Aerotech Automation1 GL4 Galvo Laser Scan Head Linear Drive

High-Performance Laser Scanning

Solution with Advanced Features

The Automation1 GL4 is a high-performance, closed loop

2-axis linear servo drive for controlling our AGV laser scan

heads. With an effective scanning resolution of greater than

24-bit and advanced features like Infinite Field of View (IFOV),

Position Synchronized Output (PSO) and Enhanced Scanner

Control (ESC), the GL4 stands out as a superior scan head

drive solution for your most demanding high-precision

applications.

Automation1

The GL4 is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion

control platform, which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

KEY FEATURES:

• 200 KHZ FULL SERVO RATE control eliminates

speed-related part distortion such as necking on

circles & rounding of corners

• Dual linear amplifier design drives a single 2-axis

laser scan head like the AGV-HPO, enabling >24 BIT

EFFECTIVE RESOLUTION & SUB-MICRON IN

POSITION STABILITY

• On-board REAL-TIME 2D CALIBRATION for planar

distortion & power correction

• Optional ENHANCED SCANNER CONTROL (ESC)

enables real time trajectory optimization for the most

demanding trajectories

• INFINITE FIELD OF VIEW (IFOV) combines standard

linear & rotary motion to produce scanner trajectories

with single-digit micron accuracy over most work

area sizes

• PSO allows for commanded LASER PULSES AT UP

TO 12.5 MHZ & latencies as low as 80 nanoseconds,

enabling real spatial domain pulse control