Faro Photon 20/80, User Manual

Page 1: ...Revised April 10 2008 2008 FARO Scanner Production GmbH FARO Photon Laser Scanner 20 80 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...AKES SUCH MATERIALS AVAILABLE SOLELY ON AN AS IS BASIS IN NO EVENT SHALL FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL COLLATERAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARIS...

Page 3: ...he scanner 14 4 2 Installing and using the software 15 4 2 1 Step 6 Software installation 15 4 2 2 Step 7 Establishing an Ethernet connection to the scanner 15 4 3 Starting a scan 16 4 3 1 Step 8 Unlo...

Page 4: ...Page 54 8 4 5 Operator Page 54 8 4 6 Storage Page 55 8 4 7 Scans Page 55 8 5 Viewing scans 56 8 6 Auxiliary Files in the Scans Network Drive 57 9 Cleaning Instructions for optics 58 9 1 Slightly cont...

Page 5: ...curacy high resolution high speed modularity mobility A list of possible applications can be found on the FARO webpage Uhttp www faro comU This manual provides an introduction to the FARO Photon Laser...

Page 6: ...h have not been supplied or recommended by FARO Servicing and repair must only be done by qualified service personnel authorized by FARO Unplug this product from the power outlet and refer servicing t...

Page 7: ...mpany This product may be equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you...

Page 8: ...power Personnel working in distances shorter than the eye safety distance must wear laser safety glasses Prevent people without laser safety glasses from entering this area e g by using a safety fenc...

Page 9: ...use equipment recommended by FARO and follow the setup instructions of the manufacturer If using a cart move the setup with special care Never move the cart by pulling at the data or power cables Push...

Page 10: ...for the operation of this product is available as listed below Scanner carry case FARO Photon Laser Scanner 20 80 Laser lock key Scanner data and power cable Scanner connector box Power supply unit wi...

Page 11: ...ng the first scan using FARO Record 4 1 Setup of the FARO Photon Laser Scanner 4 1 1 Step 1 Setting up the tripod Extend and lock all legs of the tripod Check that the tripod adjustment arrangements h...

Page 12: ...ed Fig 8 Attaching the tripod head 4 1 2 2 Using the carbon fiber tripod Open the fastener of the tribrach as shown in the picture below and remove the tribrach from the base of the scanner Fig 9 Remo...

Page 13: ...1 3 2 Using the carbon fiber tripod Place the scanner on the tribrach and lock the fastener of the tribrach Test that the scanner is correctly locked in place by gently attempting to lift it from the...

Page 14: ...ved power supply source With battery Ensure that the Battery is switched off Insert the connector of the blue data and power cable into the battery Insert Ethernet cable into PC port as specified by P...

Page 15: ...name Open the context menu with a right click to connect to the scanner The status icon will change to Connected after the connection has been established and the start scan symbol will become activa...

Page 16: ...address form the scanner s context menu as shown in Fig 17 Fig 17 Net incompatibility problems Change the IP address of the scanner to an address that only differs from the operating PC s IP address b...

Page 17: ...ner The software might ask for a name and a place for saving the scan After this the scan starts and a progress bar will be displayed In the very first scan after the scanner has been switched on the...

Page 18: ...canner until this dialog has disappeared and the shut down cycle is complete Fig 19 FARO Record shutdown message Alternatively you can use the button on the scanner to shut down the scanner Press the...

Page 19: ...ril 10 2008 2008 FARO Scanner Production GmbH Please note If the scanner had not been shut down properly e g after having applied the emergency stop the next boot of the scanner could take more time a...

Page 20: ...tion CD supplied with the scanner select the product and follow the installation instructions on the screen An installation wizard will guide you during installation You must belong to the group of ad...

Page 21: ...of color pictures with the camera See chapter 7 for details Stop Scan Stops the scanner during a scan There might be a short delay till the scanner stops scanning Scanner Parameter Adjustment of scan...

Page 22: ...scanner parameter window by getting the actual values from the scanner Apply Sends the values specified in the scanner parameter dialog to the scanner The scanner checks if the parameter values given...

Page 23: ...osen among 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 1 8 1 10 or 1 16 Please note Scanners of the LS series LS880 LS840 and LS420 may have a small offset of a few millimeters at the intersection line at 180 when scanning diver...

