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Installation and Operation Manual
Firmware 4.0.0 STD

Technical Specifications:

 
Principle:
Range:
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Supply voltage:
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Weight:
 
Terabee
Website:
90 Rue Henri Fabre
Technical support:
01630 Saint‐Genis‐Pouilly
Commercial:
 
Copyright © Terabee 2016 
 
Infrared Time‐of‐Flight (ToF)
Up to 14m indoors (At least 5 to 6m in sunlight)
1000Hz in fast mode (Up to 600Hz in precision mode)
0.5cm
± 4cm in precision mode
12V DC recommended (10 to 20V DC accepted)
50mA average (110mA peak @12V)
UART, +5V level, up to 115200,8,N,1. (Factory default when shipped)
TWI (I2C compatible) +5V level (Firmware available on request)
15 pin DF13 (open‐ended cable provided)
8g (Spider) or 10g (Box)
 
www.teraranger.com
support@teraranger.com
teraranger@terabee.com
 
 
 

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  • Page 1: Technical Specifications

    TWI (I2C compatible) +5V level (Firmware available on request) Connector: 15 pin DF13 (open‐ended cable provided) Weight: 8g (Spider) or 10g (Box)     Terabee Website: www.teraranger.com 90 Rue Henri Fabre Technical support: support@teraranger.com 01630 Saint‐Genis‐Pouilly Commercial: teraranger@terabee.com    ...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

      Copyright © Terabee 2016    Safety Notes   The TeraRanger One is eye­safe in all conditions, including system failure. However,                         please keep a minimum of 20cm distance from your eye when handling the sensor  ...
  • Page 3: About The Teraranger One

      If you have purchased a USB adapter in addition to                     your TeraRanger One, you will also receive the                 following items:   ...
  • Page 4: Dimensions And Mounting

                    sources, etc.  About the Connector   The TeraRanger One connects to your equipment using a 15pin connector of the Hirose                          ...
  • Page 5                         videos on DF13 plugging and unplugging on YouTube.  ● Additional cables can be purchased from the TeraRanger website or your preferred                         TeraRanger reseller.   ● Please follow basic rules on ESD*** safety when connecting and touching the  ...
  • Page 6: Uart Data Interface

                        your PC. ​ D O NOT connect the TeraRanger One to a real RS­232 port of a PC, the voltage                    ...
  • Page 7: Usb Interface

                              TeraRanger One to your PC without the need of any additional power supply. In most                        ...
  • Page 8: Connecting The Teraranger One Using A Computer With A Serial Console

      Copyright © Terabee 2016    Connecting the TeraRanger One Using a Computer With a Serial Console   Your TeraRanger One can interact with any serial console using the following configuration:                        ...
  • Page 9: Macos

      Copyright © Terabee 2016    MacOS   With MacOS, when you connect the TeraRanger One to your computer through the USB  adaptor, you will be able to use it through your computer’s “Terminal” Application.     To find this application go to:    Applications>Utilities>Terminal        You can now click on the item to enter the terminal and set the appropriate reading settings  by copy and pasting this first command to the page:     ls /dev/tty.*      This command will tell the terminal to show the USB device’s name that will be used to  acquire distance data from your TeraRangerOne.      Example: /dev/cu.usbserial­XXXXXXXXX (The X’s will have your USB port’s name)    Once you have found this, enter the following code to the next line:     MAC: screen /dev/cu.usbserial­XXXXXXXX 115200 (Replace the X’s with your USB  port’s name)    The distance data will now appear on the terminal in Binary mode and will look like this:         Press the commands Shift+T to switch from binary mode to text mode. This will display the  distance values in millimeters, as follows:        ...
  • Page 10: Linux

      Copyright © Terabee 2016      To change the sensor from its fast mode to its precision mode, press:     Shift+F for “Fast Mode”  Shift+P for “Precision Mode”     Once you are finished using your TeraRanger One and want to stop the data measurement,  press:     Ctrl+A then K   Linux   Linux, it is very similar to MacOS and also works with terminal.    Open a terminal (shortcut: ctrl+alt+t):    type: ls /dev/tty*        Usually the name is /dev/ttyUSB0 but it can also be ttyUSB1, ttyUSB2, etc…    In order to view the data stream from the teraranger, type:    screen /dev/ttyXXX 115200 (replace ttyXXX with the correct serial device like  ttyUSB0)    To see different operating modes, refer to the Mac OS section. The commands are the  same.      Terabee Website: www.teraranger.com 90 Rue Henri Fabre Technical support: support@teraranger.com...
  • Page 11: Running The Teraranger One In Ros

        h ttp://www.ros.org​ ) node which provides a           topic to access the TeraRanger One data stream. Please note that the ​ s ensor has to be                ...
  • Page 12: Operating Modes

                            the TeraRanger One via the serial port. In TWI mode, the sensor is in precise mode by                      ...
  • Page 13: Printout Modes

                          checksum CRC8 byte at the end. ​ I f the TeraRanger One is unable to                           measure a distance, it will output ​ T 00CRC (both distance bytes set to zero)  ...
  • Page 14: Flashing Firmware

                            part of the firmware bundle. Please follow the instructions below to update the TeraRanger                            ...

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