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LumiScan Documentation
From the first image to a running cell.
Manuals, tutorials and reference for the whole LumiScan platform – from the 3D light-field camera to vision-guided robotics and AI training. Searchable, in English and German.
- ctrlX OS
- Windows 11
- Ubuntu 24.04
- English & Deutsch
- Every page also as Markdown
Choose your starting point
Three ways into LumiScan – depending on what you want to do.
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Users · 10 minutes
First Image in 10 Minutes
A LumiScan X image and point cloud on screen – and saved. -
System integrators
Your First Industrial Vision Application
Camera, vision app and PLC working together. -
Software developers
Integrating LumiScan into Your Application
Your own program calls the apps.
All manuals
Every app, every tool, every camera – with installation, configuration, interfaces and examples.
Core components
The foundation of every LumiScan application: camera connection, common interface and live view.
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LumiScan Keryx
Addresses, handshake, execute and stream calls, status codes – what all LumiScan apps have in common. -
LumiScan Cam Driver
Connects GenICam cameras to ctrlX OS or a PC and publishes images and camera functions on the Data Layer. -
LumiScan Cockpit
Live view of the images and results of all vision apps – in the browser on ctrlX OS, in its own window on a PC.
3D vision-guided robotics
Robots that see: bin picking, machine tending and automated assembly.
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LumiScan VGR
3D vision-guided robotics for bin picking and automated assembly. -
LumiScan File Transfer
Exchanges annotated images and trained models between the production system and the training computer.
Object detection
Find, match and locate parts – with templates, shapes or neural networks.
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LumiScan AI Object Matching
Detects trained objects with neural networks and reports their position and orientation. -
LumiScan Template Finder
Locates a known part from a template image – with position, confidence, scale and rotation. -
LumiScan Object Finder
Locates known objects by their shape from one or more template images. -
LumiScan Area Detector
Finds regions in an image and reports the size of each.
Reading codes and text
Traceability on the part: read codes and plain text reliably.
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LumiScan Aztec Code Reader
Finds Aztec codes and reports their content and position. -
LumiScan Barcode Reader
Finds barcodes and reports their content and position. -
LumiScan DMC Reader
Finds Data Matrix codes and reports their content and position. -
LumiScan QR Code Reader
Finds QR codes and reports their content and position. -
LumiScan Text Reader
Reads printed text such as part numbers, batch and date codes or labels.
Processing
From pixel to robot coordinate.
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LumiScan Calibration
Converts 2D image coordinates into 3D coordinates on a calibrated plane, e.g. for picking and placing.
Engineering software
Teach your own objects and configure applications step by step – without writing vision code.
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LumiScan Annotation Framework
Annotates objects in images to create the training data for neural networks. -
LumiScan Training Framework
Trains neural networks for object detection and localisation. -
LumiScan VGR Engineering
Guided configuration of LumiScan VGR and other LumiScan software, with camera preview and suggested settings.
3D vision hardware and licensing
The light-field camera and everything about licences.
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LumiScan X
The 3D light-field camera: hardware, safe installation and use, and the software that comes with it. -
LumiScan Licensing
LumiScan Key, CodeMeter Runtime, licence updates and ctrlX licences for all products.
Help when you need it
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FAQ
Quick answers to common questions. -
Troubleshooting
Understand error messages and fix problems. -
Glossary & Terminology
Terms from Data Layer to hand-eye calibration. -
Introduction
What LumiScan is and how the products work together.
Didn’t find what you need? Our team is happy to help: info@hdvisionsystems.com · +49 6221 67219-00
Imprint
HD Vision Systems GmbH
Palo-Alto-Platz 11
69124 Heidelberg
Phone +49 6221 67219-00
Fax +49 6221 67219-01
Email: info@hdvisionsystems.com
Web: hdvisionsystems.com
CEO: PD Dr. Christoph Garbe
Register court: Amtsgericht Mannheim
Register number: HRB 726917
Copyright © 2026 HD Vision Systems GmbH. All rights reserved. The vision system and software described in this documentation are the intellectual property of HD Vision Systems GmbH, Heidelberg. No part of this documentation may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Subject to technical changes.
See also the General Disclaimer.