Viso Systems LabRail User manual

VISO SYSTEMS LabRail
User Manual
Revision: 17DEC2021

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Congratulations on purchasing your new Viso Systems LabRail. Before using this
product, please read the Safety Information.
This manual contains descriptions and troubleshooting necessary to install and
operate your new Viso Systems product. Please review this manual thoroughly to
ensure proper installation and operation.
For news, Q&A and support at Viso Systems, visit our website at
www.visosystems.com

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Contents
Safety Information........................................................................................................4
Disposing of this Product ..............................................................................................4
Introduction..................................................................................................................4
Shipping Dimensions.....................................................................................................5
LabRail installation........................................................................................................5
Power and data connection........................................................................................14
Distance calibration ....................................................................................................17
Sensor Distance...........................................................................................................24
Specifications..............................................................................................................25

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Safety Information
Warning! This product is not for household use.
Read this manual before installing and operating the LabRail, follow the safety
warnings listed below, and study all the cautions in the manual.
Preventing electric shocks
Make sure the power supply is always grounded.
Use a source of AC power that complies with the local building and electrical codes,
that has both overload and ground-fault protection.
If the controller or the power supply are in any way damaged, defective, wet, or
show signs of overheating, disconnect the power supply from the AC power and
contact Viso Service for assistance.
Do not install or use the device outdoors. Do not spray with or immerse in water or
any other liquid.
Do not remove any covers or attempt to repair the controller or the power supply.
Refer any service to Viso.
Disposing of this Product
Viso Systems products are supplied in compliance with Directive 2012/19/EU on
waste - electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) together with the RoHS Directive
2011/65/EU with amendments 2015/863. Help preserve the environment! Ensure
that this product is recycled at the end of its lifetime. Your supplier can give details of
local arrangements for the disposal of Viso Systems products.
Introduction
About this document
These guidelines describe the installation process of the LabRail and distance
calibratio procedure.
About the LabRail
The LabRail is a revolutionary new automatic sensor positioning system, which
includes fully motorized sensor positioning include data over power elliminating all
cables.
© 2007 Viso Systems ApS, Denmark
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, in any form or by any means,
without permission in writing from Viso Systems ApS, Denmark. Information subject to change
without notice. Viso Systems ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury,
damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by
the use of, inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this manual.

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Shipping Dimensions
Box 1: 1050 x 350 x 200 mm (weight: coming soon)
Box 2: 330 x 220 x 150 mm (weight: coming soon)
Box 3: 780 x 380 x 240 (weight: coming soon)
Box 4: 1650 x 280 x 280 mm (weight: coming soon)
LabRail installation
Suspension principle
The standard rail consists of eight 1.5-m rail pieces. Not all pieces need to be
installed for the system to work –just choose your own preferred length. The rail can
also be prolonged with more rail pieces from Viso Systems.
Gravity and symmetry holds the assembly in place.
Hence it is important that eyebolts in your ceiling are firmly attached to the building
structure (not to suspended ceiling parts or the like). It is also important that the
suspension wires are symmetrical around the rail. This is to avoid skewing of the rail
and to secure balance. The rail suspension is very flexible when it comes to ceiling
heights. The suspension wires can be as long or as short as desired.
The rail is intended to be assembled as a whole on the floor. When this is completed,
wires are attached. The whole rail is lifted manually (about 5 people needed) to its
permanent position and wires are tightened and cut to length.
The dolly, end stop, injector, monopod and cables are installed. Your LabSensor fits
directly onto the monopod.

