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SkoltechRobotics / rplidar

Python module for RPLidar A1 and A2 rangefinder scanners
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means of "new_scan" and "quality" yields of iter_measures() method ? #42

Closed durmusgulbahar closed 3 years ago

durmusgulbahar commented 3 years ago

1- "new_scan" is always False in txt file. What does that mean ? 2- What is the range of "quality" ? . What does it mean literally ? How can i improve it ? "quality" always is one of either 0 or 15 for every scan. _Yields

    new_scan : bool
        True if measures belongs to a new scan
    quality : int
        Reflected laser pulse strength
    angle : float
        The measure heading angle in degree unit [0, 360)
    distance : float
        Measured object distance related to the sensor's rotation center.
        In millimeter unit. Set to 0 when measure is invalid.
    '''_
newpavlov commented 3 years ago

Those values are reported directly by sensor, so please consult slamtec documents for their meaning since it may vary for different sensor models. Raw serial stream is decoded in this function if you are interested.