Manual
SJ-PM-TFmini Plus-T-01 A04
Benewake (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
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[CLEAR], the plotted curve in [4] will be cleared.
Frame Rate: choose frame rate from the drop box, setting will be made immediately.
Drawing/Pt: upon receipt of every N frames, the PC software will draw one point on the chart [4] the
average of the N data. N can be modified depending upon the actual requirement (the value is preferable to
be ≥10 to prevent the PC software from lagging). After entering the value, press “Enter” key on the
keyboard to enable the setting.
Command: Input the commands in hexadecimal format in the text box and click the [SEND] button above
to send the command.
3 Data Recording Zone [DATA RECORDING]
Input the name of data file in the textbox. Press [RECORD] button to start recording data and click the
[FINISHED] button to stop recording. Click [FOLDER] button to open the folder where the data file is
saved.
Note: when the frame rate of LiDAR is too high, like 1000Hz, the time stamp will be asymmetric due
to the massive data stream.
4 Time Line Chart Zone [TIME LINE CHART]
The PC software will draw the continuous distance measurement curves based on the received data, where
y-coordinates represent the current distance data while x-coordinates represent effective data.
5 Real-time Data Display Zone [REAL-TIME DATA]
Dist: Distance, cm by default.
Dist(Echo): parameter of TF03. With TFmini Plus, the default value is 0.
Effective Points (per sec): indicates effective points refreshed by TF per second (equals to frame rate).
Strength (Signal strength): in pix mode, TFmini Plus will not output strength value, so the Strength is 0 by
default.
6 Operating Environment and Precautions
Operating Environment: this software can only run on Windows system, Win7 and above. The .Net
Framework 4.5.2 is needed to use this software.
Precautions: Please do not directly connect the product with frame rate more than 500Hz to test
software, which will make the UI unresponsive.