Data Sheet

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Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Shanghai Slamtec Co., Ltd.
To ensure the laser of RPLIDAR always working in the safety range (<3mW) and
avoid any other damage caused by device, the RPLIDAR comes with laser power
detection and sensor healthy check feature. It will shut down the laser and stop
working automatically when any of the following errors has been detected.
o Laser transmit power exceeds limited value
o Laser cannot power on normally
o Scan speed of Laser scanner system is unstable
o Scan speed of Laser scanner system is too slow
o Laser signal sensor works abnormally
The host systems can check the status of the RPLIDAR via the communication
interface and restart the RPLIDAR to try to recover work from error.
Self-protection and Status Detection