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  • Page 1 Hardware User Guide...
  • Page 2 GeoSLAM Ltd. GeoSLAM Ltd. provides this guide “as is”, without warranty of any kind and reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to the product described in this guide at any time and without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GeoSLAM Connect Software..............................17 Appendices ..............................20 Appendix 1 ‐ USB Prepare Tool ............................20 11.1. Appendix 2 – Dimensional Drawings ............................21 11.2. Appendix 3 – Air Transport Certificate ............................. 23 11.3. © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction The ZEB Horizon provides a rapid and simple means of capturing 3D point cloud data. Data is captured as the user walks through the area of interest. The ZEB Horizon negates the need for time consuming scanner set‐ups and data registration associated with traditional terrestrial laser scanning methods.

  • Page 5: List Of Parts

    ZEB Horizon main cable 5 PAG_9713V 14.8V Battery Charger 6 GS_610121 ZEB Horizon Reference Base 7 GS_310025 USB storage device containing GeoSLAM Connect licence 8 SWA_138576 ZEB Horizon backpack 9 OPT_8248 Datalogger shoulder strap 10 GS_610253 ZEB Horizon Phone Holder Figure 2-1 ©...

  • Page 6: Battery

    The accuracy of the display is maintained by tracking battery performance and adjusting calibration values to compensate for the ageing of the cells. When battery is fully‐discharged the display will indicate 3 dots as below. When the battery is fully charged the display will indicate 100%. © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 7: Battery Care

    When connected to the ZEB Horizon that is powered on, two presses of the battery’s display button will show a predicted run‐time against the given load, expressed in hours and minutes. The Capacity display senses the orientation of the battery and adjusts to ensure legibility.

  • Page 8: Safety

    The ZEB Horizon should only be used by trained operators. Always follow basic safety precautions when operating the ZEB Horizon to reduce the risk of personal injury and to prevent damage to the equipment. Do not operate the equipment with suspected defects or obvious mechanical damage. Please refer all servicing of the equipment to qualified service personnel.

  • Page 9: Further Help And Information

    4.6. Further Help and Information In the event of a problem that cannot be resolved using the information supplied, please contact GeoSLAM. You can also gain assistance through the support page on our website: https://geoslam.com/support For further assistance, contact GeoSLAM Technical Support by telephone or email. Our Customer Support personnel will discuss your situation, determine the cause of the problem and provide the appropriate technical assistance.

  • Page 10: Principal Of Operation

    6. Usage Guidelines This chapter provides guidelines for how the ZEB Horizon should be used to achieve the best possible results. Prior to conducting a survey, the user should plan the proposed survey path in order to identify potential problem areas, e.g. feature poor environments, doorway transitions and stairwells.

  • Page 11: Transitioning Between Environments

    If people are required to follow the operator they should ideally maintain a distance of 20m or more from the operator. © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 12: Data Capture

    To attach the reference base plate, orientate the ZEB Horizon and plate as shown in Figure 7-1. The base of the ZEB Horizon handle sits within the ‘cup’ on the top of the reference plate and the alignment pin should be toward the front point of the plate.

  • Page 13: Shut Down Procedure

    7.4. Shut Down Procedure To shut the ZEB Horizon data logger down long press the power button until two beeps are emitted. The STATUS and DATA LED’s on the data logger will alternate RED until the system powers down.

  • Page 14: Led Error Status Summary

    IMU sensor not detected Triple RED flash Triple RED flash Laser and IMU sensors not detected Data logger turned off during Data Formatting ORANGE ORANGE Shut down paused until data formatting is complete © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 15: Data Management

    9. Data Management The collected datasets can be downloaded to a PC running GeoSLAM connect using 2 methods:- • File Transfer Using Windows File Explorer by connecting an ethernet cable between the PC and the datalogger • File Transfer via USB Storage Device# 9.1.
  • Page 16 Figure 9-2. Figure 9-2 Open the data folder and select the datasets (.geoslam files) you wish to download as shown in Figure 9-3. Figure 9-3 Datasets can be deleted from the data folder using the File Delete function in Windows File Explorer.

  • Page 17: Downloading To Usb Storage Device

    9.2. Downloading to USB Storage Device To download the raw scan data, power on the ZEB Horizon data logger if not already powered on. Connect the supplied USB storage device to the USB socket on the data logger front panel.

  • Page 18: Data Processing

    Academy. Before the raw data can be processed, it must be extracted from the ZEB Horizon datalogger as described in Section 9. Start the Connect Viewer application and click on the “Add New Project” icon in the top left. Choose a suitable project name and click “Create Project”.
  • Page 19 Figure 10-2 The dataset will be imported into GeoSLAM Connect and will automatically start to process. After approximately the same time it took to capture the dataset, the processing should be complete and the point cloud will be available for viewing and post‐processing as shown below:...
  • Page 20 Figure 10-4 Further instructions for data export and the other post processing options in GeoSLAM Connect are described in the separate GeoSLAM Connect User Guide and on GeoSLAM Academy. © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 21: Appendices

    Click Prepare and a small command file will be written to the USB storage device. Eject the USB memory from the computer and attached to it to the ZEB Horizon data logger. Start the data logger and the requested task(s) will be performed after the data logger has booted.

  • Page 22: Appendix 2 - Dimensional Drawings

    Appendix 2 – Dimensional Drawings 11.2. Figure 11-2 © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...
  • Page 23 Figure 11-3 © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

  • Page 24: Appendix 3 - Air Transport Certificate

    Appendix 3 – Air Transport Certificate 11.3. © 2022 GeoSLAM Ltd ZEB Horizon User Guide v4.0...

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