Faro FOCUS Core User manual

FOCUS® Laser Scanner
Accessories Manual
May 2021
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electronicproductstorecyclingfacilitiesthatacceptelectronicdevices.
Contactyourlocalgovernmentorlocalwastedisposaloperatorstocomplywithlocallaws.
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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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LEDstate Scannerstate
Orange Anerrororwarninghasoccurred
Orangeflashingquickly Lowbatteryorerrorduringbootorshutdown
Redflashing Scanoperationwithlaseron
Removing the status indicator
Removethestatusindicatorbeforeplacingthelaserscannerinitscase.
1.Switchoffthescanner.
2.RemovethestatusindicatorbygraspingitwithtwofingersonthecornersshowninFigure2-4and
pullingvertically.

Figure 2-4 : Pull here to remove

Figure 2-5 : Do not pull here
3.Replacetheaccessorybaycoverafterremovingthestatusindicator.
4.Storethestatusindicatorinaclothbagorothersoftcarryingcasethatwillpreventthegold-plated
contactsfrombeingscratched.
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Chapter 3: Thermal Protection Covers
Thermal Protection Covers Overview
FAROlaserscannersarenormallyabletooperateatambienttemperaturesfrom5°Cto40°C(4°Fto
104°F).Thethermalprotectioncoversmakeitpossibletooperatethescannerintemperaturesbetween
40°Cand55°C(104°Fto131°F)andinstrongdirectsunlight.Thecoversprovide:
• shieldingagainstIRradiation
• high-performancethermalinsulationtopreventexcessheatintrusion
• latent-heatabsorberstoremoveexcessheatfromthedevice
Figure 3-1 : FARO thermal protection covers
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Preparing the thermal protection covers
Thecoversmustbepre-cooledinsideaconventionalfreezerbeforeeachuse.Werecommendafreezerthat
canbringthetemperatureofthecoversdowntolessthan-15°C(5°F).Dependingontheinitial
temperatureofthecovers,thisprocesscantakeupto6hours.
NOTE: Formaximumflexibility,werecommendhavingasecondpre-cooledsetofcoversathand.This
allowsquickon-sitereplacementofcoversduringoperationandprovidesoptimumlong-term
performance.
Storing and transporting the thermal protective
covers
Duringtransporttothescanningsite,thecoversneedtobekeptcold(optimum:-15°C(5°F))by
transportingtheminahigh-qualitycoolerequippedwithicepacksorwithactiverefrigeration.
Figure 3-2 : Set of pre-cooled thermal insulation covers inside an insulated cooler
Transportingthescannertoworkingsite
FAROlaserscannersshouldalwaysbetransportedinthedesignatedhard-topcasethatisprovidedwiththe
device.Thisprovidesthebestpossibleprotectionagainstcontaminationaswellasprotectionagainst
heating-upbyexposuretowarmairordirectsunlight.Transportingthescannerinanair-conditioned
environmentof20°Cto25°C(68°Fto77°F)isideal.
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Preparing the scanner hardware
• EnsurethatthePowerBlockiscompletelycharged.Werecommendtohaveatleast2fully-charged
PowerBlocksforscanninginextremeconditions.
• Setallscanningparameterspriortoworkingwiththescanneron-site.(E.g.,scanprojectfolders,file
naming,usersettings,etc.;scanresolutionandquality,colorsettings,scanprofile,detectorsettings,
etc.)Thiswillminimizetheamountoftimethatthescannerwillbeexposedtotheenvironment.
Setting up on-site and scanning operation in hot
ambient conditions
Thissectionprovidesdetailsabouthowtosetupthescannerwiththecover.
Setupthetripodatthedesiredscanpositionfollowingallrecommendationsinthescannermanual.
Insertafully-chargedpowerpackintothebatteryslotofthescanner.Ifastatusindicatorispresentinthe
scanner,itshouldberemovedwhilethescannerisswitchedoff.Startthescannerandrecallalldesiredscan
/projectsettings.Afterthisstep,thescannershouldbeinstatusReady for measurement.Ifastatus
indicatorisinsertedintotheaccessorybay,removeitbeforeproceeding.
