Scanlab RTC 5 PC Interface Board - 2.5.5 ADC Add-On Board; 2.6 Supplementary Software; 2.7 Notes For RTC4 Users; 2.7.1 Hardware Changes

RTC
®
5 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.9 e
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2.5.5 ADC Add-On Board
SCANLAB offers an ADC add-on board (product
number 121126) for the RTC
®
5 PC interface board
(but not for the RTC
®
5-Express board,
RTC
®
5 PC/104-Plus board and RTC
®
5 PCIe/104
board). With installed add-on board, the RTC
®
5
provides two 10 V analog inputs (see page 54). The
RTC
®
5-Express board provides two 10 V analog
inputs even without any add-on board (see
page 595).
2.6 Supplementary Software
For customizing RTC
®
correction files on the basis of
test measurements, SCANLAB offers the correXion5
program and its associated manual (also see
page 121).
2.7 Notes For RTC
®
4 Users
This chapter provides an overview of key changes
introduced by the RTC
®
5 PC interface board in
comparison to the RTC
®
4.
For example, section 2.7.2 on page 32 discusses a
possible approach to porting RTC
®
4 programs to run
on the RTC
®
5.
Other chapters of this manual also contain various
sections with tips for RTC
®
5 customers who previ-
ously used the RTC
®
4. The individual command
descriptions in particular note relevant changes.
2.7.1 Hardware Changes
When migrating from the RTC
®
4 to the RTC
®
5, you’ll
need to consider the following hardware changes for
correct cabling of the system components.
Scan System Control
• To control a scan system with the XY2-100 or
XY2-100 Enhanced interface, you’ll also need an
XY2-100 converter (available from SCANLAB – see
page 42).
• The RTC
®
5 can’t control scan systems with
XY2-100-O interfaces (for optical data transfer).
• To control a scan system with the SL2-100
interface, you’ll need a different data cable
(available from SCANLAB – see page 44).
• To use the secondary scan head connector, you’ll
need a different adapter cable (including slot
cover available from SCANLAB – see page 42).
• For controlling a 3-axis scan system, both scan
head connectors must be used (and a 3D
correction file must be correctly assigned) (see
page 171).
• Simultaneous control of two 3-axis scan systems
will require two RTC
®
5 boards (see page 171).