Datasheet
SF000 LiDAR sensor
Datasheet
1. Overview
The SF000 is an ultra small and light laser rangefinder designed for size and weight constraint applications. Using a time-of-flight
system to make very fast and accurate distance and speed measurements, accuracy is not affected by the colour or texture of the
surface, nor the angle of incidence of the laser beam. The SF000 is virtually immune to background light, wind and noise, making
it an ideal sensor to detect unexpected obstacles.
The SF000 can take up to 388 readings per second and the configurable features and multiple hardware interfaces make the
SF000 easy to connect with different types of controllers.
Operating from a regulated 5 V DC supply, the SF000 includes two communication interfaces:
● A serial port (3.3V logic level, 5V tolerant) with configurable baud rate to connect to a host controller.
● An I2C serial bus (3.3V logic level and 3.3k pull up resistors, 5V tolerant) with configurable address as an alternative to
the serial port when multiple devices are connected on a common bus.
Application software support is available from the LightWare API repository.
The SF000 LiDAR is rated laser Class 1M eye safe. Do not view the laser with magnifying optics such as microscopes, binoculars or
telescopes.
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