Page 24: ...nimum eye safety distance has to be observed to prevent eye damage if the laser beam is observed directly without laser safety glasses Eye safety distance m Resolution pt 360 Photon 20 Photon 80 1 1 4...

Page 25: ...es Automatic The scan is saved to the device where the scan was started Scanner The scan is saved to Path On Scanner Remote The scan is saved to Path On Operating PC File Split After Split the scan fi...

Page 26: ...of different scanners you can assign some meaningful name to the scanner Fig 30 Scanner Info Scanner Provides the name of the scanner Revision The revision number of the scanner Scanner Type The type...

Page 27: ...ngular measure for the relative sizes of the scan halves Vert Laser Adj An angular measure for the relative sizes of the scan halves Hor Motor Speed Factor The speed ratio of the horizontal motor 6 3...

Page 28: ...d Mode Indicates if the scanner is running in prepaid mode Prepaid Total Total number of scans made by this scanner in prepaid mode Prepaid Remaining Number of remaining scans available Prepaid Alarm...

Page 29: ...olor option The camera tab of the scanner parameter dialog will be explained together with color scans in chapter 7 3 6 3 2 Scanner Settings You can open the settings dialog by clicking on in the scan...

Page 30: ...changed in order to be able to connect to the scanner Actions right click on the scanner s name will open the context menu Connect Establish a connection with the scanner Break and Connect Allows bre...

Page 31: ...Opens the Scanner Parameter dialog Administration Offers functions for administration of the scanner Shutdown Scanner Shuts down the scanner see chapter 5 About Displays the version of the FARO Scann...

Page 32: ...are taken 7 1 Initial Setup of the camera Before you can use the digital camera you have to ready the camera Have a look at the Nikon D200 quick start guide and perform the following steps Charge the...

Page 33: ...2008 FARO Scanner Production GmbH Set the shooting mode to S Fig 39 Select shooting mode Select M mode Fig 40 Select M mode Set image quality to RAW Fig 41 RAW setting Set white balancing to K Fig 42...

Page 34: ...canning Select an appropriate white balance temperature Auto white balance is not recommended as your panoramic environment probably contains a lot of different light sources which would cause a diffe...

Page 35: ...n points above the scanner 90 are covered but compared to the horizontal orientation less coverage of the scan points on the ground When using horizontal orientation not all scan points above the scan...

Page 36: ...l 10 2008 2008 FARO Scanner Production GmbH Fig 48 Horizontal and top orientation of the camera Adjust the focus manually to using the lens focusing ring Fig 49 Camera focus Connect the USB cable to t...

Page 37: ...type No Parallax is the new mount with the sliding mechanism Camera Orientation select the camera orientation that you have chosen when hooking the camera to the camera mount Exposure Manual You can s...

Page 38: ...et a colored scan Note In FARO Record Mobile the type of the camera mount can not be set Before you start you have to choose the right camera mount Non winding or No Parallax on tab Camera in the Scan...

Page 39: ...rror module and the scanner is wound up Note if you are using the carbon fiber tripod wind up the scanner to the upper end position of the geared column If you are using another tripod make sure that...

Page 40: ...sked to move the camera into its operating position over the mirror itself and to wind down the scanner so that the camera is horizontally and vertically aligned with the mirror axis If you are using...

Page 41: ...Save modified scan points in the options and to save the scan afterwards this is not done automatically If you want to treat every scan in your scan folder that way you can select the command Apply Pi...

Page 42: ...hich is easily identifiable both in the picture and the scan Then click on this feature in the scan and the picture If there is a horizontal shift between them you will see that the numbers in the dia...

Page 43: ...ra Mobile Uhttp www opera com U for smooth operation 8 1 Setting up the WLAN connection If your PDA was not preconfigured this chapter shows you how to setup your PDA in order to connect to the FARO P...

Page 44: ...hernet connection In order to get the actual WLAN settings you should use your laptop and the ordinary Ethernet connection Start your favorite web browser on your laptop and connect to FARO Record Mob...

Page 45: ...tworks You ll need the WLAN IP address the WLAN subnet mask and the WEP key when setting up your PDA The system information in the picture above is only an example and the values might differ from you...

