{"id":5196,"date":"2023-02-14T12:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasermetusa.com\/?post_type=product&p=5196"},"modified":"2025-07-15T05:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:24:24","slug":"ics-buddy-portable-interlock-system","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lasermet.com\/us\/laser-safety-products\/ics-buddy-portable-interlock-system\/","title":{"rendered":"ICS Buddy Portable Interlock System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Remotely view and control the Interlock Controller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ICS Buddy mirrors the ICS Interlock Controller and acts as a secondary interlock controller that you can take anywhere. The system consists of a portable tablet and an expansion card fitted into the ICS Interlock Controller that enables wireless Wi-Fi connection between the main controller and the ICS Buddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advantage of the ICS Buddy is that it can be carried around enabling users to work elsewhere while still maintaining control over the experiment taking place in the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The status of the interlock switches\/doors and the lasers and shutters connected can be monitored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The shutters can be opened and closed and the laser can be armed\/disarmed \u2014 all remotely from the ICS Buddy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Laser users carrying out intricate operations or measurements in the lab will find the ability to open or close a shutter in another part of the lab or site, without having to stop and walk over to make a change, very useful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Lab View for the ICS Buddy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Lab View enables the ICS Buddy to monitor the whole lab status for each interlock switch, laser shutter, and LED warning sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The layout is custom designed and programmed to each ICS Buddy system to reflect your unique lab layout and configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lab View can display the laser shutters, LED warning signs, and safety status of all lab interlocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Logic View for the ICS Buddy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Safety Logic Plus is Lasermet\u2019s electrical logic gate system that sets up complex labs with a sequence of logical AND and OR gates to permit a laser to be armed safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Safety Logic Plus is a sophisticated but failsafe \u2014 and virtually obsolescence-free \u2014 interlock management system that simplifies the logic control required in multiple input buildings where these may be changed frequently over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The beauty of this system is that it does not use PLCs or any software and consequently has no operating system. It therefore virtually eliminates all of the problems associated with obsolescence over its lifetime of 30+ years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When integrated with the ICS Buddy, the Logic View can instantly show the status of all logic gates in the system at a glance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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