To help you choose the right LEC board for your application, we’ve developed this handy LEC Control Board comparison chart.
| Feature | LEC-1 | LEC-2 | PCI-2 | LANCoder™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit Digital Scan Head Control | XY/2-100 | XY/2-100 | XY/2-100 | XY/2-100 |
| 20-bit Digital Scan Head Control | N | Y | Y | Y |
| XY Analog Servo Outputs | Optional | w/daughter board | Y | w/daughter board |
| Mark Engine Resolution | 16-bit architecture | Accu-Gen 20™ 20-bit architecture | Accu-Gen 20™ 20-bit architecture | Accu-Gen 20™ 20-bit architecture |
| Processor Speed | 200 MHz | 600 MHz | Not Applicable | 600 MHz |
| RAM | 32 MB | 256 MB | Not Applicable | 256 MB |
| FLASH for local job storage | 32 MB | 512 MB | Not Applicable | 128 MB |
| Connectivity | Ethernet | Ethernet | PCIexpress | Ethernet |
| USB Expansion (Job Storage) | Y | Y | N | N |
| COM Ports | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Streaming Mode | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Stand Alone Mode | Optional* | Optional* | N | Y |
| Remote API | Optional* | Optional* | N | Optional* |
| Browser Interface | N | Y | N | Y |
| Software selectable laser parameters | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Max Laser Frequency | 2 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz | 20 MHz |
| Optically isolated User Outputs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Optically isolated User Inputs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Additional 16 Outputs and 16 Inputs | w/daughter board | w/daughter board | N | N |
| 4 Optically isolated harward interrupt Interlock inputs | Y | Y | N | N |
| RS-422 Digital quadrature inputs for Mark on the Fly encoder* | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| On-board Watchdog, signals Error port | N | Y | N | Y |