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Slamtec RPLIDAR A2 Series User Manual

Low cost 360 degree laser range scanner development kit
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RPLIDAR
A2
Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner
Development Kit User Manual
Model：A2M6、A2M7、A2M8
S h a n g h a iS l a m t e c.C o ., L t d

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  • Page 1: Contents

    RPLIDAR Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner Development Kit User Manual Model：A2M6、A2M7、A2M8 S h a n g h a iS l a m t e c.C o ., L t d...

  • 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 ...................... 5 PPLICATION ..........................

  • Page 3: Overview

    RPLIDAR（PWM motor driver embedded） USB Adapter Micro-USB cable Power cable RPLIDAR USB-DC Power cable USB adapter Micro-USB cable Figure 1-1 Items in the RPLIDAR Development Kit 3 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 4: Rplidar A2

    256000 if the USB adapter is connected with RPLIDAR A2M7.And the Baud rate should be set as 115200 if the USB adapter is connected with RPLIDAR A2M6 and A2M8. Figure 1-3 RPLIDAR Adapter 4 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 5: Connection And Usage

    Here’s the installation steps in Windows: after connecting the RPLIDAR with PC, please find the driver file “CP210x VCP Windows” and choose correct operating system version accordingly: x86 for 32-bit OS and x64 for 64-bit OS. 5 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.
  • Page 6 [Control Panel] -> [Device and Printers]. Please refer to the below figure. Figure 2-5 Recognized Serial Port Name Matched with the USB Adapter 6 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 7: Run Demo Application

    Run Demo Application SLAMTEC provides a Lidars plugin in RoboStudio for users in test and evaluation. You can view the scan result directly in the UI and save the scan result to files for further processing. This GUI demo can only run under Windows. For Linux and MacOS users, please refer to the other simple demo provided in the SDK.
  • Page 8 Figure 2-8 The Supported Commands of RPLIDAR in RoboStudio ，the scan data will be displayed as below(by Press the Start Scan button default, the motor rotating speed should be about 10Hz.): 8 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 9: Troubleshooting

    After entering a value, the motor will work as the settled rotating speed automatically. User can also drag the sliding handle to the required rotating speed. 9 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.
  • Page 10 For instance, the actual rotating speed in the following screenshot is 11.92Hz. Figure 2-10 The Motor Speed Adjustment Dialogue of RPLIDAR in RoboStudio 10 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 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 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 12: Pin Definition For The Usb Adapter

    Please refer to the RPLIDAR protocol and application note for more information and the SDK for the sample code on RPLIDAR scan frequency. 12 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 13: Sdk Usage

    SDK Usage SLAMTEC provides RPLIDAR SDK support on both Windows and Linux platform. And users can embed the SDK source code to other operational system or embedded system quickly. Please refer to the SDK document for more information. 13 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 14: Operation Recommendation

    However, the ranging distance might be shorter under strong direct sunlight and it is still necessary to protect the optical system from direct sunlight. 14 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 15: Revision History

    Revision History Description Date Version 2019-10-23 RPLIDAR A2 series initial version 15 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

  • Page 16: 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 16 / 16 Copyright (c) 2009-2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.

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