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- Page 1 STONEX SLAM H8 Handheld Laser Scanner User Manual (May 2022)-Ver.2.2 -Rev.2 – Firmware Version 1.4.8.2 www.stonex.it...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Setting up the STONEX® H8.............................. 13 4.1 Setting up .................................... 13 4.2 Battery charging ................................14 4.3 Real-time battery display.............................. 14 4.4 H8 control options ................................14 4.5 Installing Sislam ................................. 15 Installing H8 Manager ............................. 15 STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 3 8.2 Product registration ................................ 45 8.3 Language ..................................... 46 8.4 Product information ............................... 46 8.5 Firmware update ................................47 9. Technical data ....................................50 8.1 H8 technical features ..............................50 8.2 Bundle components................................ 51 STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 4: Legal Notice
STONEX® will repair the product or send parts for replacement at its expense. STONEX® agree to repair or replace the defected instrument within thirty (30) days, only if STONEX® recognizes that the defects of the instrument are not caused by human factors or no obvious damage to its surface is visible. -
Page 5: Firmware/Software Warranty
In no event will STONEX®, its affiliates or suppliers be liable to customer or any third party for any damage in excess of the purchase price of the product. This limitation applies to damages of any kind whatsoever including (1) damage to, or loss or corruption of, customer’s records, programs, data or removable storage media, or... -
Page 6: Repair/Service Procedure For Dealers
If dealer wants to repair an instrument under warranty period on their site: If dealers don’t have the part in stock, they have to send an official order to STONEX® and pay •... - Page 7 The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements. The SAR test distance is 0mm. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 8: Introduction
3. Introduction 3.1 General Thank you for purchasing STONEX® SLAM H8 Handheld Laser Scanner. This manual includes important safety directions and instructions for setting up and using the product. Please read this manual carefully before using, so that our products can serve you better. -
Page 9: Precaution For Safety
Battery maintenance: if the instrument is not in using for a long time, the battery should be taken out from the instrument and stored in separate place. Meantime, the battery should be charged every month. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 10: Transport And Shipping
Noise from the instrument: when the instrument is working it is normal if you hear noises from instrument motors. They will not affect the instrument work. Stored data responsibility: STONEX® should not be held liable for the lost data because of wrong operation. -
Page 11: Safety Standards For Lasers
Blast could result. Do not put the battery in the fire or high temperature condition. Explosion, damage could result. Do not use the battery which is not specified by STONEX®. Fire, electric shock, or burn could result. Do not use the power cable which is not specified by STONEX®. Fire could result. -
Page 12: Battery
The user is required to be a qualified surveyor or have a good knowledge of surveying, in order to understand the user manual and safety instructions, before operating, inspecting, or adjusting. Do not operate the equipment if it shows obvious defects or damage. Please follow STONEX® service procedure to repair the equipment. -
Page 13: Setting Up The Stonex® H8
Connect the data cable to the processing unit and to the handheld part through the data interface connector (the linear interface should be connected to the processing unit, while the 90-degree angle interface should be connected to the handheld part) Insert the battery in the processing unit battery slot STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 14: Battery Charging
The software and calculation operations are carried out entirely within the system, but it is possible to view and control the various acquisition and management steps using a Windows PC or tablet. To interact with STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 15: Installing Sislam
Sislam main window should appear, with the connection status “Connected”. 4.6 Installing H8 Manager Read the USB dongle provided with the instrument on your device Unzip the H8 manager folder Click on the application file inside the unzipped folder to start the converter STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 16: Operating The Stonex® H8
Search for the H8 wireless network using the OS connection manager: the H8 connection name is identified by its serial number Connect to the H8 network. The first time, the network requires a passcode: insert “12345678” STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 17: Sislam: Scanning
Enter an arbitrary name for the scan you are about to perform: Click on the “Start” button to initialize the scan and click “Yes” on the popup that will appear: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 18 At this point, turn on the handheld part by pressing and holding the power button a few seconds, until it starts rotating; after a few seconds, you can begin your scan and move. Once you have covered all the desired features/environments, stop the scanning by clicking on “Stop” button STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 19 Once the “Status” displayed on the interface is “Ready”, you can stop the handheld part by pressing and holding the power button: The scanning process is completed, and the corresponding files will be stored in the processing unit memory. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 20: Data Download, Deletion, And Processing
Open the “Data Manage” environment and select the scan you want to remap Double click on its name, then confirm that you want to proceed with remapping by clicking “Yes” on the popup that will appear STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 21 Status will become “Ready” and you can download the data for processing. You can also stop it in advance by clicking on the “Stop” button, but the remapping operation will not be saved. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 22: Sislam: Data Download
Folder” to select to one you prefer on your tablet/PC Select the elements you want to download: Raw (the original point cloud not processed by the SLAM algorithm) GlobalMap (point cloud data processed by SLAM algorithm) Trajectory (scanning trajectory) STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 23 You can also connect a USB disk to the processing unit using the provided cable, and save the scans directly on it. Udisk format must be NTFS or FAT32 (Recommended NTFS) and the Udisk must contain only one partition. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 24: Sislam: Delete Scans
