SAMLight Manual - SCAPS

1 SAML ight Manual 2018 SCAPS GmbHRev. , 19/11/20182 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS GmbHTable of 131 Introduction .. Position within the 172 Installation .. System Download Installing Copy or Backup 203 Hardware Settings .. Scanner Card Pin Assignment .. USC-1 Settings .. USC-2 Settings .. Correction Settings .. Analog In .. USC-3 Settings .. Correction Settings .. Analog In .. RTC-3 Settings .. RTC-4 Settings .. RTC-5 Settings .. Auto Laser Control .. RTC-6 Settings .. Auto Laser Control .. RTC Scanalone Settings .. 534 Motion Control Settings .. Jog Dialog3 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Home / Shift Step & direction motion Type 14 - USC-2 stepper controller .. Motion Settings Dialog Type 14 .. Type 8 - Generic stepper controller .. Motion Settings Dialog Type 8 .. Stepper I/O parameters .. Other motion Type 1 - IMS Stepper Drives.

2 Type 4 - External custom controller .. Type 5 - IMS MDrive .. Type 6 - Faulhaber motion controller .. Type 7 - isel IT Stepper Controller / DNC .. Type 9 - Generic RS232 interface .. Type 10 - SHS 2000 Star .. Type 11 - Jena Ecostep100 .. Type 12 - IO Switcher .. Type 13 - Isel CanApi Controller .. 1035 Global Settings .. Reset USC Cards .. Edit Lens Init Job Dialog .. RTC Cards .. Min/Max .. Shift Map .. Months Map .. Day Map .. Year Map .. Gloabal Sequences Reset Times Dialog .. Job Save/Load Dialog 4 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Message Input Combination .. User Access Rights .. 1396 Pen Settings .. Edit Main Settings for Pens .. Scanner Settings for Pens .. Wobble Settings .. Miscellaneous Settings for Pens .. Perforation Dialog .. Drill Settings for Pens .. Ramping Settings for Pens .. Bitmap Settings for Pens.

3 Pen Paths .. Pen Power Map .. System PixelMap .. 1667 User Interface .. Menu File .. Job Format .. Job Properties .. Edit .. Spacing Advanced .. ArrayCopy .. ArrayPolarCopy .. Extras 5 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Teach / Relocate Reference .. Step / Repeat .. Bitmap Marking .. User .. Window .. Help .. File Toolbar .. Camera Toolbar .. View Level Toolbar .. Geometry Object Toolbar .. Functionality Object Toolbar .. Data Wizard .. ParameterFinder .. Alignment and Spacing Toolbar .. Extras Toolbar .. Stepper Position Toolbar .. 3D Surfaces Toolbar .. Special Sequences Toolbar .. Analog In Toolbar .. Entity Entity List .. Index Entities with pro-/postfix Dialogs .. Point Editor .. View Operations .. View Properties .. General .. Colors .. MultiHead .. Print Preview .. Entity Property Status 2168 Entities (Objects).

4 Entity Hierarchy6 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Geometry Barcode Format .. Code-39 Ex .. GS1 Barcodes .. QR Code .. QR Code EX .. Code 128 .. Scaling .. Barcode Extended .. Barcode Reader .. Size Limits .. Bitmap Extended .. Marking Bidirectional .. Black and White .. Grayscale .. Serial Serial Number Formats .. Serial Number as Barcode .. Serial Number Advanced .. Automate Serialization .. ASCII File .. Excel Table .. Example .. Date Date Time Advanced .. Text2D Properties .. Control I/O Control Objects .. Analog Output Control Object .. Executable Control Object .. Motion Control Object .. Trigger (USC and RTC5 only) 7 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS AutoCalib (RTC only) .. SetOverride Control Object .. ScJump Control Object .. 2599 Entities Properties .. 2D Transformations .. 3D Transformations.

5 Hatch Style .. Entity Element Edit Styles .. 27110 Import-Export .. Point Cloud Files .. Import Advanced .. Advanced for several formats .. Advanced for AI .. Advanced for CNC .. Advanced for DXF Version1 .. Advanced for MCL .. Advanced for PLT .. Vector File Formats .. 28211 Mark .. Mark Redpointer .. Trigger Mark Preview Window .. Command View .. Line Info View .. OpticModuleProperties 8 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS SAML ight Job IO 29312 Splitting .. Angular 1D Planar 2D Planar 1D Mark on the Fly (USC and RTC-5 only).. Ring 30813 Option MOTF .. Encoder MOTF Simulation Hardware Card Specific: USC-1 .. Card Specific: USC-2/3 .. Card Specific: RTC cards .. Optic Calibration - static setup .. USC-1 Specific Calibration MOTF .. USC-2/3 Specific Calibration MOTF .. Tips to optimize MOTF performance.

