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Slamtec A2M4 User Manual

Low cost 360 degree laser range scanner
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RPLIDAR
A2
Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner
Development Kit User Manual
Model: A2M4
Shanghai Slamtec.Co.,Ltd

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  • Page 1: Contents

    RPLIDAR Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner Development Kit User Manual Model: A2M4 Shanghai Slamtec.Co.,Ltd...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents CONTENTS ..............................1 OVERVIEW ..............................3 TEMS IN THE EVELOPMENT ........................3 RPLIDAR A2 ..............................4 USB A DAPTER ..............................4 CONNECTION AND USAGE ........................5 ONNECTION ..............................5 USB A NSTALL RIVER FOR THE DAPTER ......................6 PPLICATION ..........................

  • Page 3: Overview

    Items in the Development Kit RPLIDAR Development Kit contains: RPLIDAR（PWM motor driver embedded） USB Adapter RPLIDAR USB Adapter Figure 1-1 Items in the RPLIDAR Development Kit 3 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 4: Rplidar A2

    RPLIDAR A2 Figure 1-2 The RPLIDAR The RPLIDAR A2 development kit contains standard RPLIDAR A2 unit (A2M4-R1). The RPLIDAR is embedded with logic IO drivable motor controller which can be used to configure the scan frequency by tuning motor speed. Developers can also choose to turn off the motor for power saving purpose.

  • Page 5: Connection And Usage

    USB cable to your PC, the indicator light of the USB will light up but the RPLIDAR will not start scanning. Figure 2-2 Connect the USB Adapter to PC via Micro-USB Cable 5 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 6: Install Driver For The Usb Adapter

    Windows” and choose correct operating system version accordingly: x86 for 32- bit OS and x64 for 64-bit OS. Figure 2-3 Choose USB Adapter Driver for Installation Figure 2-4 Start Page of USB Adapter Driver Installation 6 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 7: Run Demo Application

    Figure 2-5 Recognized Serial Port Name Matched with the USB Adapter Run Demo Application Frame_grabber is a GUI demo application provided by SLAMTEC. You can view the scan result directly in the UI and save the scan result to files for further processing.
  • Page 8 The firmware/hardware version and serial number of the RPLIDAR will show in the title line of the GUI. The supported commands of RPLIDAR are showed in the tool bar. The descriptions are listed in the bellow table. 8 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.
  • Page 9 RPLIDAR will be showed in the screen with red font. The scan frequency is also showed in the UI. 9 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 10: Troubleshooting

    The current rotating speed will show in rea time in the Framegrabber main dialogue box. Figure 2-10 The Motor Speed Adjustment Dialogue 10 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 11: Sdk Introduction And Usage

    With build-in and speed-adjustable motor driver, RPLIDAR A2 can control the start, the stop and the rotating speed of the motor via the MOTOCTL signal. Reference Design for RPLIDAR development 11 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 12: Pin Definition For The Usb Adapter

    SDK for the sample code on RPLIDAR scan frequency. SDK Usage SLAMTEC provides RPLIDAR SDK support on both Windows and Linux platform. And users can embe the SDK source code to other operational system or embedded system quickly. Please refer to the SDK document for more information.

  • Page 13: Operation Recommendation

    RPLIDAR and make the measurement invalid The standard version of RPLIDAR may have less measurement range in the environment with strong sunlight. 13 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 14: Revision History

    Revision History Description Date Version 0.1（A2M4） 2016-04-06 Initial 2016-08-17 Updated the USB adapter images 14 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 15: Appendix

    3-1 RPLIDAR A2 P IGURE ............................... 11 3-2 RPLIDAR P IGURE EFINITION AND PECIFICATION ................... 11 3-3 RPLIDAR A2 P IGURE EFERENCE ESIGN ......................12 15 / 15 Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

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