Open the “Data Manager” and select the scan you want to delete; you can select multiple scans with Control button On the right panel, select the scan files you want to delete (Raw, GlobalMap, Trajectory) and click on “Delete” STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 25: Data Processing (H8 Manager)
6.4 Data processing (H8 Manager) Data obtained using XH120 are in .pcd or .dat format and can be read by STONEX® Cube-scan. To convert the file into third party-compatible formats, use the XH120 Manager software. File Upload Open H8 Manager:... - Page 26 Select the scan folder downloaded from Sislam (for scans saved in .pcd format, the files "timelist.txt", "GlobalMap.pcd", "trajectory.txt" must be present in the folder; for scans saved in .dat format instead "timelist.txt" and "GlobalMap.dat"): STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 27 Wait until files are loaded: Operator Masking Click on the “OpMasking” project item to perform the operator ghost deletion: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 28 In the Item Properties window, tick the Operator mask settings to enable the operation, then set the size parameters and click on Apply: Wait until the filtering is applied: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 29 Click on Intensity to access the Reflectance histogram and modify it: Modify min. and max. values and click on Apply: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 30 For later use in Stonex Reconstructor, we suggest using 0-255 extreme values STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 31 Control Points Click on the Control Points project item to detect control points: Tick the Control points settings item properties box to change the cluster detection parameter, then click STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 32 CPs: Click on a point name to access the control points settings window: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 33 The control point, with its coordinates, will be loaded: In the Comment section, you can write a comment for the selected control point (no commas or spaces allowed) STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 34 Note: all the image and video files to be used should be stored in your computer in a folder called “media” placed in the same location of the scan files, for the hyperlink generated by H8 converter is relative to and will be stored in such folder. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 35 The file is uploaded: Click on Save to confirm the changes and move to the next control point: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 36 Once you have finished, to download the Map and trajectory files, click on the Export button: Select the files you want to export, choose the settings and name for the trajectory file, then click on Continue STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 37: Data Processing (Advanced)
Annotations in Stonex Reconstructor. 6.5 Data Processing (Advanced) Now, scans are ready to be imported in a 3D point cloud software like STONEX® Reconstructor, Cube- scan or other third-party softwire to perform cloud filtering, registration, and other useful operations. - Page 38 Note: If you are using Stonex Reconstructor to further process your scanner data, you can directly display the trajectory control points as “Annotations”. To automatically show comments and hypelinks in the software, place the “media” folder inside the Reconstructor project folder, like this:...
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Page 39: Operational Recommendations
It is important to scan the closed loop area carefully to ensure that key features are scanned from a similar angle. If you return to an area from another direction, it may be necessary to turn around. This is especially important in environments with poor characteristics. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 40: Transition Between Environments
10 minutes. With a slow walking speed, it can cover a measurement distance of 1000 m. 7.8 Access to restricted or difficult scanning areas The scanner can remain stationary for a short period of time, while the operator can hold the scanner to STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 41: Moving Objects In The Environment
The trajectory will then present clusters of points that can be recognized within the H8 Manager software, and these can be associated with video or images. Center of LiDAR sensor – control mark offset is of 232 mm. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 42: Instrument Settings And Management
Users can edit the SLAM parameters according to their preferences, by clicking on the “Set Parameters” button or by accessing the “Parameters” page from the corresponding button placed on the left part of the screen: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 43 10: One every 10 trajectory points (one every sec.) are saved in trajectory.txt; Accuracy Threshold for the Remapping algorithm. >0 0.00001 Threshold The smaller, the more accurate the point cloud. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 44 FOV can be obtained. must be less 45°- 315°indicates that the lidar FOV is than the second 45°~ 315°, and points within 270°in one. total can be obtained. The remaining 90°range points cannot be obtained. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 45: Product Registration
To edit a parameter, write in the Edit column the new parameter, then click on “Confirm”: 8.2 Product registration Check the registration code and the expiration date in the Device Configuration panel STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 46: Language
Change the language of Sislam by clicking on the button on the upper left part of the interface 8.4 Product information Check the product information (S/N, Firmware) on the upper part of the interface STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 47: Firmware Update
To update the firmware, open the “Device Config” page by clicking on the corresponding button, placed on the left side of the interface: Click on “Select” to choose the update file from your PC: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... - Page 48 Click on “Open” to upload the file: Click on “Update” to start the firmware update: STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
- Page 49 Check the progress of the operation in the update log, and wait until the % bar shows 100% and the log displays the “Update OK”. Reboot the instrument, and check that the firmware version is updated. STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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Page 50: Technical Data
LiPo 6S Energy 129.96Wh Overall battery weight 680g Working environment temperature -10°C to 40°C If storage time < 3 months: -20°C to 45°C Storage temperature If storage time > 3 months: 22°C to 28°C STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual... -
Page 51: Bundle Components
8.2 Bundle components H8 Handheld Laser Scanner H8 Processing unit Data and USB cables Processing unit strap 2x Battery Battery charger Wi-Fi antenna USB dongle with manual, software (Sislam, H8 Manager), and video tutorials Transport case STONEX SLAM H8 – User Manual...
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