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual IF-Series Version: 5.0 Released: Feb, 2020 4F., No.236, Fude 2nd Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 22151, Taiwan 886-2-6616-6692 Fax:886-2-2694-6875...
  • Page 2 Release Note Version Release Date Change Note Modify chapter 4.2 – Pyramid focus tool Jan, 2019 Modify chapter 4.3 – Manual focus tool Feb, 2020 Add IFIIS models StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 SAFETY ......................1 Principles of a Fiber Laser ..............2 Safety Ratings ..................2 The Safety Interlock System ............. 3 Safety Labels ..................3 Safety Measures ................. 9 Operating Environment ..............10 CHAPTER 2 UNPACKING & CONTENT ..............12 Unpacking and Unloading ..............
  • Page 4 Lens Parameter Adjustment ............88 CHAPTER 8 ERROR MESSAGE ................... 92 CHAPTER 9 EXTERNAL CONTROL ................94 I/O Pin Assignment ................95 Laser Working Flow Chart ............... 98 Laser Reaction Timing Diagram ............99 CHAPTER 10 BASIC MAINTENANCE ..............101 10.1 Regular Spot Check ................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Safety

    Chapter Safety Principles of a Fiber Laser Safety Ratings The Safety Interlock System Safety Labels Safety Measures Operating Environment StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 6: Principles Of A Fiber Laser

    Principles of a Fiber Laser LASER is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. GCC LaserPro StellarMark IF-series is equipped with the state-of-art fiber laser technology. A fiber laser is built with “all fiber” technology and uses a telecom grade diode to pump an optical fiber, and the fiber is doped with rare-earth elements as a gain medium to generate 1064nm laser light.

  • Page 7: The Safety Interlock System

    The Safety Interlock System StellarMark IFII- series can optionally integrate with StellarMark safety shield which equipped with a safety interlock system utilizing limit switch sensors. The limit switch sensor will shut the laser off when detecting front door open, and provides users of IFII- series laser marking system further safety protection.
  • Page 8 reason. Please familiarize yourself with the specific labels and their locations on the machine. Below is a list of all the safety labels and their locations on the machine. Product Label This label is located at the side panel of machine. All the product information such as Serial Number, Model Number, Laser Power and Power Consumption information can be found here.
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  • Page 11 Safety Label CDRH and CE regulations require that all laser manufacturers add warring label in specific locations throughout the equipment. The following warning labels are placed on the laser system for your safety. Do not remove these labels for any reason. If the labels become damaged or have been removed for any reason, do not operate the laser system and immediately contact GCC local representative or e-mail us for a replacement.
  • Page 12 Caution Label This label indicates the laser radiation when without doors protection. Safety class 4 are specified. Warning Label Warning Label is written with all the necessary information to be aware of in every operation. Invisible laser radiation when operation. Avoid eye or skin exposure direct to laser radiation.

  • Page 13: Safety Measures

    Emergency Stop Label This label indicates the emergency stop button. You can find this label on the upper right side of the laser marking system. Safety Measures • LASER RADIATION WARNING: Exposure to laser radiation may result in physical burns and severe eye damage. Proper use and regular maintenance of this machine is important to the safety of all people in the immediate area.

  • Page 14: Operating Environment

    NOTE IFII-series laser machine is shipped with a single pair of safety goggles. If additional safety goggles are required, please contact GCC directly or an authorized GCC distributor. If you wish to purchase one on your own, please make sure the safety goggles meet these requirements: 190 - 534 nm OD5+ 910 - 1,070nm OD6+...
  • Page 15 high humidity ⚫ Keep the machine where the room temperature is between 15 – 35 degrees Celsius or 59 – 95 degrees Fahrenheit. ⚫ Avoid small, enclosed areas where a considerable amount of dust is present. ⚫ Avoid areas where the humidity is above 70% or where the temperature is near the dew point.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Unpacking & Content

    Chapter Unpacking & Content Unpacking and Unloading Accessories Checklist StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 17: Unpacking And Unloading

    Unpacking and Unloading The Stellar Mark IFII-series is shipped in one crate that contains laser marker, Control Unit, software and all of the necessary accessories in an accessory kit. Control Unit Accessory Kit Laser Marker WARNING To prevent damage to the machine or personal injury, please get assistance when loading and unloading the shipping crate.

