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| The galvos are made by [[http://www.scanlab.de/en/home|ScanLab GmbH]], and use SSV30 amplifier boards. They were originally used in a laser marking system (with a powerful IR laser) for labeling crates as they passed by on a conveyor belt. I managed to find a manual for a similar model of galvos that use the same board on a [[http://wenku.baidu.com/view/25d48bddce2f0066f53322de|Chinese web site]]. From this I was able to figure out the pinout of the connectors, and determined that they needed a ±15v@1.5 amp power supply, and were controlled by a -10v to +10v analog signal. I repurposed four 15v Toshiba laptop power supplies from the MMS Hack Rack to power the two sets of galvos. | The galvos are made by [[http://www.scanlab.de/en/home|ScanLab GmbH]], and use SSV30 amplifier boards. They were originally used in a laser marking system (with a powerful IR laser) for labeling crates as they passed by on a conveyor belt. I managed to find a manual for a similar model of galvos that use the same board on a [[http://wenku.baidu.com/view/25d48bddce2f0066f53322de|Chinese web site]]. From this I was able to figure out the pinout of the connectors, and determined that they needed a ±15v@1.5 amp power supply, and were controlled by a -10v to +10v analog signal. I repurposed four 15v Toshiba laptop power supplies from the MMS Hack Rack to power the two sets of galvos. |
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| The laser source is a [[http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2767643|Radio Shack green laser pointer]]. I stuck with a 5mW laser because I didn't want to risk blinding myself or others. Because this is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode-pumped_solid-state_laser|diode-pumped solid state laser]], it takes a bit of time (maybe 10ms) to turn on. Thus, I was unable to effectively PWM the power input to modulate it, so I decided to use another galvo pair to aim the beam either at or away from the X-Y galvo. This is shown as Galvos 1&2 in the diagram above. The Y galvo of this pair is just used to center the beam vertically on the X-Y galvo pair's mirrors, but the X galvo is modulated using channel 5 of the USB sound card to either direct the beam toward or away from the X-Y galvos. The beam is passed adjacent to a razor blade (just to provide a nice sharp edge with no diffraction), and can actually be partially occluded by blade to attenuate the beam, giving me an analog intensity channel. | The laser source is a [[http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2767643|Radio Shack green laser pointer]]. I stuck with a 5mW laser because I didn't want to risk blinding myself or others. Because this is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode-pumped_solid-state_laser|diode-pumped solid state laser]], it takes a bit of time (maybe 10ms) to turn on. This meant I was unable to effectively PWM the power input to modulate it, so I decided to use another galvo pair to aim the beam either at or away from the X-Y galvo. This is shown as Galvos 1&2 in the diagram above. The Y galvo of this pair is just used to center the beam vertically on the X-Y galvo pair's mirrors, but the X galvo is modulated using channel 5 of the USB sound card to either direct the beam toward or away from the X-Y galvos. The beam is passed adjacent to a razor blade (just to provide a nice sharp edge with no diffraction), and can actually be partially occluded by blade to attenuate the beam, giving me an analog intensity channel. |
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| The software I'm using is called [[https://github.com/marcan/openlase|OpenLase]], by Héctor Martín Cantero (a/k/a marcan). He describes it on his [[http://marcansoft.com/blog/2010/11/openlase-open-realtime-laser-graphics/|blog]]. I also played around with the [[http://laserboy.org/|LaserBoy]]. LaserBoy is more geared toward building pre-made images and animations which are then played using an audio player, whereas OpenLase allows me to programatically draw animations in real time with the laser. | The software I'm using is called [[https://github.com/marcan/openlase|OpenLase]], by Héctor Martín Cantero (a/k/a marcan). He describes it on his [[http://marcansoft.com/blog/2010/11/openlase-open-realtime-laser-graphics/|blog]]. I also played around with the [[http://laserboy.org/|LaserBoy]]. LaserBoy is more geared toward building pre-made images and animations which are then played using an audio player, whereas OpenLase allows me to programatically draw animations in real time with the laser. |
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