YDLIDAR X4

Setup

Clone the YDLIDAR repo into the src folder https://github.com/YDLIDAR/ydlidar_ros This should already be included in our repo via a submodule. Pull submodules using git submodule update --init --recursive --remote from the root igvc_software_2020 directory.

Run catkin_make in igvc_ws to build ydlidar_node and ydlidar_client

Create the udev name "/dev/ydlidar" for YDLIDAR via the following steps

roscd ydlidar/startup
sudo chmod 777 ./*
sudo sh initenv.sh

More info

Website http://www.ydlidar.com/product/X4