THEORY GUIDE
10DEC05
TG4825-1
Traces of the GALVO
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Desired position
trace
Actual position trace
Velocity trace
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position A - the DIGITIZER BOARD has sent a signal to the
GALVO to retrace
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between Positions A and B - the system is waiting for the GALVO
to complete the retrace
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between Positions B and C - the speed of the GALVO is
increasing to operating speed
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position C - the PIXEL CLOCK starts and the PMT/DAS BOARD
starts measuring the pixel data from the SCREEN. The laser
beam is at the edge of the SCREEN.
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between Positions C and D - the complete line of pixels is
scanned
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position D - the laser beam is at the other edge of the PLATE and
the PIXEL CLOCK stops
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matches the desired position trace during scanning of the
SCREEN
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does not match the desired position trace between Positions A
and B, indicating the time necessary for the GALVO to be stable
and start moving across the next line
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GALVO is moving in the scanning direction when the trace is
above the "0 Velocity" line in the diagram
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GALVO is moving in the retrace direction when the trace is below
the "0 Velocity" line
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GALVO is moving at a continual speed during scanning
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the speed of the GALVO increasing to operating speed between
Positions B and C
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the difference between the scanning and retrace speed is larger
than it appears in the diagram
Description
Optical