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SITECO Informatica s.r.l
via della Salute 14
40132 Bologna
Tel 051/6414470
Fax 051/400589
The Mobile Mapping System
ROAD-SCANNER
Getting started Manual
File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc
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C.F. 04014680377
P. IVA 00689691202
sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it
http://www.sitecoinf.it
Powered by Faro
Installation Guide
and
v. 1.0 - March 2017
Compact
Created 03.04.2017
Saved il 28.07.2017
DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017
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  • Page 1 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 The Mobile Mapping System Powered by Faro ROAD-SCANNER Compact Installation Guide Getting started Manual v. 1.0 - March 2017 Created 03.04.2017 File rif.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Contents INTRODUCTION............................3 INSTALLATION............................3 System Components .......................... 3 Installing the RS-C on a vehicle ......................4 Misumi Bar Mounting Frame ......................5 Vehicle Model ............................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Fax 051/400589 1. INTRODUCTION This guide relates to the Mobile Mapping System, Road-Scanner Compact model (RS-C), powered by Faro. It contains all the information necessary to install the RS-C system on a vehicle and make it work. These instructions are provided with a large number of images that help the operator in the various steps.

  • Page 4: Installing The Rs-C On A Vehicle

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 2.2 Installing the RS-C on a vehicle The system must be installed on the roof of the vehicle (see section 3 for more details).

  • Page 5: Misumi Bar Mounting Frame

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 2.3 Misumi Bar Mounting Frame The RS-C is a double antenna GNSS/IMU system. For this type of systems, it is very important to maintain the same relative position between the two antennas in mounting and unmounting the system on different vehicles.

  • Page 6: Vehicle Model

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 2 - RS-C installed on a vehicle 2.4 Vehicle Model A key point to keep in mind when choosing the vehicle for the MMS, are the possible interferences of the laser beams of the laser scanner with the vehicle body.
  • Page 7 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589  The back side of the vehicle must be flat as much as possible  The vehicle must be large enough to carry the system during the mission transfers.

  • Page 8: Powering Set

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 3 – Maximum allowed distances (approximation) 2.5 Powering Set The system must be powered with 2 vehicle batteries provided by the customer: Battery specifications: ...
  • Page 9 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Connect the LAN cable to the system and the board laptop, and activate the remote desktop connection with the RS-C internal PC.

  • Page 10: Wheel Specifications For Dmi Mounting Fitment

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 2.7 Wheel Specifications for DMI Mounting Fitment Please fill in the table below, using millimeters as units of measure. Vehicle Make, Model and Year...

  • Page 11: Survey

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 3. SURVEY Once all the connections are completed, it is possible to start the RS-C by switching on the power buttons on the Power Supply case The following sequence is recommended, even if it is not mandatory: 1.
  • Page 12 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 3 - Pinging the RS-C internal laptop If the ping is positive, start a Remote Desktop connection using the IP 192.168.7.223 address.
  • Page 13 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 4 – Remote desktop connection settings Enter the following credential to start the remote connection:  User: ROADSCANNER ...

  • Page 14: Missions And Sequences

    Applanix LV Posview Software application. The word sequence stands for a set of continuous sensor data and synchronization files. All the sequences will be created/logged using the SITECO Road-Scanner Master Controller Software application. WARNINGS: 1. In terms of time, a mission must be greater than a sequence, since a mission must contain one or more sequences.

  • Page 15: Starting A Mission Logging

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 6 illustrates the points described here above: Figure 6 - Mission, Sequence, RINEX timespans 3.3 Starting a MISSION Logging...
  • Page 16 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 The AP20 inertial navigation system will be automatically connected. Once the AP20 connection is established, a window will show the IP address 192.168.53.100.
  • Page 17 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Once the system displays the “Nav: Full” status, the logging can start: First Connect to the system pressing the connect button then Click on Logging –...
  • Page 18 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Press the POSPac button and manually enable the Event 1, Event 2, Event3 and Event 4 checkboxes. Figure 8 - Enabling Event 1,2,3,4 on LV Posview Logging WARNING: The above step is mandatory! Enabling the Event 1,2,3,4 is a prerequisite for synchronizing the sensor data.
  • Page 19 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Then fill in the mission name in the File Name box. The following naming convention is recommended, even if it’s not mandatory: First digits to identify the job (“BO”...

