4.4 ADC Adapter

An ADC Adapter can be connected to the SP-ICE-3 Card in order to record analogue signals specific to an application.

For process monitoring, in particular, the signal samples from the adapter can be correlated with scanner position data in the time domain.

Such signals could be, for instance:

• Workpiece surface temperature, measured by a pyrometer;

• Real laser output power level, detected by a suitable sensor;

• etc.

The ADC Adapter provides four independent analogue input channels.