Sensors, Sensor Groups, and Systems

In GoPxL, the term sensor refers to a single device. A sensor group contains two or more sensors of the same model. The term "system" refers to the sensors or sensor groups as a whole. Currently GoPxL only supports a single sensor group in a system.

In this document, we will use the term multi-sensor to describe systems with two or more sensors.

In a multi-sensor system, the scan data of the individual sensors in a sensor group is combined. So for example, in a multi-sensor G2 system, the profiles from the individual sensors are combined into a single, wider profile.

Sensors and sensor groups also have an associated "scan engine." For example, when designing a sensor system containing one or more G2 sensors, the associated scan engine is "Gocator Laser Profiler," with acquisition settings specific to that family of sensors.

You may still see the term "scanner" in the GoPxL UI, SDK, and REST API. "Scanner" is equivalent to "sensor group."