User Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Safety Notices
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Product Specifications
- 4 Connections
- 5 Communications Protocols
- 6 GPS Synchronization
- 7 Key characteristics
- 8 Point Cloud
- 9 Laser Channels and Vertical Angles
- 10 Calibrated Reflectivity
- 11 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A ▪ Point Time Calculate
- Appendix B ▪ Information Registers
- B.1 Motor(MOT_SPD)
- B.2 Ethernet(ETH)
- B.3 FOV Setting (FOV SET)
- B.4 Motor Phase Offset (MOT_PHASE)
- B.5 Top Board Firmware (TOP_FRM)
- B.6 Bottom Board Firmware (BOT_FRM)
- B.7 Serial Number(SN)
- B.8 Software Version(SOFTWARE_VER)
- B.9 UTC Time(UTC_TIME)
- B.10 STATUS
- B.11 Fault Diagnosis
- B.12 ASCII code in GPRMC Packet
- B.13 Corrected Vertical Angle (COR_VERT_ANG)
- B.14 Corrected Horizontal Offset Angle (COR_HOR_AN
- Appendix C ▪ RSView
- Appendix D ▪ RS-LiDAR-32 ROS Package
- Appendix E ▪ Dimensions
- Appendix G ▪ How to Distinguish the Port Number of

RS-LiDAR-32 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Safety Notices........................................................................................................................................................1
2 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................2
3 Product Specifications..........................................................................................................................................3
4 Connections............................................................................................................................................................5
4.1 Power........................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Electrical Configuration.............................................................................................................................5
4.3 Interface Box Description......................................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Interface Box Connection......................................................................................................................... 8
5 Communications Protocols..................................................................................................................................9
5.1 MSOP........................................................................................................................................................ 10
5.1.1 Header............................................................................................................................................11
5.1.2 Data Field...................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1.3 Tail...................................................................................................................................................14
5.1.4 Demonstration Data.....................................................................................................................14
5.2 DIFOP........................................................................................................................................................15
5.3 UCWP........................................................................................................................................................17
6 GPS Synchronization......................................................................................................................................... 20
6.1 GPS Synchronization Theory................................................................................................................ 20
6.2 GPS Usage...............................................................................................................................................20
7 Key characteristics..............................................................................................................................................22
7.1 Return Mode.............................................................................................................................................22
7.1.1 Return Mode Principle.................................................................................................................22
7.1.2 The Strongest Return.................................................................................................................. 22
7.1.3 Strongest, Last and Dual Returns............................................................................................. 22
7.1.4 Return Mode Flag.........................................................................................................................22










