CHAPTER 3: PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS
LW500A/LW600A PULSED Nd:YAG LASER
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STATUS Screen
1. POSITION BLINK
– When selected ON, the guide beam laser will blink continuously. This
feature can be helpful when trying to align dark colored parts to be welded. When OFF is
selected, the guide beam laser will not blink.
2. DEIONIZED WATER RES
– Displays the resistivity of the internal de-ionized cooling water.
3. CONTROL DEVICE
– Displays the currently selected control method;
EXTERNAL CONTROL
The Laser is controlled by a programmable controller or other
similar device connected to the
EXT-I/O
connectors.
PANEL CONTROL
The Laser is controlled by the Laser Control Panel.
RS-485 CONTROL
The Laser is controlled by a personal computer connected to
the RS-485(1) or the RS-485(2) connector. (optional)
4. DELIVERY SYSTEM
– This field is used to display the lasers optical configuration. See
Appendix B, Section II, Energy-Sharing and Time-Sharing for more information.
DISPLAY OPTICAL CONFIGURATION
SINGLE
Single (One) output
2 ENERGY SHARE
Two Energy-Shared Outputs
3 ENERGY SHARE
Three Energy-Shared Outputs
4 ENERGY SHARE
Four Energy-Shared Outputs
2 WAY TIME SHARE
Two Time-Shared Outputs
3 WAY TIME SHARE
Three Time-Shared Outputs
4 WAY TIME SHARE
Four Time-Shared Outputs
2 ENERGY 2 WAY TIME
Two Time-Shared Outputs with Two Energy Shares each
INDEPENDENT CONTROL
Independent Branch Control
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