SF000 LiDAR Sensor
Product guide
If the packet length or checksum is invalid then it is technically more correct to roll the incoming stream back to
when the start byte was found. However in practice this has little appreciable impact.
Handling request & response
Every request sent to the SF000/B will receive a response, it is often useful to use the response as a way to
determine if the request was received and processed. Here is the recommended procedure for sending a
command request and reading the response:
The values used for timeout or number of retries should be tuned to the specific application.
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