Orientations and Layouts
The examples below illustrate some of the possible mounting orientations and layouts for single-sensor, dual-sensor, and multi-sensor systems. The choice of orientation will depend on your application. For more information on orientations and setting them up using the Gocator interface, see
Typically, you will perform an alignment procedure with sensors using either the flat surface of the conveyor or an alignment target (for an introduction to alignment targets, see Alignment Targets). The choice of alignment target and whether it moves when you perform the alignment depends on the kinds of inaccuracies in sensor mountings. For more information on aligning, see Aligning Sensors.
Standalone Orientations
Single sensor above conveyor
Single sensor on robot arm
Dual-Sensor System Orientations:
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Side-by-side for wide-area measurement (Wide). Sensors can also be angled toward each other, around the Y axis. Sensors can also be mounted with space between their laser lines to scan the width of a large web of material such as metal or rubber (not shown). |
The left sensor (when looking into the positive Y direction) must be defined as Main; for more information, see Buddy Assignment. For information on the positive Y of your sensor, see the sensor's coordinate system orientation in Sensors. (A rule of thumb is that Y increases from the camera to the laser emitter.) |
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Above/below for two-sided measurement (Opposite) |
The top sensor must be defined as Main; for more information, see Buddy Assignment. |
A multi-sensor system is defined as containing three or more sensors.
Multi-Sensor System Orientations:
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Side-by-side top-bottom (and wide) measurement |
Side-by-side for wide-area measurement |
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Ring layout for 360-degree scans |
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