Layout

The following sections describe the Layout category on the Manage page. This category lets you configure dual- and multi-sensor systems.

Mounting orientations must be specified for a dual- or multi-sensor system. This information allows the alignment procedure to determine the correct system-wide coordinates for laser profiling and measurements. For more information on sensor and system coordinates, see Coordinate Systems.

Dual- and multi-sensor layouts are only displayed when a Buddy sensor has been assigned.

For multi-sensor layouts with sensors angled around the Y axis, to get "side" data, you must uncheck Uniform Spacing before scanning. The Y offset, X angle, and Z angle transformations cannot be non-zero when Uniform Spacing is unchecked. Therefore, when aligning a sensor using a bar alignment target with Uniform Spacing unchecked, set the Degrees of Freedom setting to X, Z, Y Angle, which prevents these transformations from being non-zero.

Supported Layouts
	Layout Type	Example
	Normal The sensor operates as an isolated device.
	Reverse The sensor operates as an isolated device, but in a reverse orientation. You can use this layout to change the handedness of the data.
	Wide Sensors are mounted in Left (Main) and Right (Buddy) positions. This allows for a larger combined field of view. Sensors may be angled around the Y axis to avoid occlusions.
	Reverse Sensors are mounted in a left-right layout as with the Wide layout, but the Buddy sensor is mounted such that it is rotated 180 degrees around the Z axis to prevent occlusion along the Y axis. Sensors should be shifted along the Y axis so that the laser lines align.
	Opposite Sensors are mounted in Top (Main) and Bottom (Buddy) positions for a larger combined measurement range and the ability to perform Top/Bottom differential measurements.
	Grid For systems composed of three or more sensors. Sensors can be mounted in a 2-dimensional grid using the settings in the Layout Grid area below. Side-by-side and top-bottom configurations are supported, as well as combinations of these and reversed orientations.

To specify a standalone layout:

Go to the Manage page and click on the Layout category.

Under Layout Types, choose Normal or Reverse layout by clicking one of the layout buttons.

See the table above for information on layouts.

Before you can select a dual-sensor layout, you must assign a second sensor as the Buddy sensor. For more information, see Dual- and Multi-sensor Systems.

To specify a dual-sensor layout:

Go to the Manage page and click on the Layout category.

Under Layout Types, choose a layout by clicking one of the layout buttons.

See the table above for information on layouts.

Before you can select a multi-sensor layout, you must assign two or more additional sensors as Buddy sensors. For more information, see Dual- and Multi-sensor Systems.

To specify a multi-sensor layout:

Go to the Manage page and click on the Layout category.

Under Layout Grid, click the "plus" icon to the right to add the desired number of columns in the grid.

The Main sensor is automatically assigned to the first cell. You can however assign the Main sensor to any cell.

Choose a sensor from the drop-down in each cell you want to populate.

The following shows the layout of a four-sensor Wide system:

The following shows the layout of a four-sensor system, with two sensors on the top and two sensors on the bottom:

See the table above for more information on layouts.

(Optional) For each sensor mounted in a reversed orientation in relation to the Main sensor (rotated 180 degrees around the Z axis to avoid occlusions), check the Reversed option.

You must assign all Buddy sensors to a cell in the layout grid. Otherwise, the system will not run.

You can configure dual- and multi-sensor systems so that there is a slight delay between the exposures of sensors or groups of sensors to eliminate laser interference, using the Device Exposure Multiplexing setting. For more information, see Device Exposure Multiplexing.