NOTE: Werecommendyoukeepthescannerinmoderateclimateconditionsduringsystemstartand
parametersettingsbytheuser(20to25°C),forexampleinanair-conditionedcar.
MounttheFARO®FOCUSLaserScanneronthetripodandalignthescanner's“Home”orientationif
required.
Installingthethermalprotectioncover
1.Taketwocoversoutofthetransportcooler.
2.LoosenthetwoVelcrostrapsatthebottom
ofthecovers.Notethatthecoversarenot
identical,thedisplay-sidecoverhasan
extrapad,showninFigure3-4
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Figure 3-3 : Loosen Velcro straps
Figure 3-4 : Display-side thermal cover
3.Holdacoveronbothsides,andgently
slideitoverthescannerhousing.Repeat
thisstepwiththesecondcoveronthe
othersideofthelaserscannerhousing.
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Figure 3-5 : Slide thermal protection cover onto scanner
4.TightenandfixthetwoVelcrostrapsatthe
bottomofeachcoversothecoverfits
tightlyontheouterlaserscannerhousing.
Figure 3-6 : Fix the Velcro straps at the bottom
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5.Afterinstallation,recheckthepositionof
thecover.Ensurethattheinnerrimlineof
thecoverisalignedparalleltotheinner
edgeofthescannerchassis,withanoffset
of3to4mm.Thescannerchassisshould
bevisiblefromallsides.
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Figure 3-7 : Case fixed correctly
Afterinstallingboththecovers,thelaserscannerisnowreadyforoperation.
Accessingthelaserscannerwiththethermalprotectioncoverinstalled
AslongastheFAROLaserScannerisexposedtohotclimateconditionsorintensedirectsunlightwith
temperaturesgreaterthan40°C,itishighlyrecommendedtoleavethecoverinstalledoverthefullworking
periodorseriesofscanningmeasurements.Butifyouneedtoaccessthescanner,thecoverfrontfacescan
beseparatelyopenedtoaccessthedisplaypanelorpowerpackandSDcardslot.
Toopenasinglefrontfaceofthecover,pulltheverticalVelcroflapsawayfromthedeviceandliftthefront
face.Forfreeaccesstothescannerinstandbymode,theopenedfrontfacecanalsobeflippedovertothe
topofthescanner.
Figure 3-8 : Opening the cover
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Figure 3-9 : Access to Display Figure 3-10 : Access to Power Pack and
Battery
Toclosethefrontface,wrapandpressbothVelcro-basedflapstowardsthesidesofthecover.Re-checkthe
coveralignment.
MaintainingtheFocusscannerandthermalprotectivecoveron-site
Whenexposedtotemperaturesof40°C(104°F)orgreater,theFocuslaserscannerwillgraduallywarmup
duringcontinuousoperation,evenifwhenusingthethermalprotectioncoverasdescribedinthepreceding
sections.
Asaconsequence,repetitivescanoperationundersuchconditionswillbelimitedintimeuptoapoint
wheretheinternaltemperaturecontroloftheFAROLaserScannersendsacriticaltemperaturewarning
message(plusacousticsignal)totheuser.
Atthispoint,thescannermustbeswitchedoffandcooleddown,preferablytothetemperaturerange20°C
to25°C(68°Fto77°F),tore-establishtherecommendedconditionsforcontinuationofscanning
operation.Alsothecovershouldbereplacedatthispoint.
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Chapter 4: Automation Accessories
Usetheseaccessoriestohelpyouautomatethescanner,mergeyourdatawithscandata,andoperatethe
scannerinhelicalmode.Theautomationaccessoriesarenotdescribedinthisdocument.Youcanlearn
aboutthemandaboutautomationstrategiesintheAutomation Interface Manual.
• Automation Adapter (Partnumber:ACCSS8004.)AmechanicalbasethatprovidesanEthernetand
automationconnectiontothescanner
• Helical Adapter Upgrade (Partnumber:ACCSS8015.)Abracketthatpreventsthescannerfrom
rotatingsothatitcanbeusedinhelicalmode.
• Automation Test Box(Partnumber:ACCSS8027.)Testcontrollertoverifytheproperfunctionofthe
AutomationAdapter’sautomationsocket.
• Zero Point Clamp(Partnumber:ACCSS6037.)Amountingbracketthatenablesquickand
reproduciblefixationoftheFAROlaserscannertogetherwiththeAutomationAdapter.
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