Laser/Scanner Control Electronics

Pipeline Control Rack

• Rugged 19" x 1U Rack Mount Control Box
• Laser Interlock Key and Laser Ready Status LEDs
• Additional Protection Circuits for IPG Fiber Lasers
• USB Interface for PCs, Laptops and Embedded PCs
• Controls 2 & 3-Axis Scan Heads and Virtually Any Laser
• 10 Micro Second Update rate to the Scan Head
• Operates with Windows XP / Vista
• 6 Inputs & 6 Outputs used for Automation
• Mark-On-The-Fly Encoder Inputs
• Powered From 90 to 240 VAC 50/60hz

The Pipeline Rack Mount Laser / Scanner Control Box offers a rugged control package for laser system integration. It is a fully featured control product, which provides reliable performance for controlling and synchronizing I/O, 2 and 3-axis scan heads and virtually any laser. The control box can operate from any PC platform with a USB port - including laptops and embedded PCs. Gone are the days of opening a bulky desktop to install a board or worrying about address or IRQ conflicts. The Pipeline is a truly robust plug-and-play product. Enclosed in a rugged industrial 19 inch wide by 1U high rack mounted box, the Pipeline operates with Windows XP / Vista on NTI's industry leading WaveRunner laser / scanner control software. Your laser scanning system will not be waiting for data with the incredibly fast USB 1.1 or 2.0 PC interface and the 10 micro second laser / scanner update rate.
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The box includes on-board flash memory to store large jobs, plus 6 inputs and 6 outputs used for automation and a pointer control, mark-in-progress signal, start mark signal, and mark-on-the-fly encoder inputs. Scan head control is through an industry standard XY2-100, 16-bit digital interface or an optional analog interface. Laser control is provided via standard PWM, analog or 8-bit digital signals. All neatly packaged with convenient interface connections in the rear.

Each box is packaged to be mounted in a 19 inch rack, which can be remotely mounted to facilitate easy system installation. And don't worry about losing your software dongle, because with the Pipeline, there is no software dongle required.

The Pipeline laser / scanner control box, combined with WaveRunner software, offers the strongest available laser / scanning control solution in its class for a variety of scanning applications including: On-The-Fly Coding, Marking, Engraving, Drilling, Cutting, Rapid Prototyping, and many other uses

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