Is the DTS6012M lidar module being developed for Arduplane?

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On AliExpress I found a 20m lidar module DTS6012M with very good reviews for only 15€.

Is the implementation of this module in the roadmap?

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I don’t think anybody is working on it yet.

Writing the driver in lua should be fairly straightforward with protocol documentation.

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I was curious about this sensor and I thought I’d share the info I’ve found so far.

Here’s a Github with UART code.

Here are a few links to pdf files about the sensor:
A limited datasheet (more like a spec sheet).
Here’s a Chinese language datasheet.
Here’s an English translation of the above pdf.

I’ve seen the sensor for sale both on Amazon and Aliexpress.
I hope anyone using this sensor reports back with their thoughts and results.

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See the test here

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There is even an existing I2C library for STM32 Boards available, that should make Integration easier:

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If I could make it and program it, I would do it immediately, hopefully a smart Ardupilot developer soon things, Ohw easy lets make this happen, beautiful lidar sensor😂