Scanlab RTC6 PCIe Board - Set_Standby

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Ctrl Command set_standby
Function Defines the output period and the pulse length of the standby pulses for “laser standby”
operation or – in Laser Mode 4 and Laser Mode 6 – the continuously-running laser signals
for Signals for “Laser Active” Operation and “laser standby” operation.
Call set_standby( HalfPeriod, PulseLength )
Parameters HalfPeriod Half of the standby output period.
As an unsigned 32-bit value.
1 bit equals 1/64 µs.
Allowed value range: [0…+(2
32
–1)].
PulseLength Pulse length of the standby pulses.
As an unsigned 32-bit value.
1 bit equals 1/64 µs.
Allowed value range: [0…(2
32
–1)].
Comments • After a hardware reset, (and after load_program_file), the LASER1, LASER2 and
LASERON ports must be first-time-activated with set_laser_control before standby
pulses can be activated by set_standby or set_standby_list, see Chapter 7.4 ”Laser
Control”, page 184. At the same time, the signal level of the standby pulses are set by
set_laser_control.
• The standby pulses are available in all laser modes (CO
2
Mode, YAG Mode 1,
YAG Mode 2, YAG Mode 3, Laser Mode 4, YAG Mode 5, Laser Mode 6).
• The standby pulses can be deactivated (turned off) by setting the standby pulse length
and/or the standby output period to zero (default).
• With HalfPeriod , half the standby output period must be specified, see Figure 52 and
Figure 54.
• If PulseLength is larger than the output period (2 × HalfPeriod ), the laser is
permanently on.
• The laser mode is set with set_laser_mode, see also Chapter 7.4 ”Laser Control”,
page 184. To set the active output period and pulse length for the “laser active” Laser
Control Signals (beside for Laser Mode 4 and Laser Mode 6), are set by
set_laser_pulses_ctrl, set_laser_pulses or set_laser_timing.
RTC4RTC6 Basically unchanged functionality. In addition: increased value range.
In RTC4 Compatibility Mode, the RTC6 multiplies the specified values for HalfPeriod and
PulseLength by 8. The allowed value ranges decrease accordingly.
RTC5RTC6 Unchanged functionality.
Version info Available as of DLL 600, OUT 600, RBF 600.
References set_standby_list, get_standby