  • Page 18: Accessories Checklist

    Accessories Checklist Please check to make sure that all of the following items are included within the accessory box. If any of the following items are missing, immediately contact your local GCC representatives. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 19 GCC LaserPro StellarMark IFII- series Checklist Item Quantity Hex Head Screws Driver User’s Manual CD Set G-Mark Software CD Set G-Mark Keypro Lens Cleaner Lens Cleaning Paper Cotton Bud (100 units / Package) Lens Parameter List GCC Promise Card Set Focus Tool 1064nm Goggle YG3 900 AC Power Cable (Europe)

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Mechanical Overview

    Chapter Mechanical Overview Laser Marker Control Unit Foot Print StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 21: Laser Marker

    Before complete the installation, it is a good idea to become more familiar with the machine’s features and components. 3.1 Laser Marker Laser Tube Scan head LED Panel Scan Lens 3.1.1 LED Panel StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 22 There are 3 LED lights on the panel and they will indicate out three working status of “Over Temp”, “Laser On” and “Power on” of the laser marker. ⚫ Over Temp: When the red LED light is on, the laser marker will stop firing. Please turn off the master power of the laser marker and re-start it when the operating temperature is dropped below 35℃.
  • Page 23 3.1.2 Scan Lens The StellarMark IFII-series offers 3 to 4 different scan lens size options to best suit your marking applications. IFII 20JFL 070 IFII 20JFL 110 IFII 20JFL 180 70x70mm 110x110mm 180x180mm IFII 20SHS 070 IFII 20SHS 110 IFII 20SHS 180 70x70mm 110x110mm 180x180mm...

  • Page 24: Unit

    3.2 l Unit Ready Signal Power On Signal Emergency Stop Key Switch Press the button to stop the laser in an emergency. Laser On To reset this button, rotate it to the direction of an arrow. Rotary Attachment Connection Port I/O Terminal Mark On Fly I/O Port USB Port...
  • Page 25 3.2.1 Optical Fiber Cable Optical fiber cable is doped with rare-earth elements as a gain medium to generate 1064nm laser light. WARNING ⚫ Excessively tight fiber bends (less than a 10 cm radius) will permanently damage and possibly ignite the fiber. ⚫...
  • Page 26 It will allow laser marker to receive signals from or send out the signal to the other automation devices. 3.2.3 Rotary Attachment Connector Rotary Attachment port connects StellarMark optional Rotary Attachment to IFII-series laser marker, it allows laser marker to process precise 360°...
  • Page 27 3.2.5 Mark On Fly Terminal Connector Mark On Fly Terminal connects laser marker to an external encoder of a conveyor system. It allows IFII- series laser marker to do non-stop, “on-the-fly” marking for mass production line. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 28: Foot Print

    3.3 Foot Print 3.3.1 Laser Marker Foot Print 3.3.2 Control Unit Foot Print StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 29 StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 30: Chapter 4 Working Distance

    Chapter Working Distance Recommended Working Distance Two Point Focus Finder Focus Tool 4.1 Recommended Working Distance Due to the characteristics of the scan lens, a certain distance between the marking object and scan lens has to be set for an optimized output quality. The working distances for different scan lens are recommended as below: StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 31: Pyramid Focus Tool

    Scan Lens 70x70mm 110x110mm 180x180mm 300x300mm Focus Tool 134 ± 1mm 213 ± 2mm 372 ± 2mm 553 ± 2mm Length NOTE In order to achieve the best output quality, the working distance must set precisely as recommended. For instance the 70x70 mm scan lens can only tolerate a distance which is +- 1mm different from the recommended working distance of 134mm.
  • Page 32 NOTE Fixed length will be varied depend on the size of scan lens. The fixed length of Pyramid Ruler equals the recommended working distance and you will no need to adjust the length. Screw the Pyramid Ruler beneath the laser marker and let the to be marked material touches the bottom screw of Pyramid Ruler, the distance between the two is the best working distance.
  • Page 33 Bottom screw of Pyramid Ruler Magnetic 4.2.1 Calibrate the Pyramid Focus Tool When changing to different size scan lens for different applications, the calibration of Two Point Focus Finder position is required. Perform the adjustment per following steps. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 34 Step 1. Take out the manual focus tool from the accessories kit Step 2. Place the focus tool on the Z-axis table or any table surface for marking objects, adjust the Z-axis to allow the top of the focus tool to align with the bottom of the galvo head to define the optimized focus distance.

