Driver Installation - YDLIDAR X4 Lidar User Manual

Connect the adapter board with X4 first, then connect the USB cable to the USB port of the
adapter board and the PC. Note that the Type-C interface of the USB cable is connected to the
USB_DATA of the USB adapter board.
The drive current of USB interface of some development platforms or PC is not sufficient. X4
need to be connected to the auxiliary power supply of +5V, otherwise the lidar will be abnormal.

2.2 Driver Installation

To evaluate and develop the X4 under Windows, the serial port driver of the USB adapter board
needed to be installed. The USB adapter board of this kit adopts CP2102 chip to realize serial port
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FIG 2 YDLIDAR X4 DEVICE CONNECTION STEP 1
FIG 3 YDLIDAR X4 DEVICE CONNECTION STEP 2
FIG 4 YDLIDAR X4 AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY
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5V Power
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