Faro FOCUS Core User manual

FOCUS® Laser Scanner
Accessories Manual
May 2021
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Table of Contents
Legal Notices 2
CopyrightNotice 2
Disposal 3
Table of Contents 4
Chapter 1: Introduction 6
AboutLaserScannerAccessories 6
AccessoryCompatibility 6
NotesandSigns 7
Chapter 2: Status Indicator 9
StatusIndicatorOverview 9
Insertingthestatusindicator 9
Removingthestatusindicator 11
Chapter 3: Thermal Protection Covers 13
ThermalProtectionCoversOverview 13
Preparingthethermalprotectioncovers 14
Storingandtransportingthethermalprotectivecovers 14
Transportingthescannertoworkingsite 14
Preparingthescannerhardware 15
Settingupon-siteandscanningoperationinhotambientconditions 15
Installingthethermalprotectioncover 15
Accessingthelaserscannerwiththethermalprotectioncoverinstalled 17
MaintainingtheFocusscannerandthermalprotectivecoveron-site 18
Chapter 4: Automation Accessories 19
Chapter 5: PanoCam 21
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PanoCamOverview 21
PanoCamRequirements 21
PanoCamMountSetup 21
AttachtheCamera/MountingBracketAssemblytotheScanner 23
RemovingthePanoCamMountFromtheScanner 25
EnablingthePanoCamintheControllerSoftware 26
PanoCamCalibration 27
PanoCamScanning 29
ExpeditingtheScanningProcess 29
PanoCamExampleImages 30
ImportingaPanoCamProjectintoSCENE 31
ManagingOcclusions 32
OcclusionExamples 33
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Chapter 1: Introduction
About Laser Scanner Accessories
ThisdocumentprovidesinformationabouttheaccessoriesthatareavailableforyourFAROFocusLaser
Scanner.Toordertheseaccessories,contactyourregionalFAROSalesRepresentative.
Thefollowingaccessoriesareavailable:
Status
Indicatoron
page9
Usethestatusindicatorwhenyouwanttoseethescanner’sLEDcolorsandblinkcodes
frommorepositionsandfromagreaterdistance.Partnumber:ACCSS8048.
Thermal
Protection
Coverson
page13
Usethethermalprotectioncoverswhenyouwanttooperatethescannerindirectsunorat
temperaturesintherange40°Cto55°C(104°Fto131°F).Partnumbers:ACCSS8014
non-displaysideofscanner.ACCSS8049displaysideofscanner.
PanoCamon
page21
UsetheFAROPanoCammounttoattachapanoramiccameratotheFOCUS®LASER
SCANNERThePanoCamsystemexpeditesthescanningprocessingbycapturingcolorized
photos.
Automation
Accessories
onpage19
Automationaccessorieshelpyouautomatethescanner,mergeyourdatawithscandata,and
operatethescannerinhelicalmode.
Accessory Compatibility
Beforeyoupurchaseanaccessory,usethetablebelowtoensurethatitiscompatiblewithyourFAROlaser
scanner.
FocusSandPlus
350
Focus
S350A
FocusSandPlus
150
Focus
S150A
Focus
S70
Focus
S70A
Focus
M70
StatusIndicator 
ThermalProtection
Cover
Automation
Accessories    
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FocusSandPlus
350
Focus
S350A
FocusSandPlus
150
Focus
S150A
Focus
S70
Focus
S70A
Focus
M70
PanoCamMount 
Notes and Signs
Thefollowingvisualconventionsareusedthroughoutthedocumentation.
DANGER: ADANGERnoticedenotesahazard.Itcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedureorpractice
that,ifnotcorrectlyperformedoradheredto,will result in personal injury or death.Do
notproceedbeyondaDANGERnoticeuntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodand
met.
WARNING: AWARNINGnoticedenotesahazard.Itcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedureor
practicethat,ifnotcorrectlyperformedoradheredto,could result in personal injury or
death.DonotproceedbeyondaWARNINGnoticeuntiltheindicatedconditionsarefully
understoodandmet.
CAUTION: ACAUTIONnoticedenotesahazard.Itcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedureorpractice
that,ifnotcorrectlyperformedoradheredto,could result in personal injury. Donot
proceedbeyondaCAUTIONnoticeuntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodand
met.
NOTICE: ANOTICEdenotesahazard.Itcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedureorpracticethat,ifnot
correctlyperformedoradheredto,could result in damage to the product or loss of
important data. DonotproceedbeyondaNOTICEnoticeuntiltheindicatedconditionsare
fullyunderstoodandmet.
NOTE: ANOTEdenotesadditionalinformationthataidsyouintheuseorunderstandingofthe
equipmentorsubject.
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Chapter 2: Status Indicator
Status Indicator Overview
Thestatusindicatorenablesyoutoseethescanner’sLEDcolorsandblinkcodesfrommorepositionsand
fromagreaterdistance.Thescanner’sLEDindicatorisswitchedoffwhenthestatusindicatorisinstalled.
Thestatusindicatorissuitableforindoororoutdooruse.
Thelightofthestatusindicatorisvisiblefromallsidesofthescannerexceptthesidewiththetouchscreen.
Thestatusindicatorcanfunctionnomattertheorientationofthescanner—evenifitisupside-down.
Figure 2-1 : Status Indicator
NOTICE: Thestatusindicatorisnotwaterproof.Donotusetheindicatorintherain,orwherewater
coulddripontoit.
Inserting the status indicator
Thescannershouldnotbestoredwiththestatusindicatorinsertedintotheaccessorybay,soyouwillneed
toinsertitbeforeusingthescannerandremoveitbeforestoringthescanner.
1.Checkthegoldplatedcontactpinsofthestatusindicatorbeforeinsertingitintotheaccessorybay.Clean
withadrycottonswabifnecessary.
2.Ensurethatthelaserscannerisswitchedoff.
3.Removetheprotectivecoverfromtheaccessorybayontherightsideofthescanner!.Toremovethe
cover:
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a.Thecoverisremovedbypressingdownononesideofthecover(indicatedby!),whichcausesthe
othersidetopopup.
b.Graspthesidethatisnowelevatedfrombothsidesandpullthecovercompletelyoutofthebay.
c.Retaintheprotectivecover.
Figure 2-2 : Accessory bay for the status indicator with covers
4.Insertthestatusindicatorintotheaccessorybay.Thecorrectbayiscoloredred.
Figure 2-3 : Accessory bay for the status indicator with covers removed
NOTICE: Donotinsertthestatusindicatorintotheaccessorybayontheleftsideofthescanner.Forcing
thestatusindicatorintotheblackbaymaydamageeitherthestatusindicator,thescanner,or
both.
Thestatusindicatorisnowreadyforuse.Switchonthescanneranduseitasyounormallywould.The
colorandblinkcodesareidenticaltothescanner’sLEDpoweron/offbutton.Remembertoremovethe
statusindicatorbeforeplacingthescannerinitscarryingcase.
LEDstate Scannerstate
Off Scanneroff
Blue Scannerreadytoscan
Blueflashing Scanoperationwithlaseroff
Blueflashingquickly Scannerbootingorshuttingdown
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