  • Page 35: Manual Focus Tool

    Step 4. Calibration is completed. 4.3 Manual Focus Tool The focus tool offers you the most accurate focus distance. All you need is place the bottom of the focus tool at the position of the object to be marking StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 36 and adjust the Z-axis to allow the top of the focus tool to align with the bottom of the galvo head to create the optimized focus distance. WARNING ⚫ The length of Focus Tool is calibrated with corresponding scan lens. Do not loosen the screws on Focus Tool to prevent incorrect focus distance.

  • Page 37: Chapter 5 Machine Setup

    Chapter Machine Setup Cable Connection Powering Up the Machine StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 38: Cable Connection

    5.1 Cable connection Step 1. Connect the Laser Marker power cable between the Control Unit and the Laser Marker. Step 2. Connect the SCSI cable between the Control Unit and Laser Marker. Step 3. Connect the USB cable between a PC or Laptop and the Control Unit.
  • Page 39 Step 4. Take out the “Mark on Fly” terminal connector from accessory kit and plug it if you want to activate the “mark on fly” function with an external device like conveyor. Step 5. Plug the “rotary attachment” cable between Control Unit and the rotary attachment device if you have this optional item in hand.

  • Page 40: Powering Up The Machine

    5.2 Powering Up the Machine CAUTION Make sure both StellarMark IFII-series and the computer is turned OFF before connecting either one to a power source. Step 1. Connect the male end of the marker Control Unit power cord to a quality surge protector with connection to a proerly grounded outlet.
  • Page 41 WARNING Connection to the AC power source must be the last step after connecting all the cables between Control Unit and Laser Marker. Do not pull in or out the cable while the power is being turned on. Step 4. Turn on the master power of the Control Unit. NOTE Each time when turning off the power of laser marker, re-start G-Mark marking software is required due to the connection between...

  • Page 42: Control Unit Operating Instruction

    5.3 Control Unit operating instruction Step 1. Make sure “Power On” LED of the Control Unit is on. Step 2. Turn the key switch on so you will be able to fire the laser OFF (Left) / ON (right). Step 3. Press ”LASER ON” button. The indicator light will alternately turn on and ready to lasing.

  • Page 43: Chapter 6 Software Setup

    Chapter Software Setup Recommended Computer Configuration Software Installation for Windows System Software Installation for MAC System Change the Series and Model Type Waveform Setup StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 44: Recommended Computer Configuration

    6.1 Recommended Computer Configuration The Stellar Mark is able to accommodate Laptop and compatible PC operating systems. Both the machine and G-Mark Basic software were designed to work best using a Windows based system with the following minimum requirements. Computer Configuration ➢...

  • Page 45: Software Installation For Windows System

    6.2 Software Installation for Windows System Please perform the following steps: Step 1. Take out the G-Mark installation CD from the accessories kit Step 2. Insert the G-Mark installation CD into the CD-ROM drive Wait a few seconds for the CD Manager to begin the Setup automatically Step 3.
  • Page 46 Step 4. Set the destination directory and click "Next>" Step 5. Select "Next>" Step 6. Installing StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 47 Step 7. At 95% completion of the installation, the ModelManger window will show up Step 8. Select your series & model type StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 48 Step 9. Click “OK” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 49 Step 10. Click “Finish” to complete the installation Step 11. Once the installation is completed, you will find “Laser marking controller” at the lower right hand corner on your computer screen, this indicates the computer is able to communicate with StellarMark. NOTE If “Laser marking controller”...
  • Page 50 Please go to “Control” and click on “System” Please check if there is any USB device with warning sign “!” from the below chart: C. Then click on “USB Driver’ and click on right mouse button to update the driver. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 51 D. Click on ”Browse my computer for driver software” Key in the specific path “C:\Program Files\G-Mark Lib \Drivers\MC1”, and press “Next. Press “Finish” and now you can activate the G-Mark software StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 52: Software Installation For Mac System

