Get Started with Lidar Toolbox Support Package for SICK Lidar Sensors
The Lidar Toolbox™ Support Package for SICK® Lidar Sensors enables you to stream data from SICK 3-D and 2-D lidar sensors into MATLAB®. You can preview and read lidar sensor data from the supported sensors. The support package supports only those sensors that are compatible with the SICK Command Language ASCII (CoLa A) protocol.
Run Hardware Outside MATLAB
Before using functionality from the Lidar Toolbox Support Package for SICK Lidar Sensors, ensure that your sensor is functioning properly outside of MATLAB.
Connect your sensor to computer (host machine) or network using Ethernet. Then, use the SOPAS ET software provided by SICK to set a unique IP address and establish a communication. Verify that you can receive live sensor data.
Stream Data from SICK 3-D Lidar Sensor
After you successfully connect the SICK 3-D lidar sensor and verify that it works, you can stream live sensor data
into MATLAB by using a sicklidar
object. Using this object, you can
preview live point cloud data from the connected SICK 3-D lidar sensor. For more information, see Preview Point Clouds from SICK 3-D Lidar Sensor.
You can also read point cloud data from the connected sensor. For more information, see Read Point Clouds from SICK 3-D Lidar Sensor Without Buffering.
Stream Data from SICK 2-D Lidar Sensor
To stream lidar scans from the connected SICK 2-D lidar sensor into MATLAB, use the sicklidar2d
object. Using the object, you can preview the 2-D lidar scan. For more information, see
Preview Lidar Scan Data from SICK 2-D Lidar Sensor.
You can also read the latest lidar scan data from the connected sensor. For more information, see Read Lidar Scan Data from SICK 2-D Lidar Sensor.
