ArduPilot driver for the Jiyi ZB005MN01 RangeFinder?

Hardware CAN Devices
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Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on adding support for the Jiyi ZB005MN01 RangeFinder in ArduPilot running on a Cube Orange+.

I wanted to know if anyone has already:

  • developed an AP_RangeFinder driver for this sensor,

  • worked with its CAN protocol,

  • or successfully integrated it with ArduPilot.

I’m currently developing a new driver and would appreciate any information on:

  • existing implementations,

  • CAN message format/IDs,

  • or any documentation or experience with this sensor.

Thanks!

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The way ArduPilot works is that once a device driver is implemented, it is usable in all ArduPilot vehicle types: Copter, Plane, Rover, etc and on all the over 300 supported flight controllers: CubeOrange+, Cube Yellow, Pixhawk 6c, etc.

So look at the existing codebase and the documentation and write a device driver with an architecture similar to the existing ones. It should be hardware independent and vehicle type independent.

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hy there, thanks for the reply. yeah, i did write a driver similar to existing ones and tried building it and it worked . But to implement it by connecting the terrain rangerfinder (ZB005MN01) we should know the CAN frames right . im unable to get it since there’s no datasheet provided along with the rangefinder.

so i’ve tried using CAN sniffer to find out frames but all i get is only TX there’s no RX