Gocator Line Profile Sensors: User Manual
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applications can interface to the accelerator in the same way as is possible with a physical sensor,
although the IPof the accelerating device must be used for the connection.
Benefits
Accelerated sensors provide several benefits.
Acceleration is completely transparent: because the output protocols of an accelerated sensor are
identical to those of an unaccelerated sensor, SDK and PLC applications require no changes whatsoever
for controlling accelerated sensors and receiving health information and data.
Measurement latency is reduced on accelerated sensors, which results in shorter cycle times. This means
a sensor can scan more targets in a given time period.
The memory of accelerated sensors is limited only by the memory of the accelerating device. Accelerated
sensors can therefore handle large 3Dpoint clouds more effectively.
Dashboard and Health Indicators
After a sensor is accelerated, the values of some health indicators come from the accelerating PC instead
of the sensor. Others come from a combination of the accelerated sensor and the accelerating PC.
l For information on which indicators are affected in the Dashboard in the web interface, see State and
Health Information on page 446.
l For information on which indicators accessed through the Gocator protocol are affected, see Health
Results on page 626.
Hardware Acceleration:GoMax
The GoMax Smart Vision Accelerator is a dedicated, small form factor device that can accelerate one or
more sensors. Using GoMax to accelerate a sensor system rather than a PC greatly simplifies
implementation and maintenance, providing a plug-and-play experience. And GoMax better handles
continuous 3D data streams over Ethernet. Finally, GoMax automatically recovers from temporary
power losses or system disconnects.
For more information on GoMax, see the product's user manual.
Software-Based Acceleration
You can implement acceleration capabilities in client applications that you create using the Gocator SDK.
LMIalso provides a standalone utility (GoAccelerator.exe) that you can use to instantly accelerate
systems.
The firmware version of the sensor you want to accelerate must match the version of the
SDKused to build an accelerator-based application (or the version of the GoAccelerator utility).
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