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Connection

RPLIDAR A3 can be easily connected to PC according to the following steps.

1) Connect RPLIDAR A3 with the USB adapter.

Figure 2-1 Connect RPLIDAR A3 and USB Adapter

2) Connect the USB adapter to your PC via the Micro-USB cable. If the PC is

on, after connecting the USB cable to your PC and connecting the power

adapter to the USB cable, the indicator light of the USB will light up but the

RPLIDAR will not start scanning.

Figure 2-2 Connect the USB Adapter to PC via Micro-USB Cable

Install Driver for the USB Adapter

The USB adapter converts UART to USB by using CP2102 chip. You need to install

the device driver for the chip. The driver can be found in the provided SDK

package or downloaded from Silicon Labs’ official website:

http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx

Here’s the installation steps in Windows: after connecting the RPLIDAR with PC,

please find the driver file “CP210x VCP Windows” and choose correct operating

system version accordingly: x86 for 32-bit OS and x64 for 64-bit OS.

Connection and Usage