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Copyright (c) 2009-2013 RoboPeak Team 
Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd. 

 

Pre-Heating for Best Performance 

The scan core will be heating when start working. We recommend pre-heating 
RPLIDAR (Start the scan mode and the scan motor is rotating) for  more than 2 
minutes to get the best measurement accuracy. 

Ambient Temperature 

RPLIDAR’s  measurement  resolution  is  sensitive  to  the  ambient  temperature. 
Improper  use  may  even  damage  the  sensor.  Please  avoid  using  RPLIDAR  in 
extreme high temperature (>40 degree) and too low temperature (<-10 degree). 

Ambient Light 

Although RPLIDAR is not sensitive to ambient light, improper use may still lead to 
errors.  In  indoor  environment,  please  avoid  lighting  RPLIDAR  with  strong  light 
source such as high-power laser. 

In outdoor environment, please avoid facing RPLIDAR directly to sun light. This 
may lead to permanent damage to the image sensor of RPLIDAR and make the 
measurement invalid  

The  standard  version  of  RPLIDAR  may  have  less  measurement  range  in  the 
environment with strong sunlight. 

 

 

Operation Recommendation 

Summary of Contents for A2M4

Page 1: ...www slamtec com Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd RPLIDAR A2 Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner Development Kit User Manual Model A2M4 2016 08 17 rev 1 0...

Page 2: ...UBLESHOOTING 10 MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT 10 SDK INTRODUCTION AND USAGE 11 RPLIDAR A2 PIN DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATION 11 PIN DEFINITION FOR THE USB ADAPTER 12 CONFIGURE RPLIDAR A2 SCAN FREQUENCY 12 SDK...

Page 3: ...evelopment After connecting the RPLIDAR A2 with PC via USB cable and adapter Users can observe the cloud map of the environment scanning point collected by the RPLIDAR and start development based on t...

Page 4: ...tandard RPLIDAR A2 unit A2M4 R1 The RPLIDAR is embedded with logic IO drivable motor controller which can be used to configure the scan frequency by tuning motor speed Developers can also choose to tu...

Page 5: ...Connect RPLIDAR A2 with the USB adapter Figure 2 1 Connect RPLIDAR A2 and USB Adapter 2 Connect the USB adapter to your PC via the Micro USB cable If the PC is on after connecting the USB cable to yo...

Page 6: ...d SDK package or downloaded from Silicon Labs official website http www silabs com products interface usb bridges Pages usb bridges aspx Here s the installation steps in Windows After connecting the R...

Page 7: ...ication provided by SLAMTEC You can view the scan result directly in the UI and save the scan result to files for further processing The source code of this demo application is also provided in matche...

Page 8: ...with the USB Adapter If the connection is ok you shall see the UI like this Figure 2 7 The Start of Demo Application The firmware hardware version and serial number of the RPLIDAR will show in the ti...

Page 9: ...to zoom in and out Move the cursor to any sample point the distance and degree value to the RPLIDAR will be showed in the screen with red font The scan frequency is also showed in the UI Button Funct...

Page 10: ...the scan core Motor Speed Adjustment During the running process different motor rotating speed can be achieved by pressing the button There will be a speed adjustment dialog box popped up for users t...

Page 11: ...e time No extra power is required 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 o Reference Desig...

Page 12: ...by invoking the related functions in the SDK to configure the motor speed Without the USB adapter users can also control the speed by setting the PWM duty cycle of MOTOCTL Please note that the PWM fre...

Page 13: ...ven damage the sensor Please avoid using RPLIDAR in extreme high temperature 40 degree and too low temperature 10 degree Ambient Light Although RPLIDAR is not sensitive to ambient light improper use m...

Page 14: ...15 Copyright c 2009 2013 RoboPeak Team Copyright c 2013 2016 Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd Revision History Date Version Description 2016 04 06 0 1 A2M4 Initial 2016 08 17 1 0 Updated the USB adapter image...

Page 15: ...FOR INSTALLATION 6 FIGURE 2 4 START PAGE OF USB ADAPTER DRIVER INSTALLATION 6 FIGURE 2 5 RECOGNIZED SERIAL PORT NAME MATCHED WITH THE USB ADAPTER 7 FIGURE 2 6 CHOOSE SERIAL PORT NAME MATCHED WITH THE...

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