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Copyright2
Table of Contents3
Introduction11
Safety and Maintenance12
Laser Safety12
Laser Classes13
Precautions and Responsibilities14
Class 3B Responsibilities14
Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD)15
Systems Sold or Used in the USA16
Electrical Safety16
Handling, Cleaning, and Maintenance17
Environment and Lighting17
Getting Started19
System Overview19
Standalone System19
Dual-Sensor System20
Multi-Sensor System21
Hardware Overview22
Gocator Sensor22
Gocator Cordsets22
Master22
Master 400 / 80023
Master 810 / 241025
Calibration Targets26
Installation28
Mounting28
Orientations29
Grounding: Gocator31
Grounding: Recommended Practices for Cordsets31
Installing DIN Rail Clips: Master 810 or32
Grounding: Master Network Controllers33
Grounding When Using a DIN Rail (Master 810/2410)33
Rut-Scanning System Setup34
Layout34
System Setup35
Software Configuration36
System Operation36
Network Setup37
Client Setup37
Gocator Setup39
Running a Standalone Sensor System39
Running a Dual-Sensor System40
Next Steps43
How Gocator Works44
3D Acquisition44
Clearance Distance, Field of View and Measurement Range45
Resolution and Accuracy46
Resolution46
Z Resolution47
Z Linearity47
Profile Output49
Coordinate Systems49
Sensor Coordinates49
System Coordinates50
Part and Section Coordinates52
Switching between Coordinate Systems53
Uniform Spacing (Data Resampling)53
Data Generation and Processing54
Surface Generation54
Part Detection55
Sectioning55
Part Matching56
Measurement and Anchoring56
Output and Digital Tracking57
Gocator Web Interface58
User Interface Overview58
Toolbar59
Creating, Saving and Loading Jobs (Settings)59
Recording, Playback, and Measurement Simulation61
Recording Filtering63
Downloading, Uploading, and Exporting Replay Data64
Metrics Area66
Data Viewer67
Status Bar67
Log67
Frame Information68
Interface Language68
System Management and Maintenance70
Manage Page Overview70
Sensor System71
Sensor Autostart71
System Layout71
Buddy Assignment73
Exposure Multiplexing74
Over Temperature Protection74
Networking75
Motion and Alignment75
Alignment Reference76
Encoder Resolution76
Encoder Value and Frequency77
Travel Speed77
Jobs77
Security79
Maintenance80
Sensor Backups and Factory Reset81
Firmware Upgrade82
Support83
Support Files84
Manual Access84
Software Development Kit85
Scan Setup and Alignment86
Scan Page Overview86
Scan Modes87
Triggers88
Trigger Examples91
Trigger Settings92
Maximum Input Trigger Rate93
Maximum Encoder Rate94
Sensor94
Active Area94
Tracking Window95
Transformations97
Exposure98
Single Exposure99
Dynamic Exposure100
Multiple Exposure101
Spacing102
Sub-Sampling102
Spacing Interval103
Material104
Alignment106
Alignment States106
Alignment Types106
Alignment: with and Without Encoder Calibration106
Aligning Sensors107
Clearing Alignment110
Filters110
Gap Filling110
Median111
Smoothing112
Decimation113
Surface Generation113
Part Detection117
Edge Filtering120
Data Viewer121
Data Viewer Controls122
Video Mode122
Exposure Information122
Exposures122
Overexposure and Underexposure123
Spots and Dropouts124
Profile Mode125
Section Mode127
Surface Mode128
Height Map Color Scale131
Region Definition132
Intensity Output133
Models134
Model Page Overview134
Part Matching135
Using Edge Detection136
Creating a Model139
Modifying a Model's Edge Points141
Adjusting Target Sensitivity144
Setting the Match Acceptance Criteria145
Running Part Matching145
Using Bounding Box and Ellipse145
Configuring a Bounding Box or an Ellipse147147
Running Part Matching148
Using Part Matching to Accept or Reject a Part149
Sections149
Creating a Section152
Deleting a Section154
Measurement155
Measure Page Overview155
Data Viewer156
Tools Panel156
Adding and Configuring a Tool156
Source157
Streams (Sections)158
Regions158
Decisions159
Filters161
Measurement Anchoring162
