Velodyne Lidar Velarray ROS Linux Driver

Introduction to Velodyne Lidar

RidgeRun is actively working to enable customers with great software solutions on top of powerful hardware.

For this reason, RidgeRun is currently working to create the V4L2 driver for GeoSemi's automotive camera video processor, the GW5300. This wiki contains a brief introduction to the Velodyne Lidar and its capabilities and explores how our drive library and ROS node design allows for robust integration of a wide arrange of features to fit our customers' needs. Please contact us if you require more information.

Velarray Device Capabilities

• Perception up to 30 meters
• 32° vertical field of view
• Configurable frame rate and resolution
• Indoor/outdoor and day/night performance

Features of Velodyne Lidar Velarray Driver

The following features can be supported by RidgeRun's driver. If your application requires any other feature, please contact us.

Data Packet Parsing

• Extraction of the firing return packages.
• Conversion of firing return from multiple packages into a single point cloud.
• CRC check for package integrity.
• Reordering of out-of-order packages and reporting for any missing network packages.

Diagnostics Monitoring

• Measurement parsing for all the Lidar data such as system state, image version, etc.
• Fault monitoring for predefined Lidar faults and marking point cloud as not-dense.

Lidar Configuration

• Configuration of network packages:
  • Destination IP addresses
  • MAC address
  • Ports
• Laser return mode
• Framerate

ROS Node

• Point cloud publishing
• Diagnostics data publishing
• Health monitoring to check for the correct framerate.

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