Scanlab RTC 5 PC Interface Board - 15.3 Installation and Start-Up; 15.3.1 Safety During Installation and Operation

RTC
®
5 PC Interface Board
Rev. 1.9 e
15 Appendix A: The RTC
®
5 PC/104-Plus Board
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15.3 Installation and Start-Up
Installation of the RTC
®
5 PC/104-Plus board consists
of the following steps:
(1) Configuring the jumpers
(2) Installing the RTC
®
5 PC/104-Plus board
(3) Installing the software drivers
(4) Installing the RTC
®
5 software
Proceed in the order described in the following
sections.
The included HPGL converter program can be used
for conducting a post-installation functionality test.
15.3.1 Safety During Installation and
Operation
Read these instructions carefully before you proceed
with installing and operating the RTC
®
5 PC/104-Plus
board. In particular, observe all safety guidelines in
this manual. Also note the information in chapter 3
"Safety During Installation and Operation", page 38.
If there are any questions regarding the contents of
this manual, please contact SCANLAB.
Caution!
• Carefully check your application program before
running it. Programming errors can cause a
break down of the system. In this case neither
the laser nor the scan system can be controlled.
• Protect the board from humidity, dust, corrosive
vapors and mechanical stress.
• For storage and operation, avoid electro-
magnetic fields and static electricity. These can
damage the electronics on the RTC
®
5 PC/104-
Plus board. For storage, always use the
antistatic bag the board is delivered in.
• The allowed operating temperature range is
15 °C to 60 °C.
• The storage temperature should be
between – 20 °C and +60 °C.