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420HE/840HE/880HE
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  • Page 1 FARO Laser Scanner LS 420HE/840HE/880HE User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC. BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL, COLLATERAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THE PURCHASE OR USE OF FARO LASER SCANNER LS OR ITS MATERIALS. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY TO FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC., REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Step 1 - Setting up the tripod....................11 4.1.2 Step 2 – Attaching the Tripod Head..................11 4.1.3 Step 3 – Fixing the FARO Laser Scanner LS ..............12 4.1.4 Step 4 – Connecting the FARO Laser Scanner LS ............13 4.1.5 Step 5 - Switching on the scanner ..................
  • Page 4 Greatly contaminated mirror..................... 47 Cleaning the receiver lens ....................48 Suppliers ......................... 48 Appendix 10.1 FARO Laser Scanner LS error messages ................ 49 10.2 FARO Laser Scanner LS data and power cable ............... 49 Product Environmental Information © 2007 FARO Scanner Production...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    • modularity A list of possible applications can be found on the FARO webpage http://www.faro.com. This manual provides an introduction to the FARO Laser Scanner LS. As a minimum requirement, read at least the safety information and the step-by-step...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    FARO Laser Scanner LS near heat sources such as radiators, heat registers or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • Do not use the FARO Laser Scanner LS in vicinity of strong magnetic or electrical fields.

  • Page 7: Electrical Safety

    CAUTION: This product employs a laser system. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. The FARO Laser Scanner LS should only be operated by trained personnel. The outlet of the laser beam is marked by stickers. If the laser is armed, do not look into the direction of the laser without wearing laser safety glasses.
  • Page 8 CLASS 3R LASER PRODUCT Fig.2 Safety Sticker When operating the FARO Laser Scanner LS, you must adhere to the eye safety distance (nominal ocular hazard distance NOHD). The eye safety distance is dependent on the requested resolution (see chapter 6.3.1.2.) and on the laser power.

  • Page 9: Mechanical Security

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 2.4 Mechanical Security • The FARO Laser Scanner LS may only be used when set on a flat and stable surface. People can be hit and severe injuries can be caused by an overturn of the FARO Laser Scanner LS.

  • Page 10: Equipment

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 3 Equipment Fig.3 Equipment Check that all of the equipment that is required for the operation of this product is available, as listed below. • Scanner carry case • FARO Laser Scanner LS 420HE/840HE/880HE •...

  • Page 11: Your First Scan - Step-By-Step

    This chapter will guide you step-by-step from setting up the scanner to doing the first scan using FARO Record. 4.1 Setup of the FARO Laser Scanner LS 4.1.1 Step 1 - Setting up the tripod Extend and lock all legs of the tripod. Check that the tripod adjustment arrangements have been locked and that the legs are of even length.

  • Page 12: Step 3 - Fixing The Faro Laser Scanner Ls

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 4.1.3 Step 3 – Fixing the FARO Laser Scanner LS Remove scanner from case, check outer casing for any signs of damage or distortion. Check mirror for damage due to scratches, cracks, distortion and inspect for cleanliness.

  • Page 13: Step 4 - Connecting The Faro Laser Scanner Ls

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 4.1.4 Step 4 – Connecting the FARO Laser Scanner LS Battery pack Ethernet cable Connector Power supply Data and power cable Fig.7 Connection scheme • Insert the 90° bend connector of the blue data and power cable into the scanner.
  • Page 14 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Without battery pack • Ensure that the connector box is switched off (red button pressed). • Insert the straight connector of the blue data and power cable into the connector box. • Insert Ethernet cable into PC port as specified by PC manufacturer and into the connector box.

  • Page 15: Step 5 - Switching On The Scanner

    4.2 Installing and using the software 4.2.1 Step 6 – (Software installation) If FARO Record is not already installed on your PC, insert the CD supplied with the scanner and follow the installation instructions on the screen. 4.2.2 Step 7 – Establishing an Ethernet connection to the scanner...
  • Page 16 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Fig.11 Checking IP address with ipconfig If the operating PC has no valid IP address (like in Fig.11) you might have to assign a static IP address to the PC. If the operating PC is part of a LAN, ask your system administration to do this.

  • Page 17: Starting A Scan

    4.3.3 Step 10 – Shutting down the scanner Lock the laser by turning the key to the Off position. Use the On/Off button on the scanner (pressing it for at least 5 seconds) or the FARO Record Software to shut down the scanner.