    6.3 Software Installation for MAC System MAC users can use GCC StellarMark machines by purchasing the Parallels Desktop software which allows you to install Windows OS in MAC computers and run Windows based software under MAC computer and output with G-Mark.
  • Page 53 Step 3. Read Software License Agreement and press “Accept” to continue installation Step 4. Enter your Mac OS X User Name and Password then press “OK” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 54 Step 5. Press “Active” Step 6. Press “OK” when activation is complete. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 55 Step 7. Register Parallels Desktop Step 8. Press “Register” and “OK” to complete the installation of Parallels Desktop. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 56 Step 9. Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) then choose File → New Step 10. Press “Install Windows from DVD or image file” then press “continue” to install windows OS StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 57 Step 11. Select CD-ROM drive with the Windows installation CD Step 12. Enter the Windows OS product key StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 58 Step 13. Select how you would like to run your Windows program. Step 14. After the prior setting is complete the windows OS installation procedure will start automatically. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 59 Step 15. Windows OS installation is complete then you can refer to “6.2 Software Installation for windows system” to install G-Mark / G-Mark Library. NOTE Once the G-Mark software installation is completed, you can start to open a new file to edit or import an existing file to G-Mark for laser processing. For G-Mark software operation manual, you can refer to “G-Mark software user manual”...

  • Page 60: Communication Troubleshooting

    6.4 Communication Troubleshooting After installing, some computers will not install the controller driver automatically and showing an error message when you open the G-Mark software program. Please perform the following steps to solve problem.  Error message 1 – Please insert KeyPro! (#1) Fix 1: Please close the G-Mark software program and re-plug the KeyPro from PC/Laptop, and then repoen the G-Mark software program.
  • Page 61 Step 3. Please check if there is any “!” USB device from the below chart: Step 4. Then click on “USB Driver’ and click on right mouse button and update the driver. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 62 Step 5. Click on ”Browse my computer for driver software” Step 6. Key in the specific path: “C:\Program Files\G-Mark Lib\Drivers\MC1. Then press “Next” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 63 Step 7. Press “Close” and now you can reopen the G-Mark software  Error message 2 – Controller not found! Fix 1: Reconnect the USB cable between a PC or Laptop and the Control unit, and then reopen the G-Mark software program. Fix 2: Update the controller driver Step 1.
  • Page 64 Step 2. Select “Device Manager” Step 3. Please check if there is any “!” USB device from the below chart: StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 65 Step 4. Then click on “USB Driver’ and click on right mouse button and update the driver. Step 5. Click on ”Browse my computer for driver software” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 66 Step 6. Key in the specific path: “C:\Program Files\G-Mark Lib\Drivers\MC1. Then press “Next” Step 7. Press “Finish” and now you can activate the G-Mark software StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 67 Fix 3: Some users of windows 10 has found the “!” USB device from list of the device manager, but cannot update the driver. We recommended you disable the driver signature enforcement on safe mode, please perform the following steps Step 1.
  • Page 68 Select “Troubleshoot“. Step 5. Select “Advanced Options“ Step 6. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 69 Select “Startup Settings“. Step 7. Select “Restart“. Step 8. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 70 A menu will appear where you can press “F7” on your keyboard to Step 9. choose “Disable driver signing enforcement“. Step 10. After rebooting, go to “C:\Program Files (x86)\G-Mark Lib\Drivers\MCx” and click on “Setup.exe” to install. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 71 Step 11. “Windows Security” will pop up, and then click on “Install this driver software anyway” Step 12. After installing, go to device manager and make sure the controller driver has been installed. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 72: Change The Series And Model Type

    6.5 Change the Series and Model Type After installing G-Mark, you can change the series and model type through the model manager program. The following steps illustrate how to change the series and model type 6.5.1 Change the User Account Control Settings Step 1.
  • Page 73 Step 3. Set the notification to be “Never notify” and press “OK” to complete the setting Setting the “Run this program as an administrator” 6.5.2 Step 1. Find the ”G-Mark Lib” which is located at the desktop of PC StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 74 Step 2. Position the mouse on the ”G-Mark Lib” and right-click, properties for the ”G-Mark Lib” appears then press the properties. Step 3. Click “Compatibility” tab and select checkbox “Run this program as an administrator” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 75 Step 4. Press “OK” to complete the setting Step 5. Find the ”ModelManager.exe” which is located at “C:\Program Files (x86)\G-Mark Lib” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 76 Step 6. Positions the mouse on the “ModelManager.exe” and right-click, properties for the “ModelManager.exe” appears then press the properties Step 7. Click “Compatibility” tab and select checkbox “Run this program as an administrator” StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 77 Step 8. Press “OK” to complete the setting 6.5.3 Change the series and model type Step 1. Open the ”ModelManager.exe” which is located at “C:\Program Files (x86)\G-Mark Lib” Step 2. Model Manger window will show up, select your series & model type StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 78 Step 3. Press “OK” to complete the change series and model type NOTE Wrong setting for series and model type may cause the machine out of order. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 79: Waveform Setup

