Livox Mid Series
v1.0
2019.01
User Manual
Page 1: ...Livox Mid Series v1 0 2019 01 User Manual ...
Page 2: ...oading Livox Viewer Visit the link below to download Livox Viewer www livoxtech com mid 40 and mid 100 Searching for Keywords Search for keywords such as FOV and mount to find a topic If you are using Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this document press Ctrl F on Windows or Command F on Mac to begin a search Navigating to a Topic View a complete list of topics in the table of contents Click on a topic...
Page 3: ...Livox Mid Series 10 Effective Field of View FOV Range 10 Dimensions 10 Getting Started 12 External Power Supply 12 Connection 13 Usage 15 Coordinates 15 Output Data 15 Working States Working Modes 17 Rain Fog Suppression 18 Livox Viewer 18 Software Development Kit SDK 23 Storage Transportation and Maintenance 23 Storage 23 Transportation 23 Maintenance 23 After sales information 24 Troubleshooting...
Page 4: ... Livox Viewer Livox Viewer is a Windows software specially designed for Livox LiDAR sensors It displays real time point clouds and the simple interface makes it easy to use Livox SDK A software development kit SDK is provided to help develop customizable applications using the data acquired from point clouds 260 m can be reached when the target object reflects 80 or more of light e g grey concrete...
Page 5: ...er beams In this way more details in the FOV can be revealed Figure 1 2 3 The FOV coverage of the Livox Mid 40 and non Livox LiDAR sensors using common mechanical scanning methods The 16 line non Livox LiDAR sensor has a vertical FOV of 30 the 32 line non Livox LiDAR sensor is 41 and the 64 line non Livox LiDAR sensor is 27 The performance of the scanning method is defined by the FOV coverage whic...
Page 6: ...was tested in an environment at a temperature of 77 F 25 C with a target object that had a reflectivity of 80 and was 20 m away from the Livox Mid series LiDAR sensors The actual environment may differ from the testing environment The figure listed is for reference only Overview Livox Mid 40 1 2 3 4 5 1 Optical Window The laser passes through the optical window and scans objects in the FOV 2 Fan A...
Page 7: ... 5 Air Outlet Dissipates heat Make sure there are at least 10 millimeters between the air outlet and the nearest objects 6 Optical Window The laser passes through the optical window and scans objects in the FOV Livox Mid 100 Livox Converter 1 LiDAR Connector Port A JAE MX34012NF1 type connector port used to connect to Livox Mid series LiDAR sensors Only compatible with JAE MX34012SF1 type LiDAR co...
Page 8: ... Power Ground 3 Ethernet_TX Output 100BASE TX TX 4 Ethernet_TX Output 100BASE TX TX 5 Ground Power Ground 6 Sync Input RS485_A Pulse Per Second 7 Power Power DC 10 16 V max 16 V 8 Ground Power Ground 9 Ethernet_RX Input 100BASE RX RX 10 Ethernet_RX Input 100BASE RX RX 11 Ground Power Ground 12 Sync Input RS485_B Pulse Per Second Table 2 1 1 LiDAR and Extensible Cable Connector Description SYNC sig...
Page 9: ...onnect A to the power port of the Livox Converter and connect B to an external DC power supply 1 500 25 2 A B Table 2 2 1 Power cable description Table 2 2 2 Sync cable description Sync cable Connect A into the sync port of the Livox Converter and connect B to the sync signal Refer to the Data Synchronization section for more information A B 500 25 3 1 2 3 1 2 Figure 2 2 2 Sync cable Figure 2 2 1 ...
Page 10: ...9 70 19 2 3 8 4 98 4 Unit mm Dimensions Livox Mid 40 Dimensions Refer to the dimensions and the mounting holes in the figures below to mount or embed the Livox Mid 40 to or in an appropriate place on the target base When the base is outfitted with inch mounting holes it is recommended to first attach the Livox Mid 40 to the mounting bracket and then mount the Livox Mid 40 using the inch mounting h...
Page 11: ...id 40 Mounting Bracket Livox Mid 100 Dimensions The Livox Mid 100 is outfitted with four M3 mounting holes on the bottom and can be mounted using the M3 screws Additionally a 1 4 inch mounting hole is also available on the center of the bottom When mounting the Livox Mid 40 to a tripod or other target base outfitted with inch mounting holes users can use this hole Refer to the dimensions and the m...
Page 12: ... powering on the Livox Mid 40 in an environment temperature of 4 F 20 C within the first 20 seconds the peak power can reach 40 W When powering on the Livox Mid 100 in the same environment temperature it may take 40 seconds to power on the three Livox Mid 40 LiDAR sensors and the peak power can reach 67 W Make sure the power supply is suitable based on the peak power of the Livox Mid series LiDAR ...
Page 13: ...or data transmission and supports user datagram protocol UDP Both static and dynamic IP address configurations are supported and the addresses are assigned by default to the Livox Mid series LiDAR sensor using dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP The static and dynamic IP addresses are connected in different ways The dynamic IP address is connected by default using a router with DHCP To connec...
Page 14: ... IP address Note that the static IP address of your computer should be 192 168 1 X X can be set to any number between 2 to 233 and should be different from the IP address of the Livox Mid series LiDAR sensor set in Step 2 External power source Ethernet Cable Figure 4 2 2 Connecting using static IP address 5 Connect the Livox Mid 40 to the Livox Converter 6 Connect the Livox Converter to your compu...