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Finally, you need to go through a distance calibration procedure.
Standard pliers and a screwing machine with allen key bits are the tools needed.
LabRail Components
The standard rail consists of 8 rail sections each being 1.5 m long. The rail sections
are interconnected using suspension plates on top and bottom.
The LabRail suspension contains:
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Rail parts
Image
8
1.5-m pieces of aluminium
rail
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Connector Profiles
9
Suspension plates
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Screw M5x6
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M6x30 Ring Screw
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Conductor Rail
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Safety wire hooks (push-
through)
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m
Steel Wire 1.5mm Black (2
rolls, each 50 m)
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Grub Screw M5x6
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Wire cutter
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System parts
Image
1
Dolly
1
End Stop

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Qty
System parts
Image
1
Injector
1
Cable IEC 5m Extension
1
Cable Power 2m
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Cable RJ45 3m
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Telescopic arm (monopod)
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The whole rail is assembled on the floor. The 1.5-m pieces are attached to one
another with suspension plates for firm alignment and electrical connection.
1. Align the aluminium rail pieces on the floor. Put the rail piece with the end
stop closest to the goniometer. Put the rail piece with the injector module
farthest away from the goniometer.
2. Push the connector profiles into the grooves in the rail –4 at each of each
rail pieces: 2 on the top and two in the bottom grooves.
3. Start by joining the rail pieces on the bottom side of the rail: Use the grub
screws M5x6 to fasten the connector profiles into the rail grooves.
Push the rail pieces tightly together.
4. Turn the rail up-side-up.
5. On the top side: Use the M5x6 screws to the suspension plates to the
rail pieces –2 screws into every connector profile.

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Important: Please check that rail pieces are indeed accurately
aligned by running your finger across the assembly lines. If needed,
loosen the screws and re-align. Even small misalignments may
prevent the dolly from travelling accurately mechanically.
6. Remove the end stop cover and attach the end stop to the rail with
8 grub screw and 4 connector profiles inside the upper and lower
grooves. Note: The end stop should have the spring load part facing
downward
7. Turn the rail up-side-up.
8. Go to the injector unit on the rail end farthest from the goniometer
9. Push the rail conductor pieces into the top groove in both sides of
the rail. Fill each groove.

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Push all pieces in and check that the first piece meets the spring
load in the end stop:
Also check that the rail conductor pieces all slide freely and that to
can activate the spring load by pushing that all conductor pieces
from the opposite end of the rail.
Spring load

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10. The last conductor pieces will be too long. Cut the last conductor
pieces to length + 5-10 cm with standard pliers:
11. Then push both conductor line firmly in (thus activating the spring
load at the other end) and tighten the finger screws on each side of
the injector. Use e.g., a ruler in between your hand and the
conductor to make it more comfortable to apply sufficient
pressure.
12. Cut the remaining conductor pieces off if needed.
13. Screw two eye bolts into every suspension plate (for wire
attachment)
14. Please firmly attach your own eyebolts or the like to the building structure.
The suspension hooks in LabRail kit accommodates can open and close
around up 5.5 mm. Important: Each building eyebolt carries two wires and
should be placed between two rail connectors (except maybe the last set).
As gravity and symmetry holds the construction in place, wires should be
angled vertically about 30-60 degrees to the ceiling to improve stability.

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Place the eyebolts in the same height and symmetrically around the
intended rail position –this is to avoid screwing the rail.
15. Prepare the lengths of suitable lengths of wire: The wires should be long
enough to reach from the eyebolts in the ceiling to the eyebolt on the rail
connectors.
Attach the supplied push-through wire hooks to one end off all wire ends
Then attach the upper hooks of all wires to the eyebolts in the building
structure –the other end hanging loosely down.
The attach the other end of all wire ends hanging from the ceiling
to the lower hooks. Important: Every other wire pair is crossed to
prevent movement sideways. Illustration: All blue wires are crossed:
16. It is time to lift the rail to the desired position –minimum 2.3 m over floor
level (for standard LabSpion goniometer med 1.5 m standard tower). For
LabSpions with 2.0 m tower, the minimum height is 2.55 m over floor level.
17. A small group of people is needed, and each person needs a ladder. The
group simultaneously lifts the rail approximately the desired height while
securing the steel wires with the push-though hook to the eye bolts on the
rail connectors. Then, adjust every wire set to make sure that the whole
rail in the desired height and perfectly levelled.
Push-through wire hook
Push here
to loosen

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18. Again, test the connections between the rail pieces with your finger to
ascertain smooth transitions:
19. Slide the LabRail dolly onto the rail over the end stop (end stop cover still
detached). The rear end of the dolly must (with labels) face the injector in
the far end
20. Attach the cover to the end stop.
21. Now, screw in the telescopic arm (monopod) to the dolly by turning
clockwise until firmly attached

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Then turn the adapter to face the goniometer
22. Attach your LabSensor to the adapter on the telescopic rod.
Roughly set the sensor to the same height as the middle of the goniometer
c-plane motor (the sensor height will be adjusted accurately during
calibration.

