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  • Before you start
    • Zebra 3S features
    • Models
    • Which Zebra 3S is good for you?
    • Inspecting your Zebra 3S kit
    • Minimum requirements
    • Software overview
    • Warnings, laser safety, and general care
    • Service information
  • Installation and mounting
    • Mounting restrictions
      • Movement during scanning
      • Strong electric field
      • Clearance for cooling
    • External grounding
      • Safety purposes
      • EMI reduction
      • Required tools to ground Zebra 3S
      • Instructions for connecting external grounding
    • Powering the device and data connection
      • Powering through the Ethernet connector that supports PoE+
      • Powering with 24V
    • Adjusting Zebra 3S once mounted
    • Supported network topologies
    • Status LEDs
    • Turning off the device
  • Step-by-step configuration with Aurora Imaging Capture Works
    • Case 1: Quickly performing a continuous grab in Scanner mode
    • Case 2: Quickly performing a continuous grab in Camera mode and increasing acquisition speed
  • Zebra 3S GenICam feature reference
  • Glossary
    • 3D sensing technology
    • Baseline
    • Calibration accuracy (1 σ)
    • FPS
    • Operation mode (Camera or Scanner)
    • Optimal scanning distance (sweet spot)
    • Output data
    • Point-to-point distance (at the sweet spot)
    • Resolution
    • Scanning area (at sweet spot)
    • Scanning range
    • Temporal noise (1 σ)
    • Temperature working range
  • Technical reference
    • Environmental Conditions
    • Hardware trigger characteristics
      • Trigger input
        • Input circuit characteristics
        • Input signal characteristics
      • Trigger output
        • Output circuit characteristics
        • Output signal characteristics
      • Simplified wiring schemes
    • Ethernet connector (supports PoE+)
      • PoE+ powering requirements
    • Digital I/O and power connector
      • 24 V powering requirements
  • Compliance with standards
    • CE
    • Laser classification
    • GenICam interface
    • GigE Vision
Glossary

Glossary

This chapter defines scanning concepts and descriptions that are used by Zebra 3S sensors.
3D sensing technology
Baseline
Calibration accuracy (1 σ)
FPS
Operation mode (Camera or Scanner)
Optimal scanning distance (sweet spot)
Output data
Point-to-point distance (at the sweet spot)
Resolution
Scanning area (at sweet spot)
Scanning range
Temporal noise (1 σ)
Temperature working range

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