New approach for all-in-one control of galvanometer scanners

A new approach to connect scanners directly with a standard PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) with the advantages of the openness, flexibility and real-time communication of industrial fieldbus system will be presented. The main advantage is a connection of all for the specific laser application necessary sensors and actors within one control solution. We present a communication module, which was developed to realize the communication between the industrial fieldbus system EtherCAT and the digital scanner protocol SL2-100. The possibilities of the device will be discussed on selected example.