How do I know if I'm Pushing scanners to hard?

[onsatmex5]

I would like to know... how do I know what the limits of my scanners are? Will they make noise...what happens? I do not know what the scanner specs are....

Thanks for any help

 

[Drew]

I think that's what the ilda test image is for. You run it at speed and check how cleanly the image scans. I could be way off though. No personal experience, just what has happened to stick in my head from here and PL

 

[Cyparagon]

With the ILDA test pattern displayed, the circle should be touching the sides of the square.

About the ILDA Test Pattern - Pangolin Laser Systems Inc.

 

[Bionic-Badger]

The points-per-second (pps) rating is based solely on the ability to draw the ILDA pattern correctly at a specific point rate and angle. So what you need to do is see how hard you can push your galvos and draw a decent pattern.