About Artec Ray II

Artec Ray II is a high-speed 3D laser scanner with integrated HDR spherical imaging system and Visual Inertial System (VIS) for real time registration, which makes 3D reality capture faster than ever before. Being completely autonomous, the scanner is controlled over Wi-Fi and powered by battery. Small and lightweight, Artec Ray II scanner’s portable design and collapsible tripod mean it’s compact enough to fit into most backpacks, ready to be taken anywhere.

About This Manual

This manual will show you how to get started with Artec Ray II, prepare scanner, scan and process data. Use the left panel to get an overview of the entire manual.

Download a full PDF version of this manual.

Quick Start Guide

In addition to this manual, you can find practical tips in the Quick Start Guide for Artec Ray II that comes with the scanner.

Download Quick Start Guide.

Laser Specifications

Specification

Value

Wavelength

1550 nm

Maximum pulse energy

1.5 μJ

Pulse duration

0.5 ns

Maximum pulse repetition frequency (PRF)

2 MHz

Beam divergence (1/e2, full angle)

0.5 mrad

Mirror rotation

100 Hz

Minimal base rotation speed

5 mHz

Appearance and Structure

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Figure 30 Appearance and Structure: Artec Ray II overview

  1. Antennas

  2. Rotating mirror/laser aperture

  3. HDR cameras

  4. Cameras for visual inertial system

  5. Quick release

  6. LED indicator

  7. Battery compartment

  8. Touch screen

  9. On/Off button

  10. Ventilation slots

  11. USB slot

  12. Socket for power supply, 5 pin female

  13. Ethernet socket, 8 pin female

  14. Quick release mount

  15. Ventilation slots

  16. Loudspeaker

System and Components

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Figure 31 System and Components.

  1. 1x Artec Ray II

  2. 4x Battery for Artec Ray II

  3. 2x 256 Gb USB flash drive for Artec Ray II

  4. 1x Transport Container for Artec Ray II

Indication

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Table 4 Power button states.

Power button

Scanner state before action

THEN

Press and hold the button 1 sec.

off

The scanner switches on and the Power button starts blinking yellow.

Press and hold the button 1 sec.

on and ready

The Power button starts blinking yellow and the scanner switches off.

Press and hold the button 10 sec.

on

The scanner switches off immediately. Hard shutdown.

Indicator states

Table 5 Power button and LED indicator states.

Component

Image

Status

Power button

pb_continuous_lights

lights up continuous.

Power button

pb_blinking_green

is blinking.

Power button

pb_blinking_yellow

is blinking.

LED indicator

led_continuous

lights up continuous.

LED indicator

led_blinking

is blinking.

LED indicator

led_fast_blinking

is blinking fast.

Operation states

The power button and the LED indicator light up green, yellow or red to show the operation states of the scanner.

Table 6 Power button and LED indicator - Operation mode.

Power button

LED indicator

Scanner status

pb_off

led_off

The scanner is off.

pb_booting_up

led_booting_up

The scanner is booting up.

pb_ready_state_18_applied

led_ready_state_18_applied

Scanner is ready and leveled within ±10° in upright or upside down orientation. High tilt accuracy of 18’’ is applied.

pb_ready_state_18_not_applied

led_ready_state_18_not_applied

Scanner is ready, but tilted more than ±10° in upright or upside down ori- entation. High tilt accuracy of 18’’ is not applied.

pb_recording

led_recording

The scanner is recording

pb_moved_recording

led_moved_recording

The scanner is being moved and the visual inertial system is recording.

pb_shutting_down

led_shutting_down

The scanner is shutting down.

pb_unrecoverable_error

led_unrecoverable_error

An unrecoverable system error occurred. Follow the instructions in the display. If necessary, shut down the scanner and reboot again. If status does not change, contact the scanner support.

What’s included

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Figure 32 Container contents.

  1. 1x Artec Ray II

  2. 4x Battery for Artec Ray II

  3. 1x Multicharger for Artec Ray II

  4. 2x 256 Gb USB flash drive for Artec Ray II

  5. 1x Rain Cover for Artec Ray II

  6. 1x Tripod adapter for Artec Ray II

  7. 1x Calibration certificate digital access via online registration

  8. 1x Transport Container for Artec Ray II

Accessories

  • Battery for Artec Ray II

  • Backpack for Artec Ray II

  • Power supply for Artec Ray II