Following tables give a quick overview about all control hardware available from HALaser Systems. This includes an overview about all electronics and control boards:
The table below compares all controller cards that are available from HALaser Systems. To check out which other, 3rd party controller cards are supported by BeamConstruct laser marking software, please go to the overview-page which lists all supported hardware.
HALdrive |
E1803D |
E1702S |
E1701D |
E1701M |
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Type | XY3-100 to analogue converter board | All-In-One Digital XY2/100(E), XY2/200(E), XY3/100 Scanner and Laser Controller | Modular Digital XY2/100(E), XY3/100 Scanner and Laser Controller | Modular Digital XY2/100(E), XY3/100 Scanner and Laser Controller | Motor Controller |
Controllable Devices / Interfaces |
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Production state | Active, can be used for new designs |
Active, can be used for new designs |
Active, can be used for new designs |
Active, can be used for new designs |
Active, can be used for new designs |
Interface to Scanhead | 2-axis ±5..±10 V (analogue) |
3-axis XY2-100/XY3-100 via D-SUB25 and 26 pin |
2-axis XY2-100/2-axis XY3-100 via 26 pin |
3-axis XY2-100/2-axis XY3-100 via 26 pin |
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3D support | (XY2-100(E) mode only) |
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Interface to control-PC | depends on used scanner controller | Ethernet, Micro-USB, serial port | Ethernet, Micro-USB | Ethernet, Mini-USB | Ethernet, Mini-USB |
Secondary Scanhead | depends on used scanner controller | Up to three via Secondary Head Extension Board |
Up to three via Secondary Head Extension Board |
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Interface to Laser | may require extension boards |
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Motion Axes | up to four independent axes via integrated digital IOs |
up to four independent axes via Digi I/O Extension Board |
up to four independent axes via Digi I/O Extension Board |
up to four independent axes |
Expandable by Extension Boards |
Supports stand-alone operation | depends on used scanner controller | manual jog-mode |
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Supports marking on-the-fly | depends on used scanner controller | requires Digi I/O Extension Board |
requires Digi I/O Extension Board |
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BeamConstruct PRO License included | |||||
Power Supply | ±15V | ±12..±24 V or USB | +9..30 V or USB | +5 V or USB | +5 V or USB |
SLS/3D Printing (Rapid Prototyping) | depends on used scanner controller | Laser via scanhead |
Laser via scanhead |
Laser via scanhead |
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Detailed Information | Click here! | Click here! | Click here! | Click here! | Click here! |
The table below gives an overview about the possibilities to drive (stepper) motors, their advantages and features. This list contains only these solutions which are made by HALaser Systems, for other motion controllers which are available from within BeamConstruct please refer the hardware support page.
Software driver (DOutX via Digi-IO-Extension or on-board digital interface) |
E1701M |
E1803D Intelli-IO Extension |
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Type |
BeamConstruct plug-in, can be used with E1803D, E1701D, E1702S and other scanner controller cards which provide real-time programmable digital IOs |
Separate Motor Controller | Add-on board for E1803D scanner controller card in motion control mode |
Acceleration modes |
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Acceleration | one acceleration value for all situations, no stop acceleration | separate values for acceleration, deceleration and stop | one acceleration value for all situations, no stop acceleration |
Motion mode | sequential, only one axis at the same time | all axes parallel and independent from each other | combined, all axes parallel, starting and stopping at same time |
Referencing modes |
simplified:
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complex:
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predefined:
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Stop of running motion | delayed, may be dropped in case of short movements | immediate reaction (realtime operation) using configured stop acceleration value | immediate reaction (realtime operation) |
Hardware I/Os | uses digital-IOs of scanner controller card (of Digi I/O extension board of E1701A/C/D or on-board IOs of E1803D) | provides own, additional IOs | provides own, additional IOs |
Axes | up to four | up to four | up to four |
Maximum step frequency | 100 kHz (jitter-free) | 500 kHz (jitter-free) | 38 kHz / 45 kHz (jitter-free/maximum) |
Other |
encoder inputs for two axes, motion controller is completely independent from any scanner controller cards |
uses own microcontroller, movements can take place fully parallel to main controller operations |
The table below gives an overview about the different ways to connect a scanner controller card with a scanhead. It compares the different interfaces, their possibilities, their advantages and features. 1)
Analogue interface | XY2-100 digital interface | XY2-100E digital interface | SL2-100™ digital interface 2) | RL3-100™ digital interface 2) | NX-02™ digital interface | XY3-100 digital interface | |
Working Principle | Analogue voltages specify mirror positions | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information | Mirror positions are transmitted real-time as digital information |
Accuracy | limited by noise and resolution of the data source | 16 bit (64K digital steps) |
18 bit (256K digital steps) |
20 bit (1M digital steps) |
20 bit (1M digital steps) |
20 bit (1M digital steps) |
16 .. 26 bit (64K .. 64M digital steps) |
Interoperability | scanner and controller need to use same voltage range | vendor-independent, all XY2-100 supporting devices can be combined | vendor-independent, all XY2-100E and XY2-100 supporting devices can be combined | unknown/limited (only few vendors available) | unknown/limited (only one vendor available) | vendor-independent, all NX-02 supporting devices can be combined | vendor-independent, all XY3-100 supporting devices can be combined |
Acceptance | widely accepted through the whole laser marking industry | widely accepted through the whole laser marking industry | used by some scanheads and control cards | used by few vendors only | used by one vendor only | can be licensed at HALaser Systems GmbH | new standard, successor of XY2-100 |
Backwards Compatibility | / | / | 100% compatible to XY2-100, different data format only | incompatible in both, hardware and data format | incompatible in both, hardware and data format | Backwards-compatible to SL2−100™ in 2D mode | pin-compatible to XY2-100, can be added to existing hardware via firmware upgrade |
Protocol | bipolar, analogue voltages | commonly known, open standard | commonly known, open standard | proprietary and closed | unkown, proprietary and closed | can be licensed at HALaser Systems GmbH | open and well-documented |
Error Detection/Correction | none | parity bit | parity bit | parity bit | unknown | parity bit | parity counter / protocol data structure |
Maximum number of axes | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | unknown, probably 5 | 3 | 5 |
Number of wires3) for 2D | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | unknown, probably 2 | 2 | 8 |
Number of wires3) for 3D | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | unknown, probably 4 | 10 | |
Backchannel | no | synchronous, 20 fixed data bits | synchronous, 20 fixed data bits | synchronous, 20 bit data | unknown | synchronous, 20 bit data | asynchronous, variable multi-purpose data |
License fees | none | none | none | unknown / not licensed to 3rd parties | unknown / not licensed to 3rd parties | Contact us for details | none |
Hardware | E1701D or E1702S or E1803D each plus HALdrive | E1701D or E1702S or E1803D | E1701D or E1702S or E1803D | E1702S or E1803D | E1701D or E1702S or E1803D | ||
Further Information | Contact us! | Available at LasIA | Available at LasIA | n/a | n/a | Contact us for details | Available at LasIA |
1) Information shown as far as they are available, errors expected
2) As these are proprietary, non-open interfaces, specifications given here may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please let us know
when there are mistakes or when you have additonal information!
3) Control signal wires without power supply and without feedback channel, one signal is typically transferred via two wires (+ and - or + and GND)