Avoidance Experiments with the POC and Benewake TFMINI

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Presently working on a 3D printed POC

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Thats cool
Can’t wait to see it working

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I wish Benewake had CAN version of these lidars.

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Just use a CAN module to interface the TFMINI serial, it works OK

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Hi Patrick,which can interface module would you recomend please.many thank’s in advance

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There was some discussion here:

here:

and here:

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Think I will order one from mRo and give it a try,thank you Patrick

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Good day, i advice you the mRo can node… just check also when you will receive the version of the firmware… you can use rangefinder on rangefinder firmware and also with the universal firmware.

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Thank you for this may contact you when it arrives

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of course yes… for suggestions and advices

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ordered cant wait to try it have a few uart benewake’s to set up for avoidance

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me in still testing two nodes wired together but with different sensors

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looks like plenty of fun ahead testing ye he

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me I’ve on the way two for other developments

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Do you have any visual notification that proximity is on or of ?.

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You could use something like this :slight_smile:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-external-leds.html

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I mean more like in the OSD or so ?. I have these messages for the Retracts ect . Or can it be a custom message maybe ?.( give that a try )

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In your post Oeble. You mention retracts…are you getting messages in your OSD that tell you whats taking place with your retracts.

Just curious.

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Yes i do , deploy and retract. ( sorry for my english ).

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wow very cool how did yo do that.