Firmware 2.70 for scan station c10 c5

Firmware 2.70 and external camera for ScanStation C10/C5

FW 2.70 Internal training presentation2


Firmware version 2.70 (Build700)

Installation file name C10_v2.70.0.700.fw

Firmware add-on for external camera CanonSDK.add

Compatible for ScanStation C10 and C5

PR 09. May 2012

Requires Cyclone 7.4 for full feature support

Can be loaded to all scanners with maintenance expiry date on or after 01 April 2012

Also refer to

ScanStation C10_C5_Release Notes_2.70.pdf

ScanStation C10/C5 User Manual v5.0

ScanStation C10/C5 System Field Manual v5.0

External Camera Getting Started document

External Camera Setup Wizard

Cyclone 7.4 Release Notes



External camera solution

Consists of

Canon EOS 60D camera

Sigma fisheye lense (8mm, F3.5 EX DG)

External camera kit

6 photos (18Mpixel each) to cover full FoV of scanner

Camera control via scanner user interface

Photos stored in scan project direct import in Cyclone and mapping on point cloud



External camera kit

Consists of:

1x Transport Box for Canon EOS 60D Camera

1x Bracket for Canon EOS 60D Camera

1x USB Cable for Canon EOS 60D Camera

1x Cleaning cloth

1x ScanStation C10/C5 System CD-ROM

Does not include Canon EOS 60D camera and fish eye lense!

Does not include license for ext. camera option



External camera setup wizard

For the setup of the camera and how to do the initial camera calibration refer to the External Camera Getting Started document Ext_Cam_Getting_Started.pdf

Initial camera calibration guided by software wizard on external computer run C10_ExtCam_Wiz_Setup.exe on external computer

Ethernet cable connection to scanner required


External camera: Image acquisition

Prerequisite: External camera connected & calibrated, external camera license uploaded and external camera SDK installed

New icon in status bar

External camera connected and selected for image acquisition.

External camera connected but not selected for image acquisition

Used Camera: Select external camera (shows serial number or name as entered in calibration wizard)

Exposure: Shows Manual when camera mode dial is on M, shows Automatic when camera mode dial is on Av (Aperture value)

Time: Manual exposure time in ms

Same commands as for internal camera (except Shift->CamOri, see next slide)


Click on screenshot to start video



External camera: Camera orientation

CamOri starts camera calibration process (exterior camera parameters)

Min. 1 HDS target (6“ or 3“) required

Max. distance for targets:

12m for 6“ target

9m for 3“ target




External camera: Camera orientation cont‘d

Min. 1 HDS target (6“ or 3“) required, better more than 1 target for redundancy

Each target is scanned and 2 photos with external camera taken, software calculates best matching between scanned targets and images

Target ID: Target ID of the scanned target Press ViewT to diplay selected target

Image: Name of image with target name and image number encoded Press VwImg to display selected image

∆Pix: Target residuals to image (in pixels)

Use: Target status for calculation of camera orientation (Yes = used, No = not used) Press Use to switch



Standard setup configuration

New tab Std Setup in Setup Configuration

Reminder: Yes/No to enable/disable message box every time data is added to an existing station (see next slide)

Stn ID & Ht: Automatic station creation or defined By user with input of station ID and instrument height (see slide after next)



Reminder for new station in standard setup

Prerequisite: Reminder = Yes in tab Std Setup

When scans, targets or images are created in an existing station with data in it, a reminder opens and asks if a new station should be created when

- the current station has been created by Stdstp and

- the current ScanWorld is not empty

With this setting the user is reminded to create a new station by standard setup when the scanner has been moved to a new position.




Rename station and enter instrument height for standard setup

Prerequisite: Stn ID & Ht = By user in tab Std Setup

• Standard setup StdStp opens the Standard Station Setup screen and asks for user-defined Station ID and Instrument Ht before proceeding to the Scan Parameter screen.




Virtual keyboard with unit calculator

When distance unit fi (international feet) or ft (US survey feet) is selected the virtual keyboard contains a unit calculator to convert the instument and target height from m to fi/ft and vice versa.

With distance unit m (metre) there is no calculator.



Changing of naming convention for ScanWorlds

Old project organization in FW v2.60:

Station-001

...\SW-001

...\SW-002

Station-002

...\SW-001

...\SW-002

New project organization in FW v2.70:

Station-001

...\SW-001

...\SW-002

Station-002

...\SW-003

...\SW-004

New convention makes it easier to identify ScanWorlds in Cyclone registration process.


SW name unique in a station

SW name unique in a project



Easier to use slider in manual exposure adjustment

Slider in manual exposure adjustment now uses logarithmic scaling.

More precise movement for exposure time setting at bright sunlight where a few ms have a huge impact on image brightness.




Minimum/maximum distance measurements for range filters

New commands in the Filters tab to measure the distances for the range filters:

MinDist: Starts probe distance measurement which is entered in the Min Range field.

MaxDist: Starts probe distance measurement which is entered in the Max Range field.




Target ID information in target viewer

In the target viewer the target ID of the selected target is shown in the lower left corner.

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Firmware 2.70 for scan station c10 c5