1. Descriptions
SuperEasy Library for Control Scanner and Laser
2. Features
- Support SCANLAB's RTC controllers.
- RTC4
- RTC5
- RTC6
- RTC6e
- XL-SCAN(RTC6 + ACS) by syncAXIS
- Support measure and profile scanner trajectory with output signals by plotted graph.
- Support powerful options.
- MoF(Marking on the Fly)
- 2nd head
- 3D
- Sky writing
- Support ramp(Automatic Laser Control) controls.
- Position dependent
- Velocity dependent
- Defined-vector
- Support SCANahead and SDC(Spot Distance Control) control with RTC6.
- Support 2D, 3D scanner field correction.
- Support calibration tool for 3D surfaces.
- Plane
- Cone
- Cylinder
- Points cloud
- Support many kinds of laser source controls.
- Frequency
- Duty cycle
- Analog output
- Digital output
- Support specific laser source vendors.
- AdvancedOptoWave (AOPico, AOPico Precision, Fotia)
- Coherent (Avia LX, Diamond C-Series)
- IPG (YLP N, Type D, Type E, ULP N)
- JPT (Type E)
- Photonics Industry (DX, RGH AIO)
- Spectra Physics (Hippo, Talon)
- Support many kinds of powermeters with powermap table for compensate output laser power.
- Coherent (PowerMax)
- Thorlabs (by OPM)
- Ophir (by StarLab)
- Support remote controls.
- TCP/IP communication
- Serial(RS-232) communication
- Support powerful external script by C# language.
- Open source codes with editor, marker, remote and laser source control for customization.
3. What's major changes in Sirius2
Sirius2 | Sirius (Deprecated) | |
---|---|---|
Matrix operation | 4x4 (3D) | 3x3 (2D) |
Camera | Perspective | Orthogonal |
Editor | 3D | 2D |
Render engine | OpenTK | SharpGL |
Render speed | Faster | Acceptable |
Field correction | correXionPro and CalibrationTool | correXionPro |
Font | cxf, lff format and Windows fonts (semi ocr also) | external ttf, cxf format |
Remote control | Supported (TCP/IP, Serial) | x |
Script | C# script | x |
Processing on the fly | Classic and Fly extension | Classic |
Stream parser | Supported | x |
Multi-language | Supported | x |
Customization | Expandable | Acceptable |
4. Libraries
- spirallab.sirius2.dll
- spirallab.sirius2.winforms.dll
- Target frameworks: .NET Framework 4.7.2
- Target platforms: Windows
- Dependencies
- SCANLAB RTC4: (2023.11.02)
- SCANLAB RTC5: (2022.11.11)
- SCANLAB RTC6: v.1.18.0 (2024.6.17)
- SCANLAB syncAXIS: v.1.8.2 (2023.3.9)
- OpenTK: v3.3.3 (https://www.nuget.org/packages/OpenTK/3.3.3)
- OpenTK.GLControl: v3.3.3 (https://www.nuget.org/packages/OpenTK.GLControl/)
- Dependencies (optional)
- OphirPhotonics StarLab v3.9 (https://www.ophiropt.com/en/g/starlab-for-usb)
- Thorlabs OPM v5.0 (https://www.thorlabs.com/software_pages/ViewSoftwarePage.cfm?Code=OPM)
5. How to use ?
- Copy all files and sub-directories at 'bin' to your working(or output) directory
- Add reference 'spirallab.sirius2.dll', 'spirallab.sirius2.winforms.dll', 'OpenTK.dll'(optional) into your project
6. Examples
- Demo 'init' console project for beginner
- Demo 'laserpower' console project for customized laser source (open sourced)
- Demo 'powermeter' console project for customized powermeter (open sourced)
- Demo 'editor_basic', 'editor_basic_v2' winforms project for beginner
- config 'config.ini' for RTC4, RTC5 or RTC6
- config 'config_syncaxis.ini' for XL-SCAN
- Demo 'editor_entity', 'editor_entity_v2' winforms project for create entities
- Demo 'editor_barcode' winforms project for mark individual barcode entities
- Demo 'editor_mof' winforms project for encoder based MoF
- Demo 'editor_mof_barcode' winforms project for mark text, barcode by script with MoF
- Demo 'editor_mof_text' winforms project for mark out of ranged texts by script with MoF
- Demo 'editor_dio' winforms project for control digital input/output
- Demo 'editor_remote' winforms project for customized tcp/ip server
- Demo 'editor_multiple' winforms project for multiple RTC instances
- Demo 'editor_marker' winforms project for customized marker (open sourced)
- Demo 'editor_ui' winforms project for customized ui (open sourced)
7. Copyrights
- Evaluation copy mode would be activated during 30 mins without license.