Page 46: ...the WLAN of the PDA Switch on the PDA Make sure that WLAN of the PDA is turned off Fig 62 Switch WLAN connection off In order to configure the WLAN connection you have to open the configuration dialog...

Page 47: ...LAN IP address must be compatible with the one of the scanner but not the same If you like you can take the WLAN IP address of the scanner and simply change the last number For example if the scanner...

Page 48: ...ble is not connected to the PDA After a while a message should appear that a new network is detected Click on Internet and then on Connect Fig 66 New network detected Now a message should appear to en...

Page 49: ...ireless network A new window opens Change to tab network key Change Authentication mode from open to shared Click ok Note On this page you can also enter the WEP key if the new network found message d...

Page 50: ...p It is also recommended to change the orientation to the Landscape see manual of the PDA for more details Please also notice the option Full Screen which you can activate to maximize the usable scree...

Page 51: ...canner type the scanner s WLAN IP address into the address bar Fig 74 Connecting to a scanner by its WLAN IP address If you set up WLAN connection properly and the scanner has FARO Record Mobile insta...

Page 52: ...the pages are described in their displayed order 8 4 1 Scan Page On the Scan page you can actually start the scanning process stop it observe scanning progress and see status messages If the scanner...

Page 53: ...nd Automatic mode is enabled If you want to change the number of columns manually you should disable Automatic mode Please note that changing the number of columns manually results in scans which have...

Page 54: ...ab Camera in the Scanner Parameter dialog using FARO Record see chapter 7 This setting will be stored on the scanner and has to be done once Other settings on this page correspond to the settings on t...

Page 55: ...of the scan scan exists followed by scan name e g test172 fls date and time of creation a download link and a delete link By clicking on scan s name you will see the scan image see also chapter 8 5 B...

Page 56: ...at the bottom are Fit Height This will resize scan image so that the height is fit to the screen Fit Width This will fit the width of scan image to the screen so you can see whole scan at once Full Si...

Page 57: ...suggested before 8 6 Auxiliary Files in the Scans Network Drive There are auxiliary files in the scans network drive of the scanner for each scan These files are needed for FARO Record Mobile in orde...

Page 58: ...s either Because of the hazardous materials acetone and isopropanol the optics should be cleaned in a cleaning box with air exhaust flowbox or mask ATTENTION Before cleaning the mirror optics cover th...

Page 59: ...s tissue with a mixture of acetone and isopropanol do not soak If necessary wait a few seconds until some of the solution has evaporated Carefully clean the edge of the mirror Avoid touching the mirro...

Page 60: ...tone isopropanol as described under 9 1 9 3 Cleaning the receiver lens Clean receiving lens as described under 9 1 BUT USE ONLY ISOPROPANOL NO ACETONE Even small amounts of acetone on the lens may res...

Page 61: ...er The scanner parameters are inconsistent Failed to open communication line to scanner The communication with the sensor module couldn t be established Distance measurement tolerance exceeded The whi...

Page 62: ...us stream of scan point data into several files Possibility to pause the stream of scan point data Possibility to synchronize with an external device for example in order to capture the exact longitud...

Page 63: ...umber which is higher than the original expectation The expected number of columns nc can be calculated from the expected scan duration t and the chosen resolution r nc 2f t r With the factor f the de...

Page 64: ...nce number are not part of the scan file name Please note The file split option is only available for remote storage 10 3 2 3 Switch external control mode on The external control mode tells the scanne...

Page 65: ...signal is issued see chapters 10 3 3 and 10 3 4 The scanner will continue scanning until a stop signal is received or the given number of columns has been reached When the scanner is paused a start s...

Page 66: ...ing start signal to start scanning It will scan immediately when it gets ready The scanner signals its readiness with a high level on pin Ready When the scanner is recording ready start signal detecte...

Page 67: ...rted rotating The sync LED will flash when a sync signal is received see 10 3 2 5 The start button starts the recording of the scans scan data will be written into a file This button does not initiate...

Page 68: ...these environmental responsibilities for managing WEEE In so doing FARO is providing the following to inform its customers about the WEEE collection process In order to avoid any potential disseminat...