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Chapter 4 –
MITICO and Peripherals Overview
4.4
The LAS-BOB Laser Safety Break-out Box
It features on the front panel
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Four INTERLOCK 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 cinch plugs to connect it with the INTERLOCK connectors of
Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions laser systems (Other lasers may need adaptors.)
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Four SHUTTER 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 BNC TTL-OUT plugs to connect with TTL-IN ports of Olympus
Soft Imaging Solutions laser systems or laser shutters like the LAS-SHU-PSFIB.
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A LAS-MC D-sub 15-pin female plug to connect with the laser shutter manual control
and on the back panel
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Two SAFETY SHUTTER 4-pin female plugs one of which is to be connected with the corre-
sponding plug on the MITICO illuminator
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Four DIGITAL I/O 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 BNC TTL-IN plugs to connect with shutter control TTL-OUT
ports of a control unit, for example the cell^M / cell^R real-time controller in case that no laser
systems by Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions are used
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A STAGE COVER 4-pin female plug to connect with the laser safety stage cover
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A 24 V ÿ
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4.5
The Laser Shutter Manual Control
The laser shutter manual control features
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A D-sub 15-pin female plug to connect with the LAS-MC plug of the LAS-BOB break-out box
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Four LASER 1, 2, 3, 4 switches to open and close each high-speed laser shutter individually
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A REMOTE switch to set the shutters to remote control via external TTL triggers or ODB de-
vice bus communication (typically controlled by a software like cell^M / cell^R)
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A mode lock with key to allow authorized and trained personnel to switch from standard USER
MODE to MAINTENANCE (see Chapter 5, Modes of Operation).
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A red emergency interrupter that close all safety shutters when pressed