User Manual

CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 3
ITEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT KIT ....................................................................................................................... 3
RPLIDAR A3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 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 A3 PIN DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................... 11
PIN DEFINITION FOR THE USB ADAPTER ......................................................................................................... 12
CONFIGURE RPLIDAR A3 SCAN FREQUENCY ................................................................................................. 14
SDK USAGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
OPERATION RECOMMENDATION....................................................................................................... 15
PRE-HEATING FOR BEST PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................................... 15
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE................................................................................................................................... 15
AMBIENT LIGHT ................................................................................................................................................ 15
REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................. 16
APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................. 17
IMAGE AND TABLE INDEX ................................................................................................................................. 17
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