User Guide
CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 3
ITEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT KIT ....................................................................................................................... 3
RPLIDAR A2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
USB ADAPTER .................................................................................................................................................... 4
CONNECTION AND USAGE ..................................................................................................................... 5
CONNECTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALL DRIVER FOR THE USB ADAPTER ........................................................................................................... 5
RUN DEMO APPLICATION .................................................................................................................................. 7
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................ 9
MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................. 9
SDK INTRODUCTION AND USAGE ...................................................................................................... 11
RPLIDAR A2 PIN DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................... 11
PIN DEFINITION FOR THE USB ADAPTER ......................................................................................................... 12
USB-DC POWER CORD INSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................. 12
CONFIGURE RPLIDAR A2 SCAN FREQUENCY ................................................................................................. 12
SDK USAGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
OPERATION RECOMMENDATION....................................................................................................... 14
PRE-HEATING FOR BEST PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................................... 14
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE................................................................................................................................... 14
AMBIENT LIGHT ................................................................................................................................................ 14
REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 14
APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................. 16
IMAGE AND TABLE INDEX ................................................................................................................................. 16
Contents