Vzense DCAM710, User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 General Information ............................................................................................ 4
1.1 Terms of Use ............................................................................................ 4
1.2 Description and Features ......................................................................... 5
2 Precautions ........................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Safe Usage Instructions ........................................................................... 6
2.2 Power ....................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Usage ....................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Temperature ............................................................................................. 7
3 Specifications and Requirement ......................................................................... 7
3.1 General Specifications .............................................................................. 7
3.2 Electrical Specifications ............................................................................ 8
3.2.1 Recommended Operating Conditions ............................................. 8
3.2.2 Power Consumption ....................................................................... 8
3.3 Mechanical Specifications ........................................................................ 9
3.4 Working Condition Requirements ........................................................... 10
3.4.1 Hardware Requirements............................................................... 10
3.4.2 Software Requirements ................................................................ 10
3.4.3 Environmental Requirements ....................................................... 10
3.4.4 Coordinate of the Camera System ................................................ 11
4 Interface with Host ............................................................................................ 12
4.1 Connectors ............................................................................................. 12
4.2 LED indication ........................................................................................ 13
5 Principle of Time of Flight ................................................................................. 14
5.1 Scope of remote sensing technology ...................................................... 14
5.1.1 Direct Time of Flight ..................................................................... 14
5.1.2 Range-gated Imaging ToF ............................................................ 15
5.1.3 Continuous Waveform ToF ........................................................... 16
5.1.4 Zense ToF Principle ...................................................................... 17
5.2 Noise Factors ......................................................................................... 18
5.2.1 Ambient Light ............................................................................... 18
5.2.2 Multipath Propagation .................................................................. 18
5.2.3 Reflectivity of the Target ............................................................... 18
5.2.4 Scattering Effect ........................................................................... 19
6 Installation ........................................................................................................ 19
6.1 Hardware Installation .............................................................................. 19
6.2 Software Installation ............................................................................... 20
6.2.1 Operating system ......................................................................... 20
6.2.2 VZense SDK and VZenseUtool .................................................... 20
6.2.3 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................ 20
7 Features ........................................................................................................... 23
7.1 Multiple Camera Synchronization ........................................................... 23
7.2 Range Customization ............................................................................. 23