Using the Slamtec RPLIDAR on a Raspberry Pi

Map in all directions! Dave Astels shares how to use a 360 degree LIDAR system like the RPLIDAR from Slamtec with the Raspberry Pi

Instead of taking a step-and-read approach, the RPLIDAR drives the rotating scanner with a DC motor, continuously taking readings and making note of the scanner’s angle with each one. Because of this approach, a single revolution is not guaranteed to give a reading for each possible angle, but over several rotations a full scan can be assembled.

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