Controllers & Software

An easy way to control deflection systems, lasers and machine peripherals

CUA32

32 bit steering board for rhothor™ Smart Deflectors

  • integrated AC/DC power supply (100-240VAC/0.4A)
  • galvanic isolated USB and TCP/IP host interface
  • galvanic isolated laser output
  • connect with up to 3 rhothor smart deflectors at 20 bit setpoint resolution
  • connect with up to 3 stepper drivers (PULSE/DIR)
  • synchronised deflector and stepper motion
  • support dual axis on the fly marking
  • directional multiphase wobble functions for laser welding and cutting
  • ESD and short circuit protected IO's
  • common voltage input for open emitter outputs (5 to 24V)
  • up to 4 analog inputs (5V @ 8 bit)
  • up to 12 digital inputs (5 to 24V)
  • up to 4 analog outputs (5V @ 10 bit)
  • up to 8 open emitter digital outputs (200mA)
  • integrated CAN and UART interface
  • 512 Mbit flash memory for stand alone operation
  • DIN rail mountable
  • back plane bus for master-slave network (up to 8 devices)
  • USB Plug-And-Play installation support for Windows10
  • Dll driver software for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11

Development funded by EU, through the ultraSurface project
EU funded

rhothor 32 bit steering board

CUA-XXX

CUA-USB & CUA-ETH steering board for rhothor™ Smart Deflectors

  • USB or Ethernet connection to host
  • SDP transfer protocol support
  • XY and Z channel
  • master-slave (unlimited slaves)
  • Combined On-The-Fly (X+Y)
  • extended wobble functions
  • CAN and UART interface to peripherals
  • flash job
  • On-board calibration tables
  • 16 Bit setpoint steering
  • 5 µs cycle time
  • 7 configurable RS485 I/O
rhothor CUA-ETH controller

CUA-XXX-XY2

CUA-USB-XY2 & CUA-ETH-XY2 controller for deflection systems with XY2-100 interface

  • USB or Ethernet connection to host
  • Standard XY2-100 output
  • Supports XY2-100 18-bit setpoint output
  • XY and Z channel
  • master-slave (unlimited slaves)
  • Combined On-The-Fly (X+Y)
  • extended wobble functions
  • CAN and UART interface to peripherals
  • flash job
  • On-board calibration tables
  • 5 µs cycle time
  • 7 configurable RS485 I/O
rhothor CUA-ETH-XY2 controller

CUA Add-ons

CUA controllers have several add-ons for expanding the rhothor functionality.

These include: CAN interface, UART interface, integrated Laser support, analog output, ...

AppLink-03

  • PWM to analog convertor
  • plug-in design
  • converts CUA Output 5 into analog output
  • 5V or 10V output modules available
  • integrated library functions

LLink-08

  • dedicated adapter for IPG YLP series
  • dongle design for plug-in Laser side
  • single twisted pair connection to CUA
  • support Interface 'Type B', 'Type B1' and 'Type B2'
  • support Interface 'Type D', 'Type D1'
  • support Interface 'Type E'
  • integrated library functions

UARTlink

  • UART interface
  • plug-in design
  • integrated library functions

CANlink

  • interface to CANbus networks
  • CANopen protocol support
  • plug-in design
  • integrated library functions

rhothor Software

Diagnostic Software & application library

The rhothor™ laser deflection system is a completely digital driven scan head. This hardware architecture gives the user the possibility to modify the system's internal dynamic behaviour.

  • Configure and diagnose your deflection system with rhothor.exe, modify and test the behaviour of the deflection head.
  • Build rich laser applications with the extended rhothor™ application libary.

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rhothor.exe GUI

Flight Software

Flight Software Development Kit & Template applications

Flight SDK is designed to easily integrate laser marking technology into software environments. With a set of ActiveX components the SDK offers a starters platform for integrators.

The SDK supports .NET, Visual Studio 6, 2002, 2003 and more; many languages as C#, C++, VB, VB.NET or other development tools like Delphi, Labview...

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Flight SDK