
Switch, Button and
Indicator
For more precise separation, machine vision
software is used to set the cutting coordinates. A
picture is taken of the PCB and cutting coordinates
are calculated and sent by the machine vision
software to the PCI-1240U motion control card.
The laser starts cutting the PCB, using PCI-1240U’s
interpolation features for the rounded and irregular
shapes. PCI-1750 is used for on/off control of the
laser beam.
At completion, the laser is secured, the warning
light is switched off, and the fixture moves out
from the separation area while a second fixture
moves simultaneously into the separation area. The
operator picks up the fixture with complete PCBs
and replaces it with a new one.
Product Implementation
•
PCI-1240U is a 4-axis universal PCI stepping/
pulse-type servo motor control card, and was
used to control the laser movement in this
application.
•
PCI-1750 is a 32-ch isolated digital I/O
and counter card, used for simple fixture
movement, sensor input signals, operator
interface communications, and on/off control
for the laser.
•
Both cards are placed in an IPC-644 4-slot
MicroBox Desktop/Wallmount Chassis for
compact and protected storage.
Conclusion
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The use of PCI-1240U together with machine vision software has resulted in a PCB separator
with cutting precision of ±0.01 mm.
•
The interpolation features of PCI-1240U made it unproblematic to perform cutting of rounded and
irregular PCB shapes.
•
With a PC-based system, integration with machine vision software was quick and easy
•
The customer was so pleased with the semi-automatic PCB separator that another fully-
automatic model has since been designed with Advantech products.
PCI-1240U
4-axis Universal PCI Stepping/
Pulse-type Servo Motor Control
Card
PCI-1750
32-ch Isolated Digital I/O and
Counter Card
Motion Control
Miller Mechanism
Digital Input/Output
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