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SF02/F

SF02/F

Laser rangefinder 

Product manual

SF02/F Laser Rangefinder - Product Manual - Revision 10 

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© LightWare Optoelectronics (Pty) Ltd, 2016

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The SF02/F is a lightweight laser 

rangefinder module that provides fast 

and accurate distance measurements.  

The module comprises all the 

necessary optical and electronic 

components along with embedded 

software for a pulsed laser, time-of-

flight, distance measuring 

instrument. 

Its configurable features and 

standard hardware interfaces make 

the SF02/F an easy to understand 

module that can be used in 

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), 

radio-controlled aircraft and robots. 

Digital and analog interface ports 

make the SF02/F the ideal module 

for experimenters.

Features:

A laser-based rangefinder module suitable for 
many applications.

Accurately measures the distance to natural 

surfaces and objects.

Can detect surfaces and objects up to a distance 
of 50 meters, even in bright sunlight.

Measures distance at 32 readings per second.

Includes digital and analog interfaces with 
programmable capabilities.

Easy to configure using the built-in menus and 

LightWare Terminal

 software.

Fully calibrated and ready to run.

Affordable for the student or hobbyist.

Robust and reliable.

Not affected by: wind; changes in barometric 
pressure; noise; ambient light; terrain or air 
temperature.

Содержание SF02/F

Страница 1: ...an be used in unmanned aerial vehicles UAV radio controlled aircraft and robots Digital and analog interface ports make the SF02 F the ideal module for experimenters Features A laser based rangefinder...

Страница 2: ...igure 17 Height above ground represented by the analog voltage output 12 Figure 18 Ground proximity alarm warning 13 Figure 19 Labelling on the SF02 F 14 Figure 20 Accuracy profile 15 Figure 21 Dimens...

Страница 3: ...The accuracy of the measurement is not affected by the the color of the object s surface or the angle of incidence of the laser beam to the surface The SF02 F is virtually immune to background light...

Страница 4: ...sure the SF30 is measuring correctly then click the Disconnect icon and disconnect the USB cable from the SF02 F 8 There are several power supply and interface options available These connections are...

Страница 5: ...the screw terminals In this configuration a regulated 4 7 V DC power output becomes available on the 5 V screw terminal and this can be used by external circuitry as a source of regulated power The un...

Страница 6: ...power will be drawn from the unregulated supply The dual redundancy power connections can also be accessed via the Digital expansion port see page 9 for further information Figure 5 Dual redundant po...

Страница 7: ...face Analog voltage output Alarm outputs The alarm output on the Alarm1 screw terminal is a digital warning signal that becomes active when an object is closer than a preset distance The alarm distanc...

Страница 8: ...liary serial port is controlled by one of two triggers The first is a software trigger provided by the host controller through its serial port and consists of the ASCII code for the letter D When the...

Страница 9: ...ut 6 5V 9 0V 2 Alarm 3 0 V 3 3 V logic level alarm number 3 3 Ground Ground 4 Alarm 2 0 V 3 3 V logic level alarm number 2 5 5 V 5 V power input or output 6 Alarm 1 0 V 3 3 V logic level alarm number...

Страница 10: ...lightware co za Library Documents Software Once the USB connection is made the Terminal window displays the distance reading from the SF02 F Pressing the SPACE bar stops the measuring process and chan...

Страница 11: ...where distance readings may best be interpreted from a suitable point on the system rather than from the front face of the SF02 F Figure 15 Compensating for the height of the landing gear Data smoothi...

Страница 12: ...ond to the 0 0 V and 3 3 V output voltages These voltages are read by the ADC of the host controller and can be converted back into a distance by using the formula d v 3 3 DH DL DL where d measured di...

Страница 13: ...ts a serial string of ASCII encoded data from the SF02 F to the host controller The baud rate of transmission is selected by menu item i and can be any of the standard baud rates from 4800 to 115200 B...

Страница 14: ...using the SF02 F There are no user serviceable parts and maintenance or repair must only be carried out by the manufacturer or a qualified service agent No regular maintenance is required for the SF02...

Страница 15: ...supply voltage 6 5 V 9 0 V or 5 0 V 0 5 V DC Power supply current 150 mA maximum Outputs interfaces Analog serial and digital Dimensions 27 x 59 x 86 mm Weight 69 g 2 43 oz Mounting 4 x M3 4 x 4 40 C...

Страница 16: ...ard Arduino Uno compatible host controller All the pins for the digital and analog ports are passed through the SF02 AS and can be selectively connected to the Arduino port pins An additional prototyp...

Страница 17: ...lude Analog expansion port section page 9 Update Figure 20 Accuracy profile graph page 15 Include Appendix D SF02 F Arduino shield page 16 Rev 7 2014 11 21 TLP Updated Appendix A Specifications with F...

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