Benewake TF03 Product Manual
Single-point long-distance lidar
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- Page 1 TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. TF03 Single-Point Long-Distance LiDAR Product Manual Page1...
- Page 2 The Copyright of this document is protected. All the rights involved herein belong to Benewake (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Any copy activity of this document, no matter in whole or in part, should be in conformity of the Copyright Law. The actives of modification, omission or translation of this document are not allowed unless a written permission from Benewake (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- Page 3 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. Foreword Dear users: Thanks for choosing Benewake products, and it’s our pleasure to help you to solve any technical question. For the purpose of offering a better operation experience to you, we hereby write this manual for an easier and simpler operation of our product, hoping to better solve the common problems you maybe meet.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. Content Attentions ......................6 ............................... 6 BOUT THIS OCUMENT ..............................6 SAGE OF RODUCT ........................ 6 ONDITIONS WITH OTENTIAL RODUCT AILURE Physical Interface ..................... 7 ......................7 ESCRIPTION ABOUT LINE SEQUENCE AND CONNECTION ............................7... - Page 5 TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. TF03 setup software ..................19 Failure reasons and troubleshooting .............. 20 Frequently asked questions ................21 Attachment 1: Specifications of TF Series PC Display Software......22 Page5...
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Page 6: Attentions
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. 1 Attentions 1.1 About this Document This Manual provides information necessary for the use of this product. Please read this Manual carefully before using this product and make sure that you have fully understood its contents. -
Page 7: Physical Interface
This product has no overvoltage or polarity protection. Please ensure that the wiring and power supply are normal, and the supply voltage is allowed to fluctuate by ±0.5V. Table 2 TF03 main electrical parameters Parameter Typical value Power supply voltage ≤180mA... -
Page 8: Installation Instructions
The LiDAR mounting holes are applicable to M3 screws. Note that the length of the screw entering the enclosure shall be no more than 3.5mm. Figure 3 TF03 dimensions (Left 1: top view; Left 2: vertical view; Left 3: front view) Page8... -
Page 9: Communication Protocol And Data Format
Checksum bit 1) Serial standard data format The output data (hexadecimal numbers) of TF03 is shown in the table below. Each data frame contains 9 bytes and the data contains the distance information, namely, DIST; other bits are reserved; the frame tail acts as a data checksum bit. -
Page 10: Can Version
0x0003 Standard frame Frame format The output data (hexadecimal numbers) of TF03 is shown in the table below. Each data frame contains 8 bytes and the data contains the distance information, namely, Dist; other bits are reserved. Table 6 TF03 CAN data frame format... -
Page 11: Obtaining Version Number
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. parameters will be saved in Flash and no reconfiguration is needed in case of power-off reboot. Please modify the product configurations as needed. Never attempt unrelated instructions frequently so as to avoid unnecessary loss caused by wrong instructions;... -
Page 12: Setting Operating Frequency
Descriptions Head(0x5A) 0x03 Freq_low Freq_high Check_sum Freq: Operating frequency actually achieved in the TF03 This instruction takes effect immediately and the configurations are not saved by default. The serial port baud rate supports 1Hz and Hz x 10/100/1000, such as 10Hz, 20Hz…100Hz, 200Hz…1000Hz, 2000Hz…10000Hz. -
Page 13: Setting Serial Port Baud Rate
0x05 Format Check_sum Format: Output format configured in the TF03. 0x01 (standard data format output), 0x02 （ Pixhawk data format output ） . This instruction takes effect immediately and configurations are not saved by default. 4.3.6 Setting serial port baud rate Send to TF03：... -
Page 14: Enabling Checksum Switch
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. default. 4.3.8 Enabling checksum switch Send to TF03： Byte Len-1 Descriptions Head(0x5A) 0x08 Enable Check_sum Enable: 0 (Checksum disabled, Check_sum may be any value.), 1 (Checksum enabled) TF03 returns: Byte Len-1 Descriptions Head(0x5A) 0x08... -
Page 15: Configuring Over Range Threshold Value
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. Byte Len-1 Descriptions Head(0x5A) 0x11 Status Check_sum Status: 0 (Successful); non-0（Failed） After this instruction has been executed, all configuration information is still effective upon reboot. 4.3.11 Configuring over range threshold value Send to TF03：... -
Page 16: Configuring Can Receive Id
TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. configurations. 4.3.13 Configuring CAN Receive ID Send to TF03： Byte Len-1 Descriptio Head(0 Len 0x51 ID_low_0 ID_low_8 ID_high_16 ID_high_24 Check_su x5A) ID: CAN Receive ID TF03 returns: Byte Len-1 Descriptions Head(0x5A) Len 0x51 Status Check_sum Status: 0 (Successful), non-0 (Failed). -
Page 17: Quick Test Procedures
See Attachment 1: Instruction of TF Series PC Display Software. Figure 5 How to connect TF03 to PC for test 2) Equipment connection As figure 5 shown, connect 『 TF03』 -> 『TTL - USB board』 -> 『USB cable』 , ensure no looseness, and then connect the『USB cable』with the『computer』. Page17... - Page 18 Note: the Dist (Echo) and Strength are unmeaning in here. 4) Another note If TF03 want to output in Pixhawk mode, check Ⅲ『Pix Mode』 first and then the data images will be normally output in the Ⅳ 『TIME LINE CHART』 area. After the Pix Mode is checked, the distance unit will change to m.
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Page 19: Tf03 Setup Software
3) Zone D is dedicated to function configuration and its third column lists the buttons for sending instructions. After clicking such buttons, the setup software will send instructions and wait for reply from TF03. When no reply is received for a long time,『No Response』will be displayed on the right side of the instruction-sending buttons. -
Page 20: Failure Reasons And Troubleshooting
TF03; and second, the actual distance measured is beyond the range of TF03. For example, when measuring the distance to a wall, TF03 is 5cm away from the wall but its blind zone is 10cm. As TF03 is unable to measure any valid data, it may output the value 0. -
Page 21: Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Can TF03 support other voltage input? A1: At present, other voltage input are not supported. The standard voltage input for TF03 is 5V. If you have other needs, you can contact our sales staff for further inquiries about customization. -
Page 22: Attachment 1: Specifications Of Tf Series Pc Display Software
Ⅰ Product model/serial port control area『SETTINGS』 『Product Type』 ： Use the TTL-USB pin board to connect the corresponding LiDAR model at the computer terminal; if you use the product TF03 of our company, just select Benewake TF03. 『Serial Port』 ：Select to identify the corresponding LiDAR port number at the computer terminal. - Page 23 TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. 『Dist Echo』 ：Unmeaning. 『FREEZE/CLEAR』 ：Click『FREEZE』to pause the PC for analysis of the images in『Ⅳ』; click『CLEAR』to clear the drawing curve in『Ⅳ』and restart drawing. 『Date Amount』 ： 5 by default, namely, once receiving 5 points, the PC will average the numerical values of the 5 frames and then output a frame.
- Page 24 TF03 Product Manual V0.4 Benewake(Beijing)Co., Ltd. Ⅵ Range scale『DYNAMIC CURSOR』 Display the real-time distance detected according to the current product model. Headquarters: 010-57456983 Technical support: support@benewake.com bw@benewake.com Page24...
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