SLA ® Controller and Electronics Suite Upgrade
The 3D Lightyear™ 1.5 and Buildstation™ 5.5 software release has many new features that run more efficiently on a more powerful SLA® system PC controller. As a result a 2.8Ghz Pentium IV controller and electronics suite has been developed. It is highly recommended that 3D Systems’ XP-based PC controller and electronics suite upgrade is implemented due to the 3D graphics on the Buildstation™ 5.5 software and new slice format which is larger. In addition customers who experience “jump to rest” issues will see a throughput improvement from 5% to 30%. Buildstation™ 5.5 software is only officially supported under this new controller or on a 4XXMhz Pentium II Controller running Windows XP Pro with 384Mb of RAM. This upgrade is intended for select SLA® systems produced since 1999. Earlier systems may require other upgrade packages also available for those systems.
Click here to learn more about the new 3D Lightyear™ 1.5 and Buildstation™ 5.5 software upgrade that utilizes this controller upgrade.
2.8 Ghz PC Controller and Electronics Upgrade - overview materials:
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| PC Controller and Electronics Upgrade: FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) | |
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| PC Controller and Electronics Upgrade: New Feature Presentation | |
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| PC Controller and Electronics Upgrade: FAQ - Adding Ram to ITOX | |
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| PC Controller and Electronics Upgrade: FAQ - XP Field Load Instructions | |
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