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RPLIDAR 

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Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner 

Development Kit User Manual 

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Summary of Contents for RPLIDAR S1

Page 1: ...www slamtec com Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd RPLIDAR S1 Low Cost 360 Degree Laser Range Scanner Development Kit User Manual Model S1 2018 01 31 rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...8 TROUBLESHOOTING 10 MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT 10 SDK INTRODUCTION AND USAGE 12 RPLIDAR S1 PIN DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATION 12 PIN DEFINITION FOR THE USB ADAPTER 13 CONFIGURE RPLIDAR S1 SCAN FREQUENCY 15 SDK USAGE 15 OPERATION RECOMMENDATION 16 PRE HEATING FOR BEST PERFORMANCE 16 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 16 AMBIENT LIGHT 16 REVISION HISTORY 17 APPENDIX 18 IMAGE AND TABLE INDEX 18 Contents ...

Page 3: ... cable and connecting the power adapter to the USB cable users can observe the cloud map of the environment scanning point collected by the RPLIDAR in RoboStudio and start development based on the SDK Items in the Development Kit RPLIDAR Development Kit contains o RPLIDAR PWM motor driver embedded o USB Adapter o Micro USB cable o Power adapter Figure 1 1 Items in the RPLIDAR Development Kit Overv...

Page 4: ...the scan frequency by tuning motor speed Developers can also choose to turn off the motor for power saving purpose RPLIDAR usage and interface definition will be introduced in the coming sections USB Adapter The USB adapter comes with a dial switch It can be used to switch the Baud rate from 115200 to 256000 or vice versa which is compatible with RPLIDAR S1 and former RPLIDAR series Please note th...

Page 5: ...5 18 Copyright c 2009 2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright c 2013 2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd Figure 1 3 RPLIDAR Adapter ...

Page 6: ...light up but the RPLIDAR will not start scanning Figure 2 2 Connect the USB Adapter to PC via Micro USB Cable Install Driver for the USB Adapter The USB adapter converts UART to USB by using CP2102 chip You need to install the device driver for the chip The driver can be found in the provided SDK package or downloaded from Silicon Labs official website http www silabs com products mcu Pages USBtoU...

Page 7: ...r Installation Figure 2 4 Start Page of USB Adapter Driver Installation After Installing the driver according to the above installation steps you will see corresponding serial port name in the Control Panel Device and Printers Please refer to the below figure Figure 2 5 Recognized Serial Port Name Matched with the USB Adapter ...

Page 8: ...nnected RPLIDAR to PC by using USB adapter and installed the device driver correctly before running the demo application in RoboStudio Launch RoboStudio and log in Figure 2 6 RoboStudio Login Page If the connection is ok you shall see the user interface is shown as below 1 Click File Lidars to open the lidar control panel in the left 2 Click Serial Ports to extend the lidar lists and you ll find t...

Page 9: ...e Supported Commands of RPLIDAR in RoboStudio Press the Start Scan button the scan data will be displayed as below by default the motor rotating speed should be about 10Hz Button Function Description Restart RPLIDAR Restart scan core to clear internal errors Save Scan Data Save current scan data to the local file Stop Scan Scan core enter power save mode Start Scan Scan data will be displayed afte...

Page 10: ...e send restart command to reset the scan core Motor Speed Adjustment During the running process different motor rotating speed can be achieved by pressing the button which can fit in different working environments or meet specific requirements There will be a speed adjustment dialog box and dash board popped up for users to enter required speed After entering a value the motor will work as the set...

Page 11: ...11 18 Copyright c 2009 2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright c 2013 2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd Figure 2 10 The Motor Speed Adjustment Dialogue of RPLIDAR in RoboStudio ...

Page 12: ...Detailed interface definition is shown in the following figure Figure 3 1 RPLIDAR S1 Interface Figure 3 2 RPLIDAR Pin Definition and Specification SDK Introduction and Usage Color Signal Name Type Description Min Typical Max Brown VCC Power Total Power 4 8V 5V 5 5V Purple Orange GND Power GND 0V 0V 0V Yellow Green RX Input Serial port input of the scanner core 0V 3 3V 3 5V Blue TX Output Serial po...

Page 13: ...evelopment Figure 3 3 RPLIDAR S1 Pins Reference Design Pin Definition for the USB Adapter The USB adapter is also using XH2 54 5P specification socket and it can be connected with RPLIDAR S1 directly The pin definition is the same as the RPLIDAR S1 Power adapter specification Input Item Unit Min Typical Max Comments Input voltage VAC 90 100 240 264 Single phase Input frequency Hz 47 50 60 63 Input...

Page 14: ...apter Line Load Regulation Turn on delay 3s when the input is 100Vac and at maximum load 2s when the input is 240Vac and at maximum load Holdup time At least 30ms when shut the input is between 240Vac 50Hz and at maximum load Rise time Average efficiency 78 7 When the input is 115 230Vac and outputting 100 75 50 25 of the load the average efficiency is lower than 78 7 Input no load power consumpti...

Page 15: ...ny affect After ending the short circuit the system will recover automatically Overcurrent protection OCSET within 110 180 of maximum load with rated voltage when outputting overcurrent the output will go to hiccup mode After ending the overcurrent the system will recover automatically Configure RPLIDAR S1 Scan Frequency The RPLIDAR S1 s scan frequency can be modified by invoking the related funct...

Page 16: ...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 Compared with RPLIDAR A series RPLIDAR S1 performs better to resist ambient light interference which suppor...

Page 17: ...17 18 Copyright c 2009 2017 RoboPeak Team Copyright c 2013 2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co Ltd Revision History Date Version Description 2019 03 28 1 0 RPLIDAR S1 initial version ...

Page 18: ... 5 RECOGNIZED SERIAL PORT NAME MATCHED WITH THE USB ADAPTER 7 FIGURE 2 6 ROBOSTUDIO LOGIN PAGE 8 FIGURE 2 7 THE LIDAR PLUGIN IN ROBOSTUDIO 9 FIGURE 2 8 THE SUPPORTED COMMANDS OF RPLIDAR IN ROBOSTUDIO 9 FIGURE 2 9 THE SCAN OUTLINE BY RPLIDAR IN ROBOSTUDIO 10 FIGURE 2 10 THE MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT DIALOGUE OF RPLIDAR IN ROBOSTUDIO 11 FIGURE 3 1 RPLIDAR S1 INTERFACE 12 FIGURE 3 2 RPLIDAR PIN DEFINITI...

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