    6.6 Waveform Setup 6.6.1 Waveform A waveform is a pulse with a specific shape, pulse energy and duration. The benefits of this are that it allows the customer to adjust the pulse conditions to optimize marking, micromachining and applications. This gives users flexible control over pulse duration and peak power through the use of predefined waveforms.
  • Page 80 White Effect Marking with WF0 Deep Effect Deep engraving with WF0 Polishing with WF4 Glossy Effect Marking with WF20 Black Effect Marking with WF5 NOTE 1. Color marking is very sensitive to material surface treatment or texture (matte, glossy, brushed, or mirror), spot size (power density), and material composition.
  • Page 81 6.6.3 Waveform Table Below chart is the different waveform technical data. IFII 20JFL IFII 20SHS IFII 30JFL IFII 60JFL Waveform Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Pulse Number Duration Frequenct Duration Frequenct Duration Frequenct Duration Frequenct Energy (mJ) Energy (mJ)
  • Page 82 6.6.4 Waveform Parameter Adjustment Waveform selection can be adjusted under the Marking Parameter tab of the Property Table in StellarMark G-Mark software StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 83: Chapter 7 Lens Adjustment

    Chapter Lens Adjustment Import Lens Parameter Lens Parameter Card Lens Parameter Adjustment StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 84: Import Scan Lens Parameter

    7.1 Import Scan Lens Parameter Each StellarMark marking system is calibrated with different scan lens size in factory to ensure precise marking quality. Please perform the following steps to import the factory default scan lens parameters. NOTE The lens parameter in the CD is specific to each laser marker, apply it to different laser marker may cause imprecise marking results.
  • Page 85 Step 3. Check the Application Config, Lens Setting, Object Default and Machine Check Config selections. Step 4. Click on the Folder location icon shown below. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 86 Step 5. Locate the Lens Parameter folder in the Installation CD and select OK. (Note: The lens parameter folder is named with the serial number of your machine.). If there is no “Lens Parameter” folder found under G-Mark installation CD, please skip to section 7.2 and follow the Lens Parameter Card instructions.
  • Page 87 Step 7. Click on the "OK" button after the Status screen shows Complete. Step 8. Click on "OK" when the "Restart message prompts up. Step 9. Click on the "Work Area" Tab under the Property Table after G-Mark restarts. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 88 Step 10. The Lens parameter can be found in the Lens list. ( Named with the serial number of your machine.). Step 11. Click on "Apply" after selecting the Lens and the settings will be loaded. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 89: Lens Parameter Card

    7.2 Lens Parameter Card Before you start to operate the laser marker, the output scale of laser marker and the G-Mark marking software must be adjusted to match each other. Otherwise, the marking lines will be distorted or will have an improper scale of the marking content.
  • Page 90 Step 4. Press “New” to create a new name for the lens and press “OK” Step 5. Click “Correction…” to settings lens StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 91 Step 6. Fill in the numbers that are showing on the card to the below table. Press “Exit” to save the settings of the lens NOTE If the size of scan lens is changed, the lens parameter will be varied too.