  • Page 18: Shutdown Of The Faro Laser Scanner Ls

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 5 Shutdown of the FARO Laser Scanner LS The FARO Laser Scanner LS has a PC with a hard drive integrated. This internal PC must be shut down before turning off the power supply. If the power supply is disconnected or switched off without the scanner being previously shut down, it may damage the internal PC and might lead to a loss of data.

  • Page 19: The Software Faro Record

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6 The Software FARO Record Using FARO Record you can connect to the FARO Laser Scanner LS, configure parameters, start scans, view the results of your scans and shutdown the scanner. Scanner menu Scan bar...

  • Page 20: The Scan Bar

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3 The scan bar Fig.18 Scan bar Start Scan : Starts a new scan, if a connection to the scanner has been established and the scanner is ready. Start Scan with color : Starts a color scan if the color option is installed. The scanner will first take an ordinary scan followed by taking a series of color pictures with the camera.
  • Page 21 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.1.2 Scan Area Angular area: The size of the area to be scanned, both horizontally and vertically. Scan angle areas may be changed by keying in the required scan range. Resolution: The requested resolution. Can...
  • Page 22 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.1.3 Storage File Basename: The scan will be saved with a file name consisting of this base name followed by the current scan number, e.g. Scan000. Scan Number: Automatically increments with each successive scan. Can be reset and may be used to indicate the number of scans per scan session.
  • Page 23 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.1.4 Operation Name: Provides information about the project name. Company: Project company’s name. Division/Subdivision: division/subdivision of the project company requiring scanning services. Area: The area within the factory/project to be scanned. Info: Any additional information required for the project, e.g.
  • Page 24 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.1.6 Scanner Info Scanner: Provides the name of the scanner. Revision: The revision number of the scanner. Scanner Type: The type of scanner. Serial Number: scanner s serial number. This will be individual for each scanner.
  • Page 25 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.1.8 Prepaid Account (Only applicable for prepaid scanners) Serial Number: scanner s serial number. This number is individual for each scanner. Total Scans Shows the total number of scans made by this scanner. Prepaid Mode: Indicates if the scanner is running in prepaid mode.

  • Page 26: Scanner Settings

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.3.2 Scanner Settings Max Scans: Specifies the maximum number of scans that are kept in the memory of the operating PC. View Scans while recording: If checked, the scan will be displayed online during scanning.

  • Page 27: The Scanner Menu

    Administration: Offers functions for administration of the scanner. Shutdown Scanner: Shuts down the scanner (see chapter 5). About...: Displays the version of the FARO Scanner Control. Recharging your prepaid account. Prepaid Manager: Opens the dialog box to send a prepaid key to the scanner. If the key is valid, and the scanner is a prepaid scanner, the number of remaining scans will be incremented.

  • Page 28: Status Bar

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 6.5 Status bar The operating PC is not connected to a scanner. A connection is being established or is currently interrupted. A connection between operating PC and scanner is established. The connection can be ended by double-clicking on this icon.

  • Page 29: Color Option

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 7 Color Option With the color option, you can take scans in which each scan point has not only its 3D information, but also color value associated with it. Fig.19 Scans with color This is done by a combining the ordinary scanner with a digital camera. The digital camera is hooked onto the scanner and controlled by the scanner software.
  • Page 30 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS • Set the shooting mode to S • Select M mode • Set image quality to RAW • Set white balancing to K • Rotate the focus-mode selector to M Have a look at The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the D200 to perform the following: •...
  • Page 31 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS The following steps have to be done each time before scanning: • 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 different white balance on each picture.

  • Page 32: Scanning With Color

    • Connect the USB cable to the scanner. • Turn the camera on. 7.3 Scanning with color • Start FARO Record and connect to the scanner as usual. • Open the camera tab of the scanner parameter dialog and adjust the camera parameters according to chapter 6.3.1.9.
  • Page 33 If you are using the new FARO carbon fibre tripod set as shown in the pictures wind down the scanner the whole distance of the gear column (20 centimeters).

  • Page 34: Applying The Pictures To The Scan

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Please make sure that the gear column is at the same end position in its rotational freedom as before. • The scanner will now turn backwards and will stop several times to take a picture on each stop.

  • Page 35: Using Faro Record Mobile With A Pda

    FARO Record mobile on the scanner by entering the LAN IP address. Make sure that no FARO Scene is currently connected to the scanner. You should now see the start page of FARO Record mobile.