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Power and data connection
Standard connection when not using LabRail
When the LabRail is not used is the sensor connected directly to the base as shown
below.

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Connection using LabRail
When using the LabRail is the sensor connected to the LabRail Injector (including
power) and both data and power are transmitted together via the rail.

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Use the standard 25 m RJ45 cable (normally used to connect the sensor to the
LabSpion mainboard) to connect the LabRail injector to LabSpion mainboard.
Make sure that the cable is secured so that it does not interfere with the function of
the LabRail and out of the way of people working in the laboratory.
Check that the sensor is connected to the system –indicated in the upper right-hand
corner of the software dashboard
Checking connection
To check the connection, you can go to the Help menu and check that the menu
point “LabRail (Firmware) is visible”
You can also click on Setup → Labrail → Tool:
And the click on the “Check dataline” to ensure that the connection is good.

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Distance calibration
Before starting distance calibration, is it a good idea to use the LabRail tool to check
the laser from the LabRail is aligned all the way along the rail to the LabRail Injector.
The tool window can be opened by clicking Setup → Labrail → Tool:
Turn on the laser and use the move buttons to move the LabRail along the rail as
shown above.
Before the rail can be used, the distance between the mounted sensor and the
LabRail must be calibrated and stored in the memory of the LabRail.
Note: Fix the LabSpion goniometer to the floor so that the position does not change.
If the LabRail or the LabSpion are moved, all distance calibration procedures must be
repeated.
To make the calibration please make sure you have installed Viso Light Inspector
version 6.05.2 or later.
Go to menu Setup → LabRail and the following dialog will appear

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Please ensure that the laser hits the center of the target plate on the injector by
adjusting the screws next to laser measurement device as shown below.
Also make sure that the “Setup laser target plate” is mounted on the LabSpion with
the front being at the center of rotation of the LabSpion.
The reason for the “Setup laser target plate” being extended outwards by 10 cm is so
the software can easily ensure that the laser always hits the plate during the setup
process. Otherwise, a significant error of at least 10 cm would be detected by the
software. The “Setup laser target plate” is only used during the setup and is not
needed again after the setup procedure is completed, unless the system is moved.
The sensor must be adjusted in height so that the laser beam is completely
horizontal and points to the center of the “Setup laser target plate” as shown below.

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Another laser leveler can be used to ensure the sensor laser is in horizontal level
such as the below shown Bosch laser included with the LabSpion.
After the steps above have been completed, please click “Next”.
The system will now ask you to move the sensor to the end-stop. Just use your hand
to gently push the sensor until it touches the end-stop and click “Done”.
Please make sure there are no obstacles in the room as the sensor will now start
moving down the complete traveling range of the rail.

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The system will now measure the complete length of the rail and it will hit the laser
target plate at different positions.
If you get errors saying the laser target plate was not hit, please check you rail is
straight and that there is no direct strong light hitting the target plate. A sensor is
located inside the target plate ensuring the laser always hits the plate, this too
ensure that correct distance is always measured from the end of the rail.
Strong light on the laser target plate (e.g., from general lighting), must be blocked
with a plate or a dark curtain.
When the rail distance setup is completed, the system will get ready to measure the
sensor laser distance in combination with the rail laser distance to be stored in the
finished calibration. The window below will ask you if you would like to make a
manual pre-check that sensor laser hits the “Setup laser target plate” as shown
below.
If you click the large button on top of the rail image will you be able to move the
sensor manually using the window shown below.