Sick LMS Series Sensors

asked 2013-01-28 01:50:12 -0500

Andrius
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updated 2014-01-28 17:15:00 -0500

ngrennan
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All,

I see on the ros.org website that the Sick LMS1xx & LMS2xx sensors are supported in ROS:

Does anyone know if the new Sick LMS5xx sensor is supported?
Does anyone know of a 360 degree Sick sensor supported in ROS?

Thank you in advance! Andy

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answered 2013-02-01 15:55:46 -0500

Ryan

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We use the RCPRG package to work with the LMS1xx series sensors via Ethernet. I have played with using it with the LMS5xx, but ran into issues which I think were mainly related to the LMS5xx not being as easy to set up for continuous output as the LMS1xx.

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I just want to notice you, that LMS1xx driver is a bit buggy.

ZdenekM ( 2013-02-04 00:35:00 -0500 )edit

How so?

Ryan ( 2013-02-04 17:23:21 -0500 )edit

At least length of the array for ranges is shorter for higher angular resolution and longer for lower one. You need to swap two lines. And there are probably more bugs - it seems that min and max angles are not set properly etc.

ZdenekM ( 2013-02-04 20:21:13 -0500 )edit

Could you please attach the code where the lines needs to be swapped?

rohan ( 2013-02-25 05:18:09 -0500 )edit

@ZdenekM please file tickets against software you know about bugs in.

tfoote ( 2013-03-21 15:56:02 -0500 )edit

@rohan: In LMS1xx_node.cpp, find line 55 ("num_values = 541;") and line 59 ("num_values = 1081;"). Swap numeric values. @tfoote: This code is not released as far as I know. Where and how I can post bug report? I can't find even author's email...

ZdenekM ( 2013-04-08 23:41:43 -0500 )edit

Now I see it's on github (I thought it's on some svn)... Hm, I will try to fork it and make pull request.

ZdenekM ( 2013-04-08 23:44:38 -0500 )edit

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answered 2013-02-01 02:10:10 -0500

Boris

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updated 2013-02-01 02:46:36 -0500

2. Since SICK devices are supported in ROS via sicktoolbox the 360deg devices (SICK LD?) should work.

1. The LMS511 is not on the list of supported devices in sicktoolbox. However, since LD and some LMS5xx models both has Ethernet intefaces their protocols should be quite similar. We just started to look into this problem and I don't have much information on this right now. We hope to get some results in the next couple of weeks though.

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