Info on a Lightware SF30B

mickeyboy

I want to purchase a Lightware SF30B, but before I order can someone direct me to Instructions on howto interface it to a Pixhawk 2 ?

Clock Loop

You will need to order 40 propeller chips first.

I think, im not sure, last i checked.

I can't seem to find that schematic and code that will lay it all out, plain as day for you.

But im pretty sure it had 40 networked propeller chips in the design.

DaveJenson

Clock Loop wrote: »

You will need to order 40 propeller chips first.

I think, im not sure, last i checked.

I can't seem to find that schematic and code that will lay it all out, plain as day for you.

But im pretty sure it had 40 networked propeller chips in the design.

Are you sure you are referring to these:

Clock Loop

DaveJenson wrote: »

Are you sure you are referring to these:

No, I was referring to 40 of these:


https://www.parallax.com/product/p8x32a-q44




Oh oops, the op was referring to this..

https://www.parallax.com/product/28057


But i can't find the other item the op is referring to...

Clock Loop

Looks like the product has some manuals, that should help!

https://www.parallax.com/downloads/sf30-arduino-test-code

https://www.parallax.com/downloads/sf30-c-test-code

https://www.parallax.com/downloads/sf30-high-speed-rangefinder-manual

https://www.parallax.com/downloads/sf02-sf10-sf30-additional-setup-instructions


Then theres always the manufacturers resources...

http://lightware.co.za/shop2017/content/6-software


GOOD LUCK!


Nice, even a sketch file...
http://lightware.co.za/shop2017/download/Software/SF02_Arduino_01.ino

Clock Loop

TO THE OP:

What development environment are you running?

The cpu on that board is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Cortex-M#Cortex-M4

Plenty fast to talk to the SF30B..

But you will need to do some code..

Again, whats your dev environment? (highly likely this question will never be answered)

Also, you are probably better served actually going to the manufacturers of the items you are trying to connect.


Like so:


https://dev.px4.io/en/

You are more likely to find other users who have already climbed this mountain at their actual forums..
http://discuss.px4.io/

Content located there, but not here..
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