Slamtec LPX T1 User manual

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LPX T1

Indoor and Outdoor Laser Range Scanner

For Middle and Long Range Application

Development Kit User Manual

Model：LPX-T1M4

2022-12-10 rev.1.0

 
 
 
CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................1 
OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................3 
ITEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT KIT .......................................................................................................................3 
CONNECTION AND USAGE .....................................................................................................................4 
LPX-T1 MODULE...............................................................................................................................................4 
DEVICE CONNECTION......................................................................................................................................... 4 
NETWORK CONFIGURATION...............................................................................................................................5 
RUN DEMO APPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................8 
TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................................... 11 
MOTOR SPEED ADJUSTMENT...........................................................................................................................11 
SDK INTRODUCTION AND USAGE......................................................................................................13 
LPX-T1 MODULE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION AND DEFINITION......................................................................13 
CONFIGURE LPX-T1 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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LPX-T1 development kit includes the matched tools used for evaluating LPX-T1’s

performance and initial development. After connecting the LPX-T1 with PC via a

network cable and with power via a power cable, users can observe the cloud map

of the environment scanning point collected by the Lidar plugin in RoboStudio

and start development based on the SDK.

Items in the Development Kit

LPX-T1 Development Kit contains:

oLPX-T1 Module

oNetwork Cable (Require purchase separately)

oPower Cable (Require purchase separately)

Figure 1-1 Items in the LPX-T1 Development Kit

Overview

LPX-T1 Module

Power Cable

Network Cable

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LPX-T1 Module

The LPX-T1 development kit contains standard LPX-T1 module. The default IP

address of LPX-T1 is 192.168.11.2, therefore users need to use a different Ethernet

address.

Figure 2-1 The LPX-T1

Device Connection

LPX-T1 can be easily connected to PC according to the following steps:

Take out the LPX-T1 from the development kit;

Connect the LPX-T1 network interface with PC via a network cable;

Connect the LPX-T1 power interface with power via a power adapter;

If PC is on, the indicator on the LPX-T1 turns green. And at the time, LPX-T1

module is not rotating.

Figure 2-2 LPX-T1 Connection

Connection and Usage

Network

Cable

Power Cable

Indicator

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Network Configuration

Before using LPX-T1 module, please configure the Ethernet network (after

connecting the LPX-T1 to PC) as below:

Open Network & Internet Settings on PC;

Figure 2-3 Network Connection Configuration

Click Ethernet in the left menu and choose Change adapter options;

Figure 2-4 Change Adapter Options

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Double-Click Ethernet port and choose Properties on the open page;

Figure 2-5 Ethernet Port Setting

Choose TCP/IPv4;

Figure 2-6 Ethernet Contribution Setting

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Click Properties button;

Figure 2-7 Internet Protocol Version(TCP/IPv4) Setting

Choose Use the following IP address and enter 192.168.11.30(or any other IP

address except for the default Lidar IP address 192.168.11.2) in the IP address bar,

use the default settings in the Subnet mask bar, and click OK.

Figure 2-8 IP Address Setting

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Run Demo Application

SLAMTEC provides Lidars, a GUI plugin, in RoboStudio for users in LPX-T1 test

and evaluation. You can view the scan result directly in the UI and save the scan

result to files for further analysis or processing.

This RoboStudio only runs under Windows. For Linux and MacOS users, please

refer to the other simple demo provided in the SDK.

Please make sure you have connected LPX-T1 to PC via network interface before

running the demo application in RoboStudio. Launch RoboStudio and log in.

Figure 2-9 RoboStudio Login Page

If the connection is ok, you shall see the user interface is shown as below. Click

File->Lidars to open the lidar control panel in the left; Right click the blank area

under Lidars and Choose “Manually connecting Lidar” in the drop-down menu;

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Figure 2-10 RoboStudio Manual Connect to Lidar Page

Click Udp Server in the dialogue and click Connect to confirm the connection.

Figure 2-11 RoboStudio Udp Connecting Page

Click the floating window Lidars in the left, the LPX-T1 connected to PC will show

in the list. Click the icon of LPX-T1 in the list to extend the tool buttons below the

icon: the right button is to open the tool bar in the major work area as shown in

Figure 2-12.

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Figure 2-12 The Lidar Plugin in RoboStudio

The serial number, version and model of the LPX-T1 will show in the lidar window.

The supported commands of LPX-T1 are showed in the tool bar. The descriptions

are listed in the bellow table.

Figure 2-13 The Supported Commands of LPX-T1 in RoboStudio

Press the Start Scan button ，the scan data will be displayed as below(by

default, the motor rotating speed should be about 20Hz.):

Button

Function

Description

Restart LPX-T1

Restart scan core to clear internal errors

Save Scan Data

Save current scan data to the local file

Stop Scan

Scan core enter power save mode

Start Scan

Scan data will be displayed after scan core starting work

Work Mode Switch

Switch among different work modes to fit in specific

environments

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