- All rights reserved. 2021-2024 Copyright to (c)SpiralLAB.
- RTC and syncAXIS are trademarks of (c)SCANLAB GmbH.
- Homepage: http://spirallab.co.kr
- Email: hcchoi@spirallab.co.kr
8. Version history
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2024.7.23 v.1.41.1630
- added) skywriting mode4
- added) editor_multiple2 demo project
- fixed) exception at editorcontrol if not shown
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2024.7.15 v.1.40.1620
- added) editor_remote demo project
- added) Config.DecimalPrecision
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2024.7.5 v.1.39.1600
- added) new SiriusEditorControlV2 control
- editor_basic_v2 demo project
- editor_entity_v2 demo project
- added) ActBlock at document
- fixed) invalid powermap events
- fixed) updated marker status with IPowerMap.IsError status
- fixed) exception when convert to block entity
- fixed) log messages are not show up at logcontrol
- added) new SiriusEditorControlV2 control
-
2024.7.1 v.1.38.1580
- fixed) thorlabs powermeter
- added) serial communication
- fixed) can be edit length of line
- fixed) thorlabs powermeter
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2024.6.24 v.1.37.1575
- fixed) ListRasterLine signature
- jump to start location by automatically
- skip(or jump to next pixel) if pixel duration time is below 10 usec at JumpAndShoot mode for speed up
- fixed) ListRasterLine signature
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2024.6.17 v.1.36.1571
- updated) RTC6 v.1.18.0 (2024.6.17)
- fixed) reverse mark at EntityBarcode1D
- fixed) reverse mark CellCircle at EntityBarcode2D
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2024.6.11 v.1.35.1560
- added) events for wait MoF position by automatically
- Config.OnMarkSiriusTextEachGlyph for sirius text entity
- Config.OnMarkTextEachGlyph for text entity
- Config.OnMarkImageTextEachGlyph for image text entity
- fixed) image text
- invalid size when do clone
- added) events for wait MoF position by automatically
-
2024.6.7 v.1.34.1540
- added) PDF entity
- can be import PDF file by image
- do marks like as rasterized image
- added) (experimental) Config.IsWaitEncoderXForEachGlyph
- wait each font glyphs by automatically
- works with siriustext, text entity
- fixed) exception when start thorlabs powermeter
- removed) useless dll files
- added) PDF entity
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2024.6.3 v.1.33.1520
- fixed) thorlabs powermeter
- updated) dlls files for OPM v5.0
- fixed) seperated instance for specific(x32 or x64) runtime
- fixed) ophir powermeter
- updated) starlab v3.9
- fixed) image, imagetext entity
- added) zigzag mark order
- fixed) text entity
- removed) duplicated vertices
- fixed) thorlabs powermeter
-
2024.5.27 v.1.32.1500
- added) editor_wpf demo
-
2024.5.21 v.1.31.1490
- added) editor_mof_text demo
- fixed) range can be checked by IRtc.FieldSizeLimit
- fixed) fail to initialize RTC4
-
2024.5.14 v.1.30.1460
- RTC6e
- added) high performance mode
- added) connection loss behavior
- added) (experimental) global hard jump mode
- can be set by Config.IsConvertJumpToHardJump
- added) (experimental) interactive camera
- refactor) IRtcMoF signatures to support matrix stack
- fixed) invisible ray when do simulation
- fixed) invalid Bit flags at RTC
- RTC6e
-
2024.5.2 v.1.29.1420
- added) EntityStitchedImage entity
- added) (experimental version) RTC4 controller
- added) internal measurement plot form
- added) output pulse syncronization mode at RTC6
- refactor) IRtc interfaces
- added) IRtcVariableDelay interface
- added) IRtcConditionalIO interface
- added) IRtcInformation interface
- added) IRtcSignalLevel interface
- added) IRtcFreeVariable interface
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2024.4.25 v.1.28.1360
- fixed) reversed start/end when mark at line entity
- refactor) MoveToCursor
- added) CursorPositionList at EditorUserControl
- added) show(or hide) log window
- added) zoom to fit with margin scale
- fixed) IDocument can be replaceable now
- fixed) convert measurement z data format correctly (like as SampleAZ_Coor,...)
