User Manual

1 YDLIDAR GS2 LIDAR DEVELOPMENT KIT

The development kit of YDLIDAR GS2 lidar (hereinafter referred to as GS2) is an

accessory tool provided for performance evaluation and early development of the GS2.

Through the GS2 development kit, and with the evaluation software, users can observe

point cloud data scanned by GS2 on your environment or development on the SDK.

1.1 Development Kit

The GS2 development kit has the following components：

FIG 1 YDLIDAR GS2 DEVELOPMENT KIT

CHART 1 YDLIDAR GS2 LIDAR DEVELOPMENT KIT DESCRIPTION

Item

Qty.

Description

GS2 lidar

Standard version of the GS2 lidar.

USB Type-C

Cable

Use with USB adapter board to connect GS2 and PC. USB cable is

both a power supply cable and a data cable

USB Adapter

Board

Realize the function of USB to UART, which is convenient for the fast

interconnection between GS2 and PC.

Note: USB Adapter board has two USB TYPE C interface: USB_DATA, USB_PWR.

USB_DATA: Data powered interface. In most cases, this interface can be used to meet power and

communication requirements.

USB_PWR: Auxiliary power supply interface. The USB interface of some development platforms has weak

current drive capability. At this time, auxiliary power supply can be used.

2 USAGE UNDER WINDOWS

2.1 Device Connection

When evaluating and developing GS2 under windows, GS2 and PC needed to be

connected. The specific process is as follows:

GS2 LiDAR

USB Type-C Cable

USB Adapter Board