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INTRODUCTION
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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Two-Head Dimensioning System consists of a DC3000 Controller and two DM3610
heads strategically positioned above a material transport system. Its primary purpose is to
report the dimension (length, width, and height) of each parcel conveyed by the transport
system. The parcels are scanned while in motion; the scan data is transmitted via Ethernet
to the Controller; and the Controller computes the dimension results.
A DM3610 head is a complex opto-electrical measurement instrument. When deployed as a
standalone device, it is solely responsible for computing parcel dimensions. But, in the Multi-
Head Dimensioning System, it is the DC3000 Controller that computes parcel dimensions,
and the head’s role is to continuously scan its field of view and measure and transmit
distance or “range” data to the Controller. Input from a contact tachometer, typically mounted
on the underside of the conveyor, is incorporated by the head to define the x coordinate of its
scan data.
The typical system components are shown in the diagram below:
Figure 2: System Overview
DM3610
HEAD 2
Tachometer
Direction
of Travel
DC3000
Dimensioning
Controller
CBX510
Monitor,
Keyboard,
Mouse
(optional)
Z
X
Y
DM3610
HEAD 1
CD141
Display
(optional)
Beam
Catchers
Photoelectric
Sensor (optional)