RDS Control Panel
H000002007-RDS User Manual
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D.6.3
ADDING A NEW PROBE
Contact or NC-Tube probe
If a new probe (that is not in the probes list) is mounted on the arm, RDS automatically detects it and asks
user to Align it. Then it runs “RDS data collector” to Align the new probe. Only after that, the new probe is
displayed in the list.
Legacy Scanners
Legacy types of scanners have the same ID. It means that only one scanner can be used at time on one
arm.
HP-L-8.9 and RS5 scanners have individual IDs. They are managed the same way as contact
probes.
If no scanner exists in the list of probes, as soon as a scanner is mounted on the arm, RDS notifies the
user that a scanner was detected and asks for the type of scanner
Type
Description
HP-L-20.8
HEXAGON HP-L-20.8T Laser scanner, managed by RDS
CMS108
CMS 108 Laser scanner, managed by RDS
External Scanner
Any 3
rd
party scanner (such as Perceptron, Kreon)
RS2 / RS3 / RS4
RS2 / RS3 / RS4 ROMER Laser Scanner (SI arm)
Once this is informed, the scanner appears in the list of probes. In case of HP-L, CMS or RSx, RDS
connects it and asks for scanner qualification.
RDS can manage only one legacy scanner at a time. If a scanner already exists in the list of
probes, it is no more possible to add another one.
To add a new one, it is then, necessary to delete the existing one in the list.
If a scanner (type1) already exists in the list, if another type (type 2) of scanner is plugged,
then RDS will recognize it as the existing one and will try to connect it.
Ex: A CMS is present in the list of probes. If we mount a Perceptron on the arm, RDS
recognizes it as a CMS and tries to connect it as a CMS, unsuccessfully.
An unidentified scanner has been detected.
Please choose its type in next screen.
Yes
