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3.2
CHRocodile CLS Explorer and Drivers installations
3.2.1
CHRocodile CLS Explorer installation:
CHRocodile CLS Explorer is a Man-Machine interface which allows to configure, to visualize
measurement, to update firmware, to load calibration table, to save data etc…
Two versions of CLS Explorer are now available:
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Premium version is delivered with the CLS sensor,
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Ultimate version allows to perform sample scanning.
Refer to CHRocodile_CLS_Explorer_User_Manual to obtain more specifics information.
3.3
Communication with CHRocodile CLS
There are three possible way to communicate with the CHRocodile CLS: via the CHRocodile CLS
Explorer software, via the CHRocodile CLS DLL and using the ASCII commands sent to the
CHRocodile CLS via serial interface (RS232 or RS 422) or Ethernet. Up to 3 CHRocodile CLS can be
connected and controlled by a single computer (Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8 OS, 32 and
64bits). CHRocodile CLS is automatically detected through Ethernet network (broadcast mode).
3.3.1
Via CHRocodile CLS Explorer:
Premium version of CHRocodile CLS Explorer software is delivered with the sensor and is useful to
configure sensor, to visualize continuous measurements, to perform statistic and to save data.
Additionally to these functionalities, Ultimate version of CHRocodile CLS Explorer allows to perform
3D scanning acquisition. In order to use the Ultimate version you need:
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A 2-axis scanning system,
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An interface DLL allowing to interpret the standard commands of your 2-axis system (move,
free run etc…). This slight DLL has to be written by the customer following interface
specifications given by PRECITEC (Cf. CHRocodile_CLS_Explorer_User_Manual),
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A non-free license (USB key).
A demo license can be activated remotely, in order to allow customer testing the Ultimate version.
As demo license has a limited duration, it is preferable to activate this demo license when the interface
DLL is ready.
In order to obtain further detailed on CHRocodile CLS Explorer functionalities, please refer to
CHRocodile_CLS_Explorer_User_Manual.