- fixed) editor_ui demo project by usercontrol
- fixed) editor_marker demo project
- removed) editor_laser demo project
-
2024.4.22 v.1.27.1330
- added) model sx, sy, sz scale by individually
- added) support expand/shrink at arc, rectangle, triangle entity
- added) support clipping at point entity
- added) display flag values with checked listbox control
- added) support custom alignment
- fixed) redesign EditorCtrl UI
- fixed) invalid CtlLaserControlSignal at rtc
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2024.4.15 v.1.26.1270
- added) triangle entity
- added) editor_laser project
- added) CtlMatrix, ListMatrix functions at RTC interface
- added) remote virtual
- remote control mode switched to not editable view
- fixed) MoF
- supported negative(-) encoder scale
- supported negative(-) simulation speed
- fixed) reset offset array when document has opened
- fixed) marker function signature
- fixed) bugs
- deadlock(or race) condition
- reduce too many event for propertychanged
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2024.4.8 v.1.25.1220
- added) select correction table entity
- added) calculate approx. mof velocity
- added) render stipple lines if markerable is false
- added) ready target document at marker
- fixed) hit test bug at rectangle, group and stl entity
- fixed) create grids with invalid interval
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2024.4.2 v.1.24.1190
- added) editor_dio demo project
- added) ScriptHelper
- user can read(or write) script property values
- renamed) script file and instance at marker
- refactor) IScript interface
- fixed) save measurement result by raw data format
- fixed) ko-KR language resources for IRtc, ILaser
- fixed) exception when initialize syncaxis instance
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2024.3.27 v.1.23.1170
- fixed) marks bug at IRtc.ListArc
- fixed) display invalid category name at propertygrid
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2024.3.23 v.1.22.1140
- added) semi orc font files
- semi_ocr_single.cxf
- semi_ocr_double.cxf
- added) mark sirius text with reverse order
- added) read/write script values by remote communication
- added) editor_tsv demo project
- fixed) scaling bug at siriustext entity
- fixed) auto scale mode to 'font' at forms
- fixed) refactor DIO forms
- added) semi orc font files
-
2024.3.18 v.1.21.1120
- added) entity_mof_barcode demo project
- added) mark barcodes with reverse order
- added) wait extension1 io input condition
- added) read/write free variable
- added) script event and navigate line of script code if failed
- added) OnChanged event at IDInput
- fixed) crash bug when select multi-language
-
2024.3.12 v.1.20.1110
- added) laser on/off shift with SCANahead at RTC6
- fixed) create RTC DIOs by manually
- fixed) config RTC laser1/2 signal levels
- fixed) OnMoveToCursor event handler
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2024.3.6 v.1.19.1100
- fixed) arithmetic exception when initializing RTC card
- added) (experimental) clipping(or divide) entities
- fixed) PoD(pulse on demand)
- spot distance control for SCANahead
- fixed) enabled mouse hot tracking by default
- fixed) IDOutput.OutOff arithmetic exception bug
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2024.2.7 v.1.18.1080
- added) IRtcMoFExtension interface for RTC6
- aka. Fly extension
- added) mof_xy_extension demo project
- added) IRtcMoFExtension interface for RTC6
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2024.1.17 v.1.17.1050
- added) event for Config.OnMoveToCursor (shortcut: F9)
- changed) marker keyboard (shortcut: F5, F6 and F8)
- fixed) render issue at blockinsert entity
- fixed) stream parser will be saved with more detail information
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2024.1.3 v.1.16.1020
- added) MarkerFast for fast processing
- fixed) IMarker for more customizable
- added) (experimental) RtcStreamParserHelper
- by SCANLAB StreamParser v1.1
- added) stream parser demo project
- fixed) config values has renamed
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2023.12.22 v.1.15.1000
- updated) RTC6 v1.16.3 (2023-12-19)
- fixed) powermap
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2023.12.19 v.1.14.990
- fixed) memory leak by text entity
- fixed) stability issues
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2023.12.11 v.1.13.965
- added) script engine for convert text data
- fixed) OnTextConvert event at IMarker
