Manual
LW20 / SF20 LiDAR sensor  
Product manual 
?ST 
#ST,0
st:1 
st:0
Read the type of scan being used 
Change the type of scan: 
 0 = bidirectional scan 
 1 = unidirectional scan
?SR 
#SR,8
sr:4 
sr:8
Read the number of servo steps per reading 
Change the number of servo steps per reading: 
 Adjustment range = 1 … 32
?SL 
#SL,2.57
sl:1.32 
sl:2.57
Read the servo lag angle in degrees 
Change the servo lag angle: 
 Adjustment range = 0.00 … 90.00
?SFL 
#SFL,-30.0
sfl:-45.0 
sfl:-30.0
Read the lower angle of the field of view 
Change the lower angle of the field of view: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
?SFH 
#SFH,30.0
sfh:45.0 
sfh:30.0
Read the higher angle of the field of view 
Change the higher angle of the field of view: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
?SAL 
#SAL,-15.0
sal:-45.0 
sal:-15.0
Read the lower angle for alarm A 
Change the lower angle for alarm A: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
?SAH 
#SAH,0.0
sah:45.0 
sah:0.0
Read the higher angle for alarm A 
Change the higher angle for alarm A: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
?SBL 
#SBL,0.0
sbl:-45.0 
sbl:0.0
Read the lower angle for alarm B 
Change the lower angle for alarm B: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
?SBH 
#SBH,15.0
sbh:45.0 
sbh:15.0
Read the higher angle for alarm B 
Change the higher angle for alarm B: 
 Adjustment range = -180.0 … 180.0
%S
$s:
Save all new settings to permanent memory
Alarm channel commands
?A 
?AA 
?AB
a:0,1 
aa:0 
ab:1
Read the states of both alarms 
Read the state of alarm A 
Read the state of alarm B 
Communications channel commands
?CB 
#CB,6
cb:7 
cb:6
Read the serial port baud rate 
Change the serial port baud rate: 
 0 = 9600 
 1 = 19200 
 2 = 38400 
 3 = 57600 
 4 = 115200 
 5 = 230400 
 6 = 460800 
 7 = 921600
?CI 
#CI,0x78
ci:0x66 
ci:0x78
Read the I2C address in hexadecimal 
Change the I2C address: 
 Adjustment range = 0 … 0x7F
%C
%c:
Save all new settings to permanent memory
Legacy commands for the serial port
D’ or ‘d’
78.32
Output the current distance once only
?SU 
#SU,1
su:0 
su:1
Check if distance streaming is active 
Switch distance streaming on or off: 
 0 = off 
 1 = on
0’
No response
Enable I2C legacy distance streaming
Legacy commands for the I2C port
0’ or 0 or 1 or 129
78.23
Enable output binary coded distance in centimeters 
Send any other command to disable
Command
Typical return
Description
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