Discover a more efficient and user-friendly 3D scanning experience with Photoneo’s latest PhoXi Control and Firmware 1.13 updates.

The new Settings Assistant in PhoXi Control 1.13 streamlines scanning setup, identifying ideal parameters and adjusting for light conditions and materials types for flawless results within minutes.

Firmware 1.13 brings significant enhancements to increase 3D data quality for all objects, reducing glare, enabling complete surface reconstruction of complex geometries, removing noise, and ensuring accurate surface orientation recognition. These features collectively enhance the precision and reliability of Photoneo 3D Sensors, empowering robots to perform tasks with higher accuracy and consistency even on dark and shiny objects.

Moreover, transparent object scanning is now available for all MotionCam-3D devices, expanding the scope of applications and improving overall scanning accuracy.

This update also improves seamless integration with GigE Vision, enhancing 3D data streaming support and extending integrability options for all Photoneo 3D sensors, even with non-x86 based computers, while most of the processing is handled by the on-board processing unit of the Photoneo 3D Sensor. 

Read on to learn how these advancements transform your scanning processes and discover the enhanced capabilities of our latest technology.

Set up your 3D Sensor in 3 minutes with Settings Assistant

The setup of any of your Photoneo 3D Sensors now takes just three minutes. New Settings Assistant will identify the best scanning parameters for your application even without expert knowledge.

The tool available in the latest PhoXi Control release further enhances the plug-and-play experience. Discover ideal scanning parameters in minutes and deploy systems with improved performance swiftly and easily. 

Simple Steps to Optimal Scanning

The Settings Assistant takes your currently selected profile and guides you through the optimization steps to find the most suitable scanning parameters. 

The sensor adjusts to light conditions and object material, then fine-tunes for completeness and noise reduction, providing the user with a finalized custom profile. This approach ensures the quickest path to excellent results whether you are looking for the best completeness, fine details or the shortest cycle time. 

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The interface suits users of all experience levels, making scanning easier and more efficient for both end customers as well as the integrators.

Download PhoXi Control 1.13.

Increased 3D Data Quality for All Objects

Handle a broader range of materials and objects, from shiny metals to complex geometries, expanding applications in various industries. Improved scanning capabilities in Firmware update 1.13 contribute to more efficient automation processes, reducing downtime and increasing productivity. 

Complete Surface Reconstruction

Better inspection, manipulation, and assembly 

The hole-filling capability of all of our Photoneo 3D Sensors enhances the completeness and accuracy of point cloud data by intelligently interpolating missing points from the neighboring areas. This ensures smoother, more continuous surfaces, which is crucial for robotic picking applications. Gaps in point cloud data can lead to longer processing times, fewer valid pick locations, and less reliable picking. Our hole-filling feature reduces these issues, providing high-quality 3D data with faster scanning times and enhancing overall efficiency. This feature might not be suitable for every application. In some inspection solutions, there is a higher risk of introducing incorrect data, which could negatively affect the quality control process. However, for many picking applications, our hole-filling feature is invaluable, ensuring reliable operation with more complete data.

Transparent Scanning Now Available for All MotionCam-3D Users

A new powerful scanning feature, honed through successful testing in the early access phase, is now officially available on all MotionCam-3D devices. End customers can now scan previously unscannable transparent objects, broadening the scope of applications and improving overall scanning accuracy. Integrators gain more flexibility, opening new verticals and enhancing their overall operational efficiency.

Additionally, the added profiles and Settings Assistant ensure that transparent objects scanning can be set up in a few clicks, no longer requiring expert knowledge.

Industries such as food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and e-commerce stand to benefit immensely. Many items in these sectors are packaged in transparent materials or bubble wrap, making this feature particularly valuable. 

With the ability to scan transparent objects accurately, the need for manual inspection and handling decreases, leading to faster processing times and lower labor costs. Complex processes, such as sorting, packaging, and assembly, become more efficient and reliable.

This feature is exclusive to MotionCam-3D devices, enhancing their versatility and application range.

Dark and Glossy object scanning

Improvement in scanning of glossy and dark objects using all Photoneo 3D Sensors thanks to the High-Frequency coding strategy and other improvements helps not only the completeness of the surfaces but also minimizes the noise. This together with the new point cloud filtering method provides noise-free scans ensuring, for example, a better part localization.
When scanning complex surfaces such as reflective L-shaped metal pieces, the updated profiles or the Settings Assistant will diminish the effects of the interreflections or other artifacts by finding the best parameters a Photoneo 3D Sensor on firmware 1.13 has to offer.  

Clearer Data with Glare Reduction

More reliable performance in tasks like sorting and assembly.

By reducing glare, robots can better identify and differentiate between objects. Improved glare correction minimizes reflections on dark and shiny surfaces, ensuring the captured data is accurate and free from distortions. With clearer data, robots can process information faster, reducing the time needed for decision-making and improving overall workflow efficiency.

Seamlessly integrate Photoneo devices thanks to GigE Vision Compatibility

Seamlessly integrate Photoneo’s 3D cameras into existing systems and develop more sophisticated solutions thanks to compatibility with GigE Vision v2.1. Enhanced 3D data streaming support enables a wide range of applications including machine vision, automation, robotics, and even medical imaging. 

This means there is no need to install additional driver software to operate the device. All you need is a GigE-compatible software of your choice running on its supported operating system and architecture. This allows the user to control the Photoneo 3D Sensors using even a non-x86-based computer.
Besides that, thanks to our onboard processing unit, the vast majority of processing is done on the sensor itself. 

This feature extends integrability options for all Photoneo 3D sensors. Existing devices can benefit from the firmware 1.13 update through the firmware updater utility. Newly purchased units will come with the latest firmware version. We recommend reviewing the complete release notes to ensure a smooth transition to the new FW 1.13 version. 

Useful links:

• Firmware updater
• Integration guides
• Release Notes
• Photoneo GitHub repository
• Photoneo 3D Sensors Versioning Guide

For the full changelog refer to Photoneo Firmware Release Notes or test it on your own by updating your device here.