Enabling and Disabling Measurements163
Editing a Tool or Measurement Name165
Changing a Measurement ID165
Removing a Tool166
Profile Measurement166
Feature Points166
Fit Lines168
Measurement Tools169
Area169
Bounding Box171
Bridge Value173
Circle176
Dimension177
Groove179
Intersect183
Line185
Panel186
Position189
Round Corner190
Strip193
Tilt197
Script198
Surface Measurement199
Measurement Tools200
Bounding Box200
Countersunk Hole204
Dimension211
Ellipse214
Hole217
Measurement Region220
Opening221
Measurement Region228
Plane228
Position230
Stud232
Measurement Region235
Volume235
Script237
Script Measurement238
Built-In Functions238
Output243
Output Page Overview243
Ethernet Output244
Digital Output248
Analog Output250
Serial Output252
Dashboard255
Dashboard Page Overview255
State and Health Information255
Measurements257
Gocator Emulator258
Limitations258
Downloading a Support File259
Running the Emulator260
Adding a Scenario to the Emulator261
Running a Scenario261
Removing a Scenario from the Emulator262
Using Replay Protection263
Stopping and Restarting the Emulator263
Working with Jobs and Data263
Creating, Saving, and Loading Jobs263
Playback and Measurement Simulation264
Downloading, Uploading, and Exporting Replay Data266
Downloading and Uploading Jobs268
Scan, Model, and Measurement Settings269
Calculating Potential Maximum Frame Rate270
Protocol Output270
Remote Operation270
Gocator Accelerator272
Benefits273
Installation273
Gocator Accelerator Application273
Dashboard and Health Indicators275
SDK Application Integration275
Limitations276
Gocator Device Files277
Live Files277
Log File277
Job Files278
Job File Components278
Accessing Files and Components279
Configuration279
Setup280
Filters281
Xsmoothing281
Ysmoothing281
Xgapfilling282
Ygapfilling282
Xmedian282
Ymedian282
Xdecimation283
Ydecimation283
Xslope283
Yslope283
Trigger284
Layout285
Alignment285
Disk286
Bar286
Plate287
Devices / Device287
Tracking289
Material289
Surfacegeneration291
Fixedlength291
Variablelength292
Rotational292
Surfacesections292
Profilegeneration292
Fixedlength293
Variablelength293
Rotational293
Partdetection294
Edgefiltering295
Partmatching295
Edge296
Boundingbox296
Ellipse296
Replay296
Recordingfiltering297
Conditions/Anymeasurement297
Conditions/Anydata297
Conditions/Measurement297
Streams/Stream (Read-Only)298
Tooloptions298
Measurementoptions299
Streamoption299
Tools299
Profile Types299
Profilefeature300
Profileline300
Profileregion2D300
Surface Types300
Region3D301
Surfacefeature301
Surfaceregion2D301
Profilearea301
Profileboundingbox303
Profilebridgevalue304
Profilecircle306
Profiledimension307
Profilegroove309
Profileintersect311
Profileline312
Profilepanel313
Profileposition316
Profileroundcorner317
Profilestrip318
Script321
Surfaceboundingbox321
Surfacecshole323
Surfacedimension325
Surfaceellipse327
Surfacehole328
Surfaceopening330
Surfaceplane332
Surfaceposition334
Surfacestud335
Surfacevolume337
Output338
Ethernet339
Ascii341
Eip342
Modbus342
Digital0 and Digital1342
Analog343
Serial344
Selcom344
Ascii345
Transform345
Device346
Part Models346
Edge Points347
Configuration348
Protocols349
Gocator Protocol349
Data Types350
Commands350
Discovery Commands351
Get Address351
Set Address352
Get Info353
Control Commands354
Protocol Version355
Get Address355
Set Address356
Get System Info356
Get States357
Log In/Out358
Change Password359
Set Buddy359
List Files360
Copy File360
Read File361
Write File361
Delete File362
User Storage Used362
User Storage Free363
Get Default Job363
Set Default Job363
Get Loaded Job364
Get Alignment Reference364
Set Alignment Reference365
Clear Alignment365
Get Timestamp366
Get Encoder366
Reset Encoder366
Start367
Scheduled Start367
Stop368
Get Auto Start Enabled368
Set Auto Start Enabled368
Start Alignment369
Start Exposure Auto-Set369
Software Trigger370
Schedule Digital Output370
Schedule Analog Output371
Ping371