  • Page 36: Pda

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Fig.22 Start page of FARO Record mobile Follow the link System Information, and you will see the WLAN connection settings. Fig.23 System information of the scanner’s networks You’ll need the WLAN IP address, the WLAN subnet mask, and the WEP key when setting up your PDA.
  • Page 37 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Fig.24 Select WLAN adapter Select the WLAN adapter, and enter a WLAN IP address and WLAN subnet mask. The WLAN IP address should be compatible with the one of the scanner (see chapter 8.1.1). If you like, you can take the WLAN IP address of the scanner and simply change the last number.

  • Page 38: Setting Up Opera

    Full Screen which you can activate to maximize the usable screen area for FARO Record mobile. To return from Full Screen hold the pen down on the screen until a context menu appears and click on Full Screen again.

  • Page 39: Connecting To The Scanner

    Fig.29 Connecting to a scanner by its WLAN IP address If you set up WLAN connection properly and the scanner has FARO Record mobile installed, you should now see the Scan page of FARO Record mobile (Please notice that the Full Screen mode was turned on as described in the beginning of this chapter).

  • Page 40: Faro Record Mobile Pages Description

    The Scan page is the default page which is displayed if you connect to the scanner. At the bottom you see the navigating area with links to all FARO Record mobile pages: Scan, Settings, Color, Project, Operator, Storage, Scans. These pages are described in the following sections 8.4 FARO Record Mobile Pages Description...

  • Page 41: Settings Page

    • Min. Reflection: Will filter out scan points with reflection value lower than given here. • Eye Safety Dist.: This eye safety distance gives the radius of safe operating area known from FARO Record. Please note that the eye safety distance is calculated only after pressing the Apply button! 8.4.3 Color Page Fig.33 Color Page...

  • Page 42: Project Page

    8.4.4 Project Page Fig.34 Project Page Settings on this page correspond to settings on tab Operation in the Scanner Parameter dialog in FARO Record (see chapter 6.3.1.4). 8.4.5 Operator Page Fig.35 Operator Page Settings on this page correspond to settings on tab Operator in the Scanner Parameter dialog in FARO Record (see chapter 6.3.1.5).

  • Page 43: Storage Page

    Fig.36 Storage Page Settings on this page correspond to settings on tab Storage in the Scanner Parameter dialog in FARO Record (see chapter 6.3.1.3). Notice that scans with FARO Record mobile are always stored on the scanner. 8.4.7 Scans Page Fig.37 Scans Page...
  • Page 44 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS • By clicking on scan’s name shown as Last Scan on the Scan page just after the scan was recorded, or • By clicking on scan’s name on the Scans page as described in section 8.4.7.

  • Page 45: Auxiliary Files In The Scans Network Drive

    On the other hand, if you delete the auxiliary files accidentally the scan will not show up in the scan listing of FARO Record mobile, even if the scan file itself still exists. If you delete a scan file through the web interface like shown in previous section the auxiliary files will be deleted automatically.

  • Page 46: Cleaning Instructions For Optics

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 9 Cleaning Instructions for optics ATTENTION: To avoid unnecessary damage or wear, only clean optics when the degree of contamination requires cleaning for proper function. Major contamination and improper handling to clean optics may impact the scanning quality.

  • Page 47: Slightly Contaminated Mirror

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 9.1 Slightly contaminated mirror Handling lens tissue: Fold one piece of lens tissue and clamp it in the tweezers or forceps. • First, use a little compressed air spray (oil-free) to clean the surface of the optics.

  • Page 48: Cleaning The Receiver Lens

    User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS 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 result in dullness of the lens surface or cracks in the lens body.

  • Page 49: Appendix

    The mirror motor couldn’t find its zero index. Motor speed tolerance exceeded The speed of the mirror motor isn’t uniform 10.2 FARO Laser Scanner LS data and power cable ® The scanner is connected by a combined data and power cable from LEMO Plugs -Part-No.
  • Page 50 User’s manual FARO Laser Scanner LS Soldering Side View (1) +24 V (2) +24 V (3) GND (4) GND (5) LAN1 (orange/white) (6) LAN2 (orange) (7) LAN3 (green/white) (8) LAN4 (green) Fig.42 Data and power cable - pin assignment © 2007 FARO Scanner Production...

  • Page 51: Product Environmental Information

    FARO Technologies, Inc., as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, has endeavored to meet 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 dissemination of hazardous substances into the...

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