Regardless of your needs, a LaserLinc measurement system offers the flexibility to choose the laser micrometer you prefer for each online inspection point.

All laser-scan micrometers operate in fundamentally the same way, but different micrometer manufacturers employ different signals to transfer the information about a measurement to their processor. LaserLinc employs special circuitry on each compatibility module to translate the signal format received from the micrometer to the TLAser400 card’s own format. Measurements from all inspection points are then processed through the rest of the card and accompanying software in LaserLinc’s standard format.

Measurement data from all the supported micrometers can be treated identically. It also means operators and engineers need to master only one system regardless of the mix of micrometers on the plant floor. The compatibility modules are a direct interface—not a serial port interface—to each micrometer. This direct connection eliminates the need for expensive processor technology.

And, because the TLAser400 card is a direct interface to the micrometer, with measurement data being transferred directly to the PC over the PCI (or ISA) backplane, a modern PC can generally support single-scan measurements from multiple scanners--even in multi-strand applications.