  • Page 92: Lens Parameter Adjustment

    7.3 Lens Parameter Adjustment Please perform the following steps to find the appropriate lens parameter when changing to different scan field of scan lens. Step 1. Create new name for the new lens. Step 2. Change the mark area and press “Exit” to save the settings Step 3.
  • Page 93 Step 4. If there is barrel square, go back to the “lens setup” to correct it. Step 5. If the figure becomes protuberant in X-axis, the X value will need to Increased like 0.002; while if now it become indentation, the X value will have to be reduced to as 0.0014.
  • Page 94 Step 7. If the number is adjusted from 0.0 to 0.1, the adjustment range is from 0mm up to 0.5mm. (For 140x140mm scan lens) Keep adjusting the value until it is acceptable. Step 8. If there is an irregular parallelogram, go to the “lens parameter” under the Configure to correct the irregular angle.
  • Page 95 Step 10. Measure the lengths of A, B, C, D and E of the square pattern. Make sure these lengths match to the expected length you set from the marking software. Step 11. If not, correct scale proportionally. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 96: Chapter 8 Error Message

    Chapter Error Message StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...
  • Page 97 The error indications shown on G-Mark marking software represent the occurrence of errors which have arisen while the system is working abnormal. When the error occurs, an “Error message” window will pop out on G-Mark software and the laser will be unable to fire until the problems are solved. Follow the trouble shooting instructions on the error message window to fix the problem, if cannot fix the issues, please contact GCC local representative for help.

  • Page 98: Chapter 9 External Control

    Chapter External Control I/O Pin Assignment Laser Working Flow Chart Laser Reaction Timing Diagram StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 99: I/O Pin Assignment

    9.1 I/O Pin Assignment The I/O terminal located on the rear side of Control Unit allows IFII- series laser marker to communicate with external devices, such as conveyor, XY moving table, rotary index table, and more. TYPE DESRIPTION There are 8 output signals (Stellar Mark → External O1~O8 OUTPUT device) available to communicate with external devices.
  • Page 100 ➢ Ready OUTPUT When G-Mark Librarysoftware is opened, it will send (Out) out a signal out. ➢ When the “Marking” window jumps out and laser Marker is ready to fire; it will send a signal out. ➢ When laser marker is firing, it will send a signal out. (External device →...
  • Page 101 (2) Output pins Not Available The pin 9 to pin 16 output status are not available to communicate with laser marker. NOTE Signal high and low definitions in G-Mark Library software StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 102: Laser Working Flow Chart

    9.2 Laser Working Flow Chart StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 103: Laser Reaction Timing Diagram

    Definitions: Power on Time consuming between the “reading file” to the next step of “Ready to fire” will be depend on the size of working object. After the file reading is completed, it will take less than < 1 µ sec for the external device to receive a “Ready”...
  • Page 104 ◆ Laser signal Output → External device delaying time It will take about X < 1 µ sec for the external device to receive an output signal from the laser marker → DELAY OUTPUT USER RECEIVED ◆ Laser signal Output → External device delaying time It will take about 10 µ...

  • Page 105: Chapter 10 Basic Maintenance

    Chapter Basic Maintenance StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 106: Regular Spot Check

    Keeping your StellarMark IFII-series clean and well maintained will ensure quality output, consistent reliability, and extended product life. Smoke, dust or residue build-up inside the laser system or the mechanical components can cause a reduction in the laser power, reduced product life cycle, and other potential problems which can be prevented in advance.

  • Page 107: Cleaning The Focal Lens

    10.2 Cleaning the Focal Lens Oil from hands and the residue that builds up on the focal lenses can distort the laser beam passing through, resulting in poor quality markings and may cause cracks by the uneven heat conduction. Please perform the following steps: Step 1.
  • Page 108 Step 3. Remove the residue mark. Step 4. Let the focal lens dry before reattaching it to the marker. Use acetone if the lens cleaner will not remove the mark. Be careful not to scratch the lens. After the mark is removed, follow the steps used to clean residue marks in order to finish the cleaning.
  • Page 109 NOTE Never touch the scan lens with your bare hand. The oils from your hand will distort the laser beam passing through the lens. Use finger cs or rubber gloves when cleaning is recommended. StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 110: Chapter 11 Appendix

    Chapter Appendix IFII-Series Specification StellarMark IFII-Series User Manual Rev.5.0...

  • Page 111: Ifii-Series Specification

    11.1 IFII-Series Specification Model No. IFIIS 20JFL IFIIS 20SHS IFIIS 30JFL IFIIS 60JFL Wavelength 1064 nm Type Yb-doped, MOPA Output power Beam Mode TEM00 Laser Source Beam Quality (M2) <1.3 <1.3 <1.3 <1.8 Frequency 1-400 kHz 1-1000 kHz 1-400 kHz 1-400 kHz Waveform Single...

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