Rangefinders: Lidar Lite V2, Lightware, and others, need recommendations

Posted by Cala on February 11, 2016 at 3:04pm

After near tree months I recived happy the Lidar Lite V2, but now I have a concern because, apparently is discontinued?

something wrong with this thing?

It's a risk to put on my quad? :(

Answer I recived: Lidar was purchased from Garmin, so It's going to re-appear under Garmin name.

Now is in the market Lightware, developing altimeters for Ardu pilot and helping rangefinders users in this forum ( http://www.lightware.co.za/shop/en/4-drone-altimeters. )

I changed the title because this post discussion content look's usefull for other rangefinders too.

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    • mark liles > Emin Bu February 27, 2016 at 12:30pm

      How much does the lidar unit weigh?

      Does it take long to wire up?

    • Cala > Emin Bu February 12, 2016 at 4:13am

      I was lucky to find the last one in the other side of the world and thank's to Silvertone to help me to recive it :) ; perhaps He still have v1 ones, http://www.silvertone.com.au/content/lidar-lite-legacy-version he don't going to recive the v2 anymore He think.

    • Cala > Emin Bu February 12, 2016 at 3:18am

      Don't worry, Chinesse are going to do something if prices go too high ;) ,

  • mark whitton February 11, 2016 at 3:28pm

    I have a Lidar V2 on my large hexacopter hooked up according to Ardupilot recommendations - I did not use the I2C interface.  It works great.

    • Cala > mark whitton February 11, 2016 at 3:39pm

      Many thank's mark, can you share a photo how to attach to the copter? is better parallel or transverse like is the instructions video? I listened  the two theories,

      little pitch to compensate flying position or completly looks down? 

    • mark whitton > Cala February 11, 2016 at 5:05pm

      I attached the sensor with double side foam tape to the plate where I also mount my gimbal, see attached 4 photos.3702735141?profile=original3702735326?profile=original3702735351?profile=original3702735466?profile=original

    • Duncan Young > mark whitton February 13, 2016 at 6:25am

      Mine is bolted on a small acrylic plate which is mounted on the quad with vibration-damping gel. It is mounted transversely. Works very nicely, no vibration problems or signal drop out. It is powered by its own 5V regulator.

    • Cala > Duncan Young February 13, 2016 at 8:22am

      Thank's Duncan, It have problems with vibrations?

    • Duncan Young > Cala February 13, 2016 at 9:26am

      I have not tried it without the gel, but I expect it would be fine without.

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