Reset372
Backup372
Restore373
Restore Factory373
Get Recording Enabled374
Set Recording Enabled374
Clear Replay Data374
Get Playback Source375
Set Playback Source375
Simulate376
Seek Playback376
Step Playback376
Playback Position377
Clear Measurement Stats377
Read Live Log378
Clear Log378
Simulate Unaligned378
Acquire379
Acquire Unaligned379
Create Model380
Detect Edges380
Add Tool380
Add Measurement381
Read File (Progressive)381
Export CSV (Progressive)382
Export Bitmap (Progressive)383
Get Runtime Variable Count384
Set Runtime Variables384
Get Runtime Variables385
Upgrade Commands385
Start Upgrade385
Start Upgrade Extended386
Get Upgrade Status386
Get Upgrade Log387
Results387
Data Results387
Stamp388
Video388
Profile389
Resampled Profile390
Profile Intensity391
Surface391
Surface Intensity392
Surface Section392
Surface Section Intensity393
Measurement394
Operation Result394
Exposure Calibration Result395
Edge Match Result395
Bounding Box Match Result396
Ellipse Match Result396
Health Results396
Modbus Protocol402
Concepts402
Messages402
Registers403
Control Registers404
Output Registers405
State405
Stamp406
Measurement Registers407
Ethernet/Ip Protocol408
Concepts408
Basic Object409
Identity Object (Class 0X01)409
TCP/IP Object (Class 0Xf5)409
Ethernet Link Object (Class 0Xf6)409
Assembly Object (Class 0X04)410
Command Assembly410
Runtime Variable Configuration Assembly411
Sensor State Assembly412
Sample State Assembly413
Implicit Messaging Command Assembly414
Implicit Messaging Output Assembly415
ASCII Protocol417
Connection Settings417
Ethernet Communication417
Serial Communication418
Polling Operation Commands (Ethernet Only)418
Command and Reply Format419
Special Characters419
Control Commands419
Start419
Stop420
Trigger420
Loadjob421
Stamp421
Stationary Alignment422
Moving Alignment422
Clear Alignment422
Data Commands423
Result423
Value423
Decision424
Health Commands425
Health425
Standard Result Format425
Custom Result Format426
Selcom Protocol428
Serial Communication428
Connection Settings428
Message Format428
Development Kits430
Sdk430
Setup and Locations431
Class Reference431
Examples431
Sample Project Environment Variable431
Header Files431
Class Hierarchy431
Gosystem432
Gosensor432
Gosetup432
Golayout432
Gotools433
Gotransform433
Gooutput433
Data Types433
Value Types433
Output Types433
Godataset Type434
Measurement Values and Decisions435
Operation Workflow435
Initialize Gosdk API Object436
Discover Sensors437
Connect Sensors437
Configure Sensors437
Enable Data Channels437
Perform Operations437
Limiting Flash Memory Write Operations439
Gdk439
Benefits440
Supported Sensors440
Typical Workflow441
Tools and Native Drivers442
Sensor Recovery Tool442
Gentl Driver444
16-Bit RGB Image448
16-Bit Grey Scale Image449
Registers451
XML Settings File452
Interfacing with Halcon452
Setting up Halcon453
Halcon Procedures456
Generating Halcon Acquisition Code460
CSV Converter Tool461
Troubleshooting463
Specifications465
Sensors465
Gocator 2100 & 2300 Series465
Gocator465
Gocator 2130 and470
Gocator 2140 and472
Gocator 2150 and476
Gocator 2170 and479
Gocator 2400 Series488
Gocator 2880 Sensor496
Sensor Connectors500
Gocator Power/Lan Connector500
Grounding Shield500
Power501
Laser Safety Input501
Gocator I/O Connector502
Grounding Shield502
Digital Outputs502
Inverting Outputs503
Digital Input503
Encoder Input504
Serial Output505
Analog Output505
Master Network Controllers506
Master 100506
Master 100 Dimensions507
Master507
Master 400/800 Electrical Specifications509
Master 400/800 Dimensions511
Master512
Electrical Specifications514
Encoder515
Input516
Master 810 Dimensions518
Master 2410 Dimensions519
Master 1200/2400520
Master 1200/2400 Electrical Specifications521
Master 1200/2400 Dimensions522
Accessories523
Return Policy525
Software Licenses526
Support532
Contact533

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