Page 15: ...oud data timestamp and status codes Point Cloud Data A point cloud is the collection of the points where the surface of an object was detected in the FOV of the LiDAR sensor Each point contains the following information Target reflectivity 0 to 255 0 to 150 corresponds to the reflectivity within the range of 0 to 100 in the Lambertian reflection model 151 to 255 corresponds to the reflectivity of ...
Page 16: ...wn in the figure below The pulse interval in PPS is 1 s t0 1 s while the continuous time of high level voltage is from 1 ms to 300 ms 1 ms t1 300 ms The timestamp of the point cloud data indicates the time duration between the start of point cloud sampling and when the PPS line starts to increase the unit for the timestamp is ns Pulse Per Second PPS t0 t1 t0 1s 1ms t1 300ms Figure 5 2 2 1 Pulse Pe...
Page 17: ...sor Service life warning Indicates if the LiDAR sensor is nearing the end of its service life PPS signal status Indicates whether the PPS sync signal is working normally Working states Description Initializing The LiDAR sensor is powering on Normal The LiDAR sensor is powered on and working normally Standby The LiDAR sensor is powered on but the laser beams are not active Power saving All componen...
Page 18: ...alse detection with and without using Rain Fog Suppression Note that Rain Fog Suppression only limits the false detection rate of rain fog and dust Additionally Rain Fog Suppression may also decrease the Livox Mid series ability to detect some surfaces with low reflectivity such as glass or power cables Only enable Rain Fog Suppression when absolutely required Rain Fog Suppression can be enabled i...
Page 19: ...rnet connection Note that only a local area connection can be selected Help Click for more information about Livox Viewer Click to open a saved point cloud data file in lvx format Click to open the Device Manager to search for all the Livox LiDAR sensors and Livox Hubs in the LAN Click to open the Lvx Manager when displaying the saved point cloud data Click this to open the spreadsheet to pick a c...
Page 20: ...point clouds Click to rewind one frame not available when checking real time point clouds Click to fast forward one frame not available when checking real time point clouds Click to play pause When one or more Livox LiDAR sensors are connected click to start recording the live data Click again to stop recording Frame Time 100ms Click to set the frame time Choose from 50 100 200 500 1000 and 3000 m...
Page 21: ... to view the point cloud data Recording Point Cloud Data When one or more Livox LiDAR sensors are connected click to start recording the live data Click again to stop recording Displaying Saved Point Cloud Data Click or click File open file to open the saved point cloud data Use the viewer controls to adjust the video While displaying saved point cloud data you can click on the homepage The Lvx Ma...
Page 22: ...he SDK Communication Protocol Switching the Angle View Click the following buttons to change the angle view of the point clouds Right View Front View Top View Back View Alternatively the angle view can also be adjusted using a mouse and keyboard a Zoom in or out using the mouse wheel b Hold the left mouse button and move the mouse to adjust the angle view c Press Ctrl on the keyboard hold the left...
Page 23: ...torage The storage temperature range for the Livox Mid series is from 40 to 185 F 40 to 85 C Keep Livox Mid series LiDAR sensors in a dry and dust free environment Make sure Livox Mid series LiDAR sensors are not exposed to environments containing poisonous or corrosive gases or materials DO NOT drop Livox Mid Series LiDAR sensors and always be careful when placing a LiDAR sensor in storage or tak...
Page 24: ... Cannot detect the LiDAR sensor Make sure that all cables are correctly wired Make sure the voltage and power supply is suitable The voltage should be between 10 and 16 V and the power supply should be above 60 W Make sure that the LiDAR sensor is not connected to other software Make sure LAN is selected Make sure no security software installed that would block Ethernet broadcasts If the issues pe...
Page 25: ...ries User Manual 2019 Livox Tech All Rights Reserved 25 Appendix Appendix 1 Livox Mid 40 Dimensions unit mm 69 15 60 45 70 76 4 M3 6 3 4 1 2 42 4 7 16 40 50 37 4 M3 6 3 4 1 2 88 66 54 42 24 20 30 4 1 2 3 7 16 40 50 ...
Page 26: ...id 100 Dimensions unit mm 39 70 70 0 4 57 70 128 42 2 37 50 38 38 30 10 12 5 1 4 Appendix 2 Livox Mid 40 Mounting Bracket Dimensions unit mm 69 18 44 88 49 44 44 1 4 20 UNC 3 M3 6 3 M3 6 3 M3 6 0 4 57 70 128 132 6 M3 6 4 5 3 40 214 36 3 0 60 42 230 4 3 8 142 50 10 5 12 5 R7 63 1 4 20 UNC ...
Page 27: ...ivox Mid 100 98 4 Horizontal 38 4 Vertical Range Precision 1σ 20 m 2 cm Angular Accuracy 0 1 Beam Divergence 0 28 Vertical 0 03 Horizontal Point Rate Livox Mid 40 100 000 points s Livox Mid 100 300 000 points s False Alarm Ratio 100 klx 0 01 IP Rating IP67 Power Livox Mid 40 10 W Average 40 W Peak Livox Mid 100 30 W Average 67 W Peak Power Supply Voltage Range 10 16 V DC Power supply only Dimensio...
Page 28: ...ight 2019 Livox Tech All Rights Reserved Livox and Livox Mid are trademarks of Livox Technology Company Limited Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in United States and other countries ...
