SICK DIM320 Quick Start Manual

QUICK START GUIDE

DIM320 Handheld Dimensioner

Equipment 1

1 Equipment

1.1 DIM320 Kit

1. Transport and carry case

2. Tablet PC along with charger

3. Freestyle sensor

4. Calibration plate

1.2 DIM320 Kit

1. Start/Stop button and Status LED
lights

2. USB cable and plug

5. USB card reader

6. Micro SD with calibration plate
data

7. Optical cleaning kit

3. Infrared cameras

4. Color camera and LED ash unit

5. Infrared projector with class 1
laser

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1.3 DIM320 Kit

Status LED Color Description

Initializing Scanner Red Scanner plugged in and software

Acquiring Tracking Blinking Blue Scanner needs to acquire tracking.

Scanning Blinking Blue Tracking is acquired and point

Lost Tracking Red Scanner loses tracking when

Tracking Acquired Blinking Blue Scanner reacquires tracking.

Scan Complete Same as at the end

Not Ready to Scan Same as at the end

Equipment 1

On connecting Freestyle with the tablet PC, status lights will
turn on in the Start/Stop button. They indicate the following
statuses:

starting up.

Point at the object and hold it
steady until tracking is acquired.

data is displayed.

moved too fast. Hold it steady
pointed at object.

Ready to scan.

of previous scan

Start button pressed before scan

of previous scan

is closed out.

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DIM320 Creator Software 2

2 DIM320 Creator Software

Start DIM320 Creator software on the tablet PC:

▸ If required, log in using default password in the tablet PC: sicksick
▸ Double click DIM320 software icon on the desktop

2.1 Capture Point Cloud

Prerequisites:

▸ Freestyle sensor connected with the tablet PC.
▸ Status on bottom left of tablet PC states “Ready to Scan”.

Click (press and release) Freestyle button to start a new scan.
Refer to the image on the next page. The left part of the screen will dis­play point cloud as it is captured and the right side displays the video.
Initial few scans are changed to red color points, which in the overall
point cloud appear as a red dot as shown in the next image. With some
training, an operator can point the sensor precisely to the object to be
dimensioned using this red dot, which helps the system identify which
object to process.

Note that the point cloud viewer on the left can be rotated as desired

using nger swiping to inspect the object just captured.

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2.2 Capture Barcode

On clicking “+ Add New” under the barcode section of Creator screen,

the following screen displays the barcode capture screen.

DIM320 Creator Software 2

Clicking “Capture” produces more options including “Recapture” and
“Done”. Automatic attempt is made to decode the captured pictures

of all barcodes. Clicking red X will remove a decoded barcode. Clicking

“Done” saves the barcode.

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DIM320 Creator Software 2

Clicking an already captured image of barcode on the Creator screen
brings up barcode view/delete screen. This screen allows viewing and
deleting each barcode.

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2.3 Capture Image

On clicking “+ Add New” under Photos section of Creator screen, the fol­lowing screen displays the image capture. Clicking “Capture” will capture
the image and provide more options including “Recapture” and “Done”.
Clicking “Done” will go back to Creator screen. Clicking an already cap-

tured image will provide options to view and delete.

After capturing barcode and images, the main Creator screen will display
all captured data.

DIM320 Creator Software 2

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DIM320 Creator Software 2

At this point, clicking the point cloud window will bring up the point cloud
viewer, which allows operations such as rotating and zooming in/out.

2.4 Library Screen

Library stores history of scans and allows operations such as Edit, De­lete and Send.

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DIM320 Creator Software 2

The following screen shows operations available on selecting a single
scan.

The following screen shows operations available on selecting multiple
scans.

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On-Site Calibration 3

3 On-Site Calibration

DIM320 is calibrated before delivery. The calibration may have been
affected under certain transport conditions. If so, recalibrate it so that
it is ready to capture accurately. The best time to recalibrate DIM320 is
on-site, preferably daily right before starting to capture.

DIM320 is shipped with Calibrate software installed on the tablet PC.
Double click on icon on the home screen to start calibration. Ensure
DIM320 software itself is not running before starting to calibrate as only
one software can connect to the Freestyle sensor at one time.

Each DIM320 kit includes a calibration plate and a corresponding cali-

bration le, which can be found on the micro SD card that is contained

in the transport and carry case.

Please refer to the operating manual for more details on calibration
procedure.

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4 Operating Guidelines

4.1 Using Handheld

▸ Start scanning in an isometric view (covering 3 sides) as much as

possible. For very tall objects, use a ladder as needed

▸ Use more of gross movement to reduce incidents of “lost tracking”
▸ Use the movement in the following order: legs, shoulder, elbow, wrist
▸ If one position, use shoulder and elbow more than wrist
▸ Move steadily instead of abruptly

4.2 On Screen Messages

Status messages and dimensioning errors show up on screen to help
operator. Dimensioning errors are red text and status messages are in
black text. They are labeled in an intuitive fashion and describe what you
see. Refer to the Operating Instructions for a list of such messages.

Operating Guidelines 4

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