Laser Oscillator Control Device Analog Digital Signal Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laser oscillator control devices are limited in their ability to handle various types of signals and systems, making them inflexible for different applications.
Innovation Solution
A control device that includes both analog and digital signal input units, along with a controller, allowing it to receive and process signals to control laser output and operation modes, enabling communication with various host controllers and adapting to different laser systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a control device uses only analog signal input or only digital signal input, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability to different host controllers and laser systems is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control device incorporates both analog signal input units and digital signal input units, enabling it to receive and process multiple types of signals (analog and digital) from different host controllers. This multi-functional design allows the same control device to be universally applied to various laser systems with different signal types, thereby improving adaptability without requiring separate control devices for each signal type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a control device supports multiple signal types and systems, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines both analog signal input units and digital signal input units within a single control device structure. By merging these different signal processing capabilities into one unified device, the patent achieves multi-application adaptability while avoiding the need for multiple separate control devices, thus managing complexity through integration rather than proliferation of components.
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AI summary
A control device that can apply a laser oscillator control device to various types of systems. The control device includes an analog signal input unit configured to receive an output control signal for controlling a laser output of the laser oscillator or a mode control signal for controlling an operation mode of the laser oscillator as an analog signal; a digital signal input unit configured to receive the output control signal or the mode control signal as a digital signal; and a controller configured to transmit a laser command for controlling the laser output to the laser oscillator in response to the output control signal received by the analog signal input unit or the digital signal input unit, and transmit an operation command for operating the laser oscillator to the laser oscillator in the operation mode in response to the mode control signal received by the analog signal input unit or the digital signal input unit.