Linux Ros Operation; Device Connection; Ydlidar-Sdk Installation - EAI YDLIDAR X2 User Manual

Note ： Users can also choose Type-C on G2/G4/G6 to get started quickly. Connect the PC and G2/G4/G6
directly with Type-C data cable and download the vcp serial port driver of G6 on the www.ydlidar.com.
After that, start the PCV to scan the map and observe the data.

LINUX ROS OPERATION

This article only uses Ubuntu 16.04, Kinetic version ROS as an example.
SDK driver address：
https://github.com/YDLIDAR/YDLidar-SDK;
ROS driver address：
https://github.com/YDLIDAR/ydlidar_ros_driver;
ydlidar_ros_driver depends on YDLidar-SDK library, If you have never installed YDLidar-SDK or it is
out of date, you must first install YDLidar-SDK.

Device connection

Under Linux, Lidar and PC interconnect processes are consistent with those under Windows. See
Device Connection under Window.

YDLidar-SDK Installation

Before doing the following, make sure that the git and cmake is installed correctly.
1.Download or Clone the YDLIdar-SDK repository on GitHub.
$git clone https://github.com/YDLIDAR/YDLidar-SDK
2.Compile and Install the YDLidar-SDK.
$ cd YDLidar-SDK/build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ sudo make install
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