Interfaces For Peripheral Equipment; General Programming; Laser Marking - Scanlab RTC 5 PC Interface Board Installation And Operation Manual

Interfaces for Peripheral Equipment

• 16-bit digital output (see
– Level of output signals selectable via a jumper
(3.3 V or 5 V)
– LATCH signal for synchronization of data trans-
mission
• 8-bit digital output (see
– Provided at the EXTENSION 2 connector (on the
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RTC 4, this connector is named
"LASER EXTENSION")
– LATCH signal for synchronization of data trans-
mission
– Adjustable „stop output value"
• Analog outputs (see page 47
– 12 bit resolution
– 0...10 V (0 V ... 2.56 V no longer available)
– Adjustable „stop output value"
• 16-bit digital input (see
– SYNC signal for synchronization of data trans-
mission
• Programmable debouncing of external start
signals (see bounce_supp
• Regular (periodic) external list starts (see 212)
• New interfaces:
– 2-bit digital input and 2-bit digital output at
the D-SUB laser connector (see
– RS232 interface via an on-board 10-pin connec-
tor (see page 51)
– Stepper motor signals for 2 motors via an
on-board 10-pin connector (see
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– Serial McBSP and I C interface via an on-board
10-pin connector (see
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• The RTC 5 does not use an IO extension board
and doesn't have a connector for installing such a
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board (on the RTC 4, this connector is named
"EXTENSION 2"; the RTC
connector corresponds to the RTC
"LASER EXTENSION" connector).
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RTC 5 PC Interface Board
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2 Product Overview
page 49 and page 203):
page 50 and page 204):
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page 49 and page 207).
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General Programming

• Utility files for C, C++, C# and Delphi (see
page 62). But no utility files for Basic.
• Commands for changing access rights to RTC
boards (see page 85)
• Improved and extended list handling (see
page 71)
– List memory with 1048576 storage positions
– List memory free configurable (in two list
buffers and a protected buffer area)
– Defining protected subroutines
– Loading lists with protection
– Loops in lists and subroutines
– A circular queue mode is not available (but can
be emulated)
– List status and list execution status
• "Short" list commands (e.g. to change speed,
analog output, I/O port, etc.) can be executed
without time losses (multiple „short" list
commands can be executed within one 10 µs
clock period, see page 217).
• Functions for error handling and download verifi-
cation (see page 87)

Laser Marking

• Vectors and arcs
– Commands for marking ellipses (see
– Commands for marking spirals (see
– Timed arc commands, timed 3D vector com-
mands (see page 198)
– Para-mark and para-jump commands for vec-
tor-defined laser control (see
• Characters and texts
– Defining character sets and text strings (see
page 80)
– Commands for marking individual characters
and for marking texts (with selectable character
set, see page 80)
– Commands for marking dates, times and serial
numbers (with selectable character set and
selectable serial-number-set, see
• Micro vector commands (direct execution of
vectors without microvectorization)
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page 172)
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