First Image in 10 Minutes

You end with an image and a point cloud of your LumiScan X on screen, and both saved as files. Six steps; each one ends with Done when and points to the next.

Your progress - tick off each step as you finish it
Working with another camera than a LumiScan X, or with a ctrlX CORE? Use Your First Industrial Vision Application instead: it starts with the Cam Driver, which connects GenICam cameras.

Step 1 of 6 - Check the system requirements

1 Requirements · 2 Install · 3 Connect · 4 Configure · 5 Capture · 6 Save

You need:

  • the LumiScan X and a 24 V DC power supply - or Power over Ethernet from a PoE port or a PoE injector

  • an Ethernet cable CAT6A, S/FTP shielded, M12 male to RJ45 male, and for the 24 V supply the 5-pin sensor/actuator cable

  • a computer with at least an Intel i5 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, an NVIDIA GTX 1650 and an Intel Ethernet Adapter I210 (or better), with the operating system listed in Software Requirements

  • the LumiScan software installer and your LumiScan Key (the USB licence key)

Done when: everything on the list is on your desk.
Next: Step 2 - Install the software

Step 2 of 6 - Install the software

1 Requirements ✓ · 2 Install · 3 Connect · 4 Configure · 5 Capture · 6 Save

  1. Install CodeMeter Runtime 9.00 or later and plug in the LumiScan Key, as described in Installing CodeMeter Runtime.

  2. Close all open applications and run Installer_LumiScanX_<version>.exe.

  3. Accept the licence terms, keep or change the installation folder, and click Install, OK and Finish.

Details: Installation.

Done when: Start → HD Vision Systems → LumiScan Viewer exists.
Next: Step 3 - Connect the camera

Step 3 of 6 - Connect the camera

1 Requirements ✓ · 2 Install ✓ · 3 Connect · 4 Configure · 5 Capture · 6 Save

Choose one way to power the camera:

  • 24 V power supply: screw the M12 plug of the Ethernet cable into the 8-pin socket on the back of the camera (hand-tight, no pliers), connect the RJ45 end to the computer, screw the sensor/actuator cable to the 5-pin socket and connect the 24 V supply.

  • PoE port on the computer: connect the Ethernet cable from the 8-pin socket to the PoE port.

  • PoE injector: computer → injector In, injector Out → 8-pin socket, then plug in the injector.

Operate the camera with 24 V nominal voltage only, from a supply that meets the SELV and LPS requirements. See Installation for all safety notes.

Done when: about 30 seconds after power-on the camera has started.
Next: Step 4 - Configure the connection

Step 4 of 6 - Configure the connection

1 Requirements ✓ · 2 Install ✓ · 3 Connect ✓ · 4 Configure · 5 Capture · 6 Save

  1. Network adapter: in the Windows Ethernet settings of the port the camera is on, open Configure → Advanced and set jumbo frames to Maximum (9014 bytes), Receive Buffers and Transmit Buffers to 2048. See Network Settings.

  2. Firewall: start the LumiScan Viewer. When Windows asks whether it may access the network, allow it - otherwise the camera is not found. See Windows Firewall.

  3. Camera IP address: in the LumiScan Viewer open Menu → IP Configuration, click Refresh, select the camera, enable Static IP, enter an address in the subnet of your network adapter and click Apply. A static IP is strongly recommended over DHCP. See Camera IP Configuration.

  4. Calibration file: in the Calibration section, enter the camera’s .hdvcal file; by default the files are in C:\ProgramData\HD Vision Systems GmbH\calibration.

Done when: the camera is listed and selected in the LumiScan Viewer, with its calibration file.
Next: Step 5 - Capture an image

Step 5 of 6 - Capture an image

1 Requirements ✓ · 2 Install ✓ · 3 Connect ✓ · 4 Configure ✓ · 5 Capture · 6 Save

  1. Click the green triangle (start capturing). The image appears in the viewer; the thirteen preview images at the edge switch between the cameras of the LumiScan X.

  2. Open the Point Cloud tab to see the 3D data; scroll to zoom, drag with the left mouse button to rotate, with the right one to move.

  3. If the image is too dark or too bright, or the point cloud is sparse, adjust exposure and depth range in the settings panel, see Camera Settings Configuration.

Done when: you see your object as an image and as a point cloud.
Next: Step 6 - Save the capture

Step 6 of 6 - Save the capture

1 Requirements ✓ · 2 Install ✓ · 3 Connect ✓ · 4 Configure ✓ · 5 Capture ✓ · 6 Save

  1. In the settings panel under Capture, choose what to export: Capture Center View for the image of the centre camera, Capture .ply/.pcd Point Cloud for the point cloud. The default folder is C:\Users\<user>\HDVisionSystems\LumiScan\export.

  2. Click the photo icon to export the current capture. (The record icon exports every frame until you click it again - at 6 FPS that is 360 frames per minute.)

See Data Export.

Done when: the image and the point cloud are files in the export folder - your first LumiScan X capture.

What next

  • Pick parts with a robot: LumiScan VGR uses the LumiScan X.

  • All camera settings, filters and the trigger inputs: the LumiScan X manual.

  • Something did not work: the LumiScan X section of the FAQ.