6 Endless Trigger based offset .. Assembly Line .. Rotational MOTF (RMOTF) .. Rotated scan head .. 33414 Option Flash (USC-2/3 only) .. Supported Flash Jobs and Job Up/Download .. Execution .. Flash Job IO Selection .. System9 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS 34615 Multiple Heads .. Option Installation .. Password .. Setup Tool .. Optic Settings .. View2D .. Option Installation .. Fixed Job Offset .. Variable Entity Offset .. MultiCard (USC-2/3 only).. 35516 Option FlatLense (USC only) .. 35517 Option Optic3D .. 3D Surfaces .. Cylinder .. STL Projection .. Tilted Surface .. Sphere .. Marking on curved parts .. Deep Engraving .. Requirements & SCAPS USC cards .. SCANLAB RTC cards .. 37418 Option SAM3D .. Main Import Folder .. Job Toolbar .. Mouse Mode .. 3D View Properties .. Slicing 10 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Hatching.

7 Marking .. Special Sequences .. Styles for Layers .. Beam Compensation .. Handling Up and Downskin .. Using Num Loops .. Client 39719 Client Control Interface .. Principle of Command Application .. Remote .. System Settings .. Mark Settings .. Entity Settings .. Pen Settings .. Job Commands .. General Commands .. Async Mode .. Long Value Types .. Double Value Types .. String Value Types .. Long Data Ids .. Double Data Ids .. String Data Ids .. Long Cmd Ids .. Rotate output matrix .. Fit to entity .. Set array .. Get and set outputs and inputs .. Get and set text properties 11 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Retrieve entities .. Motion control .. Precalculating the mark time .. Create a beam compensated copy of an entity .. Create a SAML ight View2D screenshot .. Save splitted job file as tiles .. Deactivating visual updates.

8 Mirror entity on Y axis .. Correct UCF .. Camera image as background in View 2D .. Optimize Example 1 .. Example 2 .. 48120 How to .. Use Simple Simple Fonts Format .. Generate Fonts .. SCAPS Font Format .. SCAPS Converter .. Command Line Customize Program / Personalize Program .. Installation of User Data .. Customize Laser Names .. Customize Language .. Global Settings .. Resource Editor .. String Editor .. Use camera as background Accelerate Generate 49921 Backgrounds .. Scanner and Laser USC Position Transformation12 SAML ight Manual - Contents 2018 SCAPS Pulse Modulation .. Generating a scanner bitmap 510 2018 SCAPS GmbHSAML ight Manual - Introduction131 OverviewWelcome to the SAML ight scanner application. This documentation describes the standard scannerapplication SAML ight. SAML ight is an application to control scanheads and lasers in order to do marking ondifferent materials, to do 3D marking, welding, cutting and many more.

9 The user interacts using the graphicaluser interface including dialogs and editors. The options Optic3D, SAM3D, Marking On The Fly, Flash, ClientControl Interface, and Multihead marking are also explained. In more detail:1. Standard SAML ight functionality:Standard features are marking of objects and entities either created in the SAML ight editor or loaded /imported using the Load or Import functionality. Standard objects and entities are: Geometries like rectangle, ellipse, lines, pointsBarcodesBitmapsSerial NumbersDate Time ObjectsMotion ControllersControl objects which are:oSet Output Bits ( digital signals )oDAC output ( analog signals )oTimeroWait for InputoOverride Power / Frequency / SpeedoStart an executableoMotion Control ObjectsoMOTF Control ObjectsImport / Export of various file formats ( Adobe Illustrator, DXF, )Mark Preview WindowAssign parameters like Speed, Frequency, Power, Laser Delays to Pens for markingAdditionally there are several marking modes, as:Using external Trigger to start markingTeach / Relocate Reference PointsStep / RepeatBitmap MarkingMarking On The FlySplitting modes: 1D, 1D MOTF, 2D, Angular, Bitmap SplittingFor Real Time entity manipulation there is a tool called Data Wizard.

10 This tool can prepare entities to begrouped for hatching or to sort the marking order if these entities were imported using the Importfunctionality. The Data Wizard can hugely increase marking / Edit language resource files to adapt the SAML ight GUI to your languageCreate custom fonts with the laser font converter2. Optic3D Marking Functionality:Load and generate 3D data. The marking focus will be shifted in Z-direction by an additional focal lens. Thiscan be used for Deep Engraving and marking 3D surfaces. More details will be given in the chapter 'OptionOptic3D'. 2018 SCAPS GmbHSAML ight Manual - Introduction143. SAM3D Marking - Rapid Prototyping / Stereolithography:Import / Export 3D data called STL or CLI files. The 3D will be done by slicing the source file then moving themarking target object in Z-direction with a motion device between marking the slices. This means the objectis marked layer for layer. Possible features are Up- and Downskin Marking and Beam Compensation.