Scanlab RTC6 PCIe Board - Changing RTC6 Pcie Board BIOS; Safe Start-Up and Shutdown Sequences

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5.5 Changing RTC6 PCIe Board
BIOS
• For RTC6 Ethernet Board BIOS-ETH upgrade, see
Chapter 16.7.1 ”Upgrading BIOS-ETH”,
page 909.
Prerequisites
• RTC6conf.exe , page 34
• A DSP program file for RTC6 PCIe Board BIOS
RTC6BIOSOUT_*.out (alternatively):
– From the current RTC6 Software Package
RTC6BIOSOUT_ 23 .out , page 34 (for upgrade)
– From an older RTC6 Software Package, see
BIOS, page 939 (for downgrade)
To change the RTC6 PCIe Board BIOS:
(1) Start RTC6conf.exe
(1)
.
(2) Select the desired card.
Note that the current BIOS version is displayed.
(3) Click FLASH BIOS button.
(4) Specify the desired RTC6BIOSOUT_*.out , see
column BIOS, page 939.
(5) Shut down and restart the PC.
5.6 Safe Start-up and Shutdown
Sequences
To assure safety during start-up, turn on the
components of your laser system exactly in the
following order:
(1) Turn on the PC containing the RTC6 PCIe Board
and start up the control software
(initialization of the board).
(2) Turn on the desired peripheral equipment.
(3) Turn on the power supply for the scan system.
(4) Turn on the laser.
When shutting down the laser system, turn off the
components exactly in reverse order:
(1) Turn off the laser.
(2) Turn off the power supply for the scan system.
(3) Turn off the peripheral equipment.
(4) Close the control software and turn off the PC
containing the RTC6 PCIe Board.
(1) See also RTC6conf.pdf .
Caution!
• While the PC is turned on and off, short-term
level variations at the output ports of the
RTC6 PCIe Board, for instance short-term
arbitrary variations of the Laser Control Signals
can occur. Therefore always observe the above
listed start-up and shutdown sequences.
Otherwise, there is the risk that the laser
unexpectedly turns on for a short term.
• Always turn on the scan system after the PC and
control software and turn it off prior to the PC
and control software. Otherwise, arbitrary scan
movements of the scan system could occur.
Always turn on the laser as the last component
and turn off the laser as the first component.
Otherwise, there is the risk that the laser beam
might be deflected in an uncontrolled direction.