Ebay Laser & Sensor Tests FYI

Heater.

Hmm...think I have to convince the boss that we need a leddartech development kit for evaluation...

Presumably under that lens there is an optical/IR line sensor of some kind.

MikeDYur

If this is any help. The datasheet is for the sensor as a whole.

MikeDYur

macrobeak wrote: »

MikeDYur,
Thanks for the link;
http://leddartech.com
Very impressive lidar modules of various complexities.
All sub $1000, some sub $500.
All have 5V power supply and 3.3v UART, so Prop interfacing should be straightforward.
I look forward to seeing some really interesting applications from these modules.

macrobeak, Your welcome, Thanks for the info. Before I spend that much on a sensor, I gotta see what it can do. They look like very