GPS PPS Output for LiDAR Synchronization

ArduCopter Copter 4.4
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Hey guys, I am new here so I apologize if this topic has recently been discussed. I did search, but only found older discussions on this topic.

Does ArduPilot provide any method for configuring a GPS PPS signal output? I will be mapping with a LiDAR scanner, and need to synchronize the LiDAR module with GPS UTC time. I have done some reading, and it appears that this is not a feature in ArduPilot. Are there plans for this to be added in future releases? Maybe I should work on adding this to the firmware code myself?

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Hey there,

PPS would be really great if you are interested to develop support. It’s lightweight and could connect multiple devices (such as GPS, LiDAR, Companion computer, flight controller)