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2023.12.6 v.1.12.945
- added) power map with mapping, verify, compensate
- added) power map demo project
- fixed) ILaserPowerControl interface for powermap
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2023.11.23 v.1.11.920
- added) support various powermeters
- Coherent PowerMax
- Thorlabs (by OPM)
- Ophir (by StarLab)
- added) powermeter demo project
- fixed) remote commands
- added) support various powermeters
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2023.11.20 v.1.10.910
- added) support various laser sources
- Advanced OptoWave
- Coherent
- IPG
- JPT
- Photonics Industry
- Spectra Physics
- added) support load correction file at RTC propertygrid
- added) laser power slider at manual tab
- fixed) 3D and MoF options are available with evaluation copy mode
- added) support various laser sources
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2023.11.9 v.1.9.890
- added) RTC functions
- IRtcStartStopInfo
- CtlSimulatedExternalStart
- SerialMaxNo at IRtcCharacterSet
- updated) RTC6_Software_Package_Rev.1.15.5
- fixed) ImageText render bug
- fixed) ITextRegisterable
- download character set if modified
- works with matrix (rotate z and scale)
- support letter space
- apply pen parameters bug
- mark repeat counts bug
- added) RTC functions
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2023.11.3 v.1.8.865
- added) grid checker (extract positions of pattern from image file)
- added) editor_alc demo
- added) editor_mof demo
- added) serial no reset entity
- fixed) many kinds of bugs at runtime
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2023.10.27 v.1.7.850
- added) raster entity
- added) ILaserGuideControl interface at ILaser
- added) shortcuts
- F5: start marker
- CTRL + F5: stop marker
- F6: reset marker
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2023.10.19 v.1.6.840
- hot fixed) laser power value has not applied
- added) external start delay entity
- added) more remote commands
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2023.10.18 v.1.5.830
- added) remote communication
- removed) useless remote demo project
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2023.10.10 v.1.4.780
- added) 3d calibration by cone(or cylinder)
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2023.9.27 v.1.3.770
- added) pdf417 barcode entity
- added) SCANahead demo project
- added) optimize demo project
- added) IRtcRaster at Rtc6SyncAxis
- fixed) barcode 2d with fixed aspect ratio
- fixed) renamed enum types
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2023.9.21 v.1.2.760
- added) raster modes
- modes: jump and shoot or micro-vector
- support raster mode at image and barcode entity
- added) OnMarkPen event
- added) repeat list buffer at marker
- added) ListLaserPower at rtc6
- added) list pause or restart at RtcExtension
- fixed) rename automatic laser control to alc
- added) raster modes
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2023.9.15 v.1.1.740
- added) editor_3d demo project
- added) trepan entity
- added) jump to entity
- added) korean language resources (koKR)
- fixed) 3D calibration
- updated) SCANLAB's calibration library to v1.4.1.1
- fixed) duplicated vertices bug at pointscloud
- fixed) fixed invalid directional vector at plane
- fixed) invalid rubber banding when out of view control
- fixed) kz-scale bug at RTC6
- added) support EntityRampBegin/End at syncAXIS
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2023.9.6 v.1.0.720 (Release Candidate Version)
- added) 1D barcode entity
- added) 3D calibration by plane
- added) hatch within entity
- added) multi-languages
- fixed) renamed EntityBarcodeBase to EntityBarcode2DBase
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2023.9.1 v.0.9.8
- added) entity_barcode demo project
- fixed) OnTextConvert events
- added) MarkProcedures at IMarker
- added) ICalibration3D interface
- fixed) extract pointscloud bugs
- added) EntityZDelta entity
- added) entity_barcode demo project
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2023.8.25 v.0.9.6
- added) EntityWriteDataExt16Cond entity
- added) EntityWaitDataExt16Cond entity
- added) ManualUserControl winforms
- fixed) config.ini for support 2nd head
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2023.8.22 v.0.9.5
- added) support compressed file format by optional
- Config.IsCompressedFileFormat
- fixed) EntityPointsCloud
- added) event OnPointsCloudCalibrated
- added) IArrayOfOffset interface (for multiple 3d models)
- added) configurable z order when extract vertices
- added) support load and select 3d correction table by optional
- fixed) bugs
- invalid pen color at propertygrid by double-click
- background color at DIO winforms
- options at path optimizer winforms
- wrong z positon with alignment
- invalid category names at propertygrid
- invalid with OnResize
- added) support compressed file format by optional
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2023.8.16 v.0.9.3
- added) editor_multiple demo
- added) zoom to fit (CTRL + 'F')
- added) editorhelper class for easy to use
- added) editable real bound box
- changed) file format with header information
- added) event OnOpenSirius, OnSaveSirius at editor
- changed) event OnEnded at marker
- changed) config.ini to support multiple devices
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2023.8.10 v0.9.1
- added) hit-test by rubber banding
- fixed) minor bugs
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2023.8.8 v0.9.0
- added) editor_remote project
- added) new event handler 'OnScannerFieldCorrection2DApply'
- added) dashed mark/arc functions at rtc6syncaxis
- modified) Config.OnTextConvert event
- text and barcode entities are now support convertible text format
- also possible to marks at multiple offset positions with individual data
- added) (experimental) ITextRegisterable interface with characterset text entities
- added) min/max digital out value at laservirtual
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2023.8.1 v0.8.5
- added) circular text entity
- added) support High DPI
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2023.7.28 v0.8.3
- added) sirius text entity
- cxf font
- lff font
- fixed) file open exception with curve entity
- added) sirius text entity
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2023.7.26 v0.8.2
- added) hatch with polygon
- added) expand or shrink path for polyline
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2023.7.21 v0.8.1
- added) new namespaces
- spiralab.sirius2.rtc
- spiralab.sirius2.rtc.syncaxis
- added) changeable camera look at position
- added) encode and decode for unicode string
- fixed) hatch bug at some entities
- fixed) unable to edit bug at propertygrid
- added) new namespaces
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2023.7.14 v0.8
- added) preliminary document (doc\sirius2)
- added) new namespace for marker, opengl
- added) import dxf with text entity
- removed) path optimizer license
- fixed) improved stability
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2023.7.7 v0.7
- added) datamatrix barcode entity
- added) qrcode barcode entity
- fixed) imagetext
- font style and alignment
- fill mode
- added) import file with preview
- added) extract hatches
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2023.7.1 v0.6 (Developer Preview Version)
- added) text entity
- added) write data, write data ext16 entity
- added) ramp factor at line, polyline for automatic laser control by defined vector
- added) (experimental) hard jump at points
- fixed) render very tiny arc entity
- added) editor_ui demo
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2023.6.26 v0.5
- added) hatchable, reversable, textconvertible interface
- added) hpgl(plt) entity
- added) editor_marker demo
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2023.6.16 v0.4
- added) alignment
- added) size, rotate, alignment form
- added) move camera at in/out
- added) path optimizer
- fixed) extract points cloud without traslation factor
- fixed) bounding box with min/max
- fixed) in/out
- fixed) rotate x,y with matrix (fixed. listArcTo)
- fixed) texture with selection color
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2023.6.7 v0.3
- added) vertex and fragment shader has applied
- added) extract points clouds from STL and convert 3D field correction from points cloud
- added) entity Mof
- wait encoder
- added) entity image with texture
- raster operation
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2023.5.27 v0.2
- added) render engine by OpenTK
- added) editor demo
- added) point, line, arc, polyline, spiral, group, stl entities
- added) pen, measurement entities
- added) marker (seperated marker rtc, syncaxis)
- added) user controls (log, pen, editor, dio, rtc, laser, ...)
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2023.4.8 v0.1
- first commit