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Pre-Heating for Best Performance

The scan core will be heating when start working. We recommend pre-heating

RPLIDAR (Start the scan mode and the scan motor is rotating) for more than 2

minutes to get the best measurement accuracy.

Ambient Temperature

RPLIDAR’s measurement resolution is sensitive to the ambient temperature.

Improper use may even damage the sensor. Please avoid using RPLIDAR in

extreme high temperature (>40 degree) and too low temperature (<-10 degree).

Ambient Light

Compared with RPLIDAR A2 series, RPLIDAR A3 performs better to resist ambient

light interference, which supports it to work properly in outdoor environment.

RPLIDAR A3 can work in two modes: enhanced mode and outdoor mode.

Enhanced mode is designed for indoor environment. Typical indoor light

(including situations without light) will not affect the performance of RPLIDAR.

Strong light (such as high power laser) will harm the optical system of LIDAR, which

should be avoided.

During outdoor mode, RPLIDAR A3 can work normally to detect objects under

direct ambient light. However, the ranging distance might be shorter under strong

direct sunlight and it is still necessary to protect the optical system from direct

sunlight.

Operation Recommendation