  • Page 20: Starting A Sequence Logging

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 3.4 Starting a SEQUENCE logging In order to start a SEQUENCE logging, the operator must run the Road-Scanner master Software by double...
  • Page 21 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 WARNING: All the SEQUENCE raw data will be stored on a SSD hard disk. This disk will be extracted from the RS-C at the end of the survey and used to transfer the datasets to the PostProcessing PC, once back in the office.
  • Page 22 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 22 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 23 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 23 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 24 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 WARNING The laser IP address is relative to the Focus X130 position automatically provided with the system. If you want to move one or both lasers, it is necessary to fix this parameter according to the Laser configuration.
  • Page 25 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 At this point a sequence test is strongly recommended to check the system initialization phase. Follow the steps indicated in the next pictures: Press the Init Sequence button (first button on the left) Created 03.04.2017...
  • Page 26 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 And confirm the action as required in the message boxes, see the following windows: Double check that the events are checked to be logged!!! Created 03.04.2017...
  • Page 27 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 27 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 28 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 10 - Road-Scanner Master is ready to start a Sequence logging After the completion of the Init Sequence step (Figure 10), the dialog boxes will show the following: ...
  • Page 29 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589  The lasers on channel 0 and 1 status will be Running  The Ladybug camera has taken 1 image At this point the the sequence test procedure is completed.
  • Page 30 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 30 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 31 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 To start a “real” sequence, choose a Sequence filename, following this naming convention: Enter the MISSION name (acronym_date_letter, example.: BO_20170307_A), Add a number for the SEQUENCE (1 for the first Sequence, 2 for the second, etc.)
  • Page 32 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 32 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 33 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 33 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...
  • Page 34 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Press the Play button to start the SEQUENCE logging. Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 34 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017...
  • Page 35 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 11 – The system is Initialized and ready for the survey Once the RS-C system is working, it is ready to move (Figure 11), then the vehicle can move and the survey session can start.
  • Page 36 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 12 - LadyBug5 Real Time view  Quality of Positioning System by checking the GAMS solution status: Created 03.04.2017 File rif.
  • Page 37 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 As a general rule, if the lights referring to Attitude, Heading, Position and Velocity are green, the mission is logging properly.
  • Page 38 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 During the survey, the SEQUENCE acquisition can be paused by pressing the pause button started again by pressing again the same button Figure 13 - Sequence acquisition paused Created 03.04.2017...

  • Page 39: Stopping A Sequence Logging

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 3.5 Stopping a SEQUENCE logging When the survey in completed, or if you need to stop the current sequence and start a new one, the SEQUENCE acquisition can be stopped by simply pressing the stop button Created 03.04.2017...
  • Page 40 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 14 - SEQUENCE logging stopped The software application stops any connection with the positioning system and restore its idle status: Created 03.04.2017...
  • Page 41 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 41 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017 DO – 7.2 – 02 Rev. 0.2 del 20.01.2017...

  • Page 42: Stopping A Mission Logging

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 WARNING: To be noted that this action stops ONLY the sequence, while the MISSION continues to log. If you need to start a new SEQUENCE, follow the same procedure explained in section 3.4 Starting a SEQUENCE logging (note that if you use “*_A2”...
  • Page 43 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Click on the Stop Logging button. Created 03.04.2017 File rif. C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\RSC_QuickStart _rev 2_99694.doc Pag. 43 di 47 Saved il 28.07.2017...

  • Page 44: Positioning System Data Download

    SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 The Positioning System status changes to Idle. 3.7 Positioning System Data Download The Applanix AP20 raw data are stored in the internal storage memory.
  • Page 45 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Select the poslv button on the left top corner of the Remote Desktop Connection window: The AP20 internal memory files will be listed on the right window. Select all the files relative to the logged MISSION (in the example above: PONTI_20170307_A.150,….149,…148, etc.), and move them (by dragging...
  • Page 46 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 and dropping) to the left window in the Position subdirectory of the working directory (in our example: D:\PONTI_20170307\Position). Once the file transfer is completed, stop the Applanix AP20. To do this, go back to the LV Posview application and click on Tools –...
  • Page 47 SITECO Informatica s.r.l C.F. 04014680377 via della Salute 14 P. IVA 00689691202 40132 Bologna sitecoinf@sitecoinf.it Tel 051/6414470 http://www.sitecoinf.it Fax 051/400589 Figure 15 - AP20 shutdown confirmation Once this operation has been completed, the Road-Scanner C internal PC can be switched off.

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