How can I publish a message to stop the lidar when robot doesn't use it?

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A ROS driver for the SICK TiM series of laser scanners.

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How can I publish a message to stop the lidar when robot doesn't use it? #67

Closed ziyuwang498 closed 6 years ago

ziyuwang498 commented 6 years ago

I want to publish a message to control it.When robot doesn't use it, the device stops working and it restarts once robot need its data，just like a kind of sleeping mode,so that I can extend the lidar life.However,I couldn't find the way to get this goal.

jspricke commented 6 years ago

This is currently not supported. If you want to implement it, you can use the Sick software to find the right message to do so. Also I would propose to implement this as a service.

ziyuwang498 commented 6 years ago

Many thanks for your suggestion,I will close this issue and try about it