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Pangolin Laser Systems, Inc.
Kvant Lasers
Unity Lasers
ScannerMAX
Lasorb
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The Pangolin FB3-QS laser controller is a small, palm-sized box connects between a USB port on your PC and the ILDA input connector on your laser projector.
FB3-QS can use up to 500 mili-ampere which means that when you use an USB hub to connect the FB3-QS to your computer, make sure that you use a powered USB hub.
Dimensions : 4.2 x 2.8 x 1.3 in (110 x 71 x 33 mm)
Signal name | Pin | Notes |
---|---|---|
X+ | 1 | -5V to +5V |
Y+ | 2 | -5V to +5V |
Intensity/Blanking + | 3 | 0V to +5V |
Interlock A | 4 | |
Red+ | 5 | 0V to +5V |
Green+ | 6 | 0V to +5V |
Blue+ | 7 | 0V to +5V |
Deep blue + | 8 | 0V to +5V |
Yellow | + 9 | 0V to +5V |
Cyan + | 10 | 0V to +5V |
Z+ | 11 | |
Not connected | 12 | |
Shutter | 13 | 0V to +5V |
X- | 14 | -5V to +5V |
Y- | 15 | -5V to +5V |
Intensity/Blanking - | 16 | 0V |
Interlock B | 17 | |
Red- | 18 | 0V |
Green- | 19 | 0V |
Blue- | 20 | 0V |
Deep blue - | 21 | 0V |
Yellow - | 22 | 0V |
Cyan - | 23 | 0V |
Z- | 24 | |
Ground | 25 | Cable shield |
The front LED next to the USB connector indicates the current function the FB3-QS is executing:
Led Color | status |
---|---|
Solid Green | Powered (connected to USB but no connection to QuickShow) |
Solid Yellow | Connected (to the Quickshow or other software), but offline |
Red Slow Flash | Online, but output inactive (dummy stream, no cue active) |
Red Fast Flash | Online and output active (at least one cue active) |
Yellow Slow Flash | Online but output disabled (either invalid license, or some other fault) |
Solid White | Firmware update in progress |
The only device we have seen working with FB3 over Cat 5 is:
https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/usb2004ext2
Every other device, be it simple or client-server, had issues.