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Seconding ILDA. It's been the standard for decades and it is well documented and easy to interface with either at the software/library level, or even at the sig
by vonnieda 2y ago
Seconding ILDA. It's been the standard for decades and it is well documented and easy to interface with either at the software/library level, or even at the signal level. [1]
You can get a cheap "RGB" laser projector on eBay for ~200 [2]. It will have red, green, and blue lasers, and the interface will be willing to combine them 7 ways. A more expensive laser will have "analog" mixing for closer to true RGB. It will also likely have no documentation, and might be weird. I have one of these.
For something with better documentation, supported API, and lots of active development, check out Lasercube [3]. It has WiFi, a documented API, a Github repo with a client, and the base software is also really cool. This is my next planned upgrade.
Be careful: Most of these lasers put out 500+ mW and will instantly destroy your eyes if you make a mistake and stop scanning. It's not an exaggeration. Find out what wavelengths your laser outputs and get certified glasses to wear when working on it.
[1]: https://www.ilda.com/resources/StandardsDocs/ILDA_ISP99_rev002.pdf https://www.ilda.com/resources/StandardsDocs/ILDA_ISP99_rev0...
[2]: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ilda+rgb&_sacat=0 https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=ilda+rgb&_sac...
[3]: https://www.laseros.com/ https://www.laseros.com/
- andoando 2y agoLasercube looks awesome, its 2 grand in the US market though :| There's also the Unity raw which seems like a neat product with the similar specs at half the price. https://unitylasers.eu/products/unity-raw-1-7 https://unitylasers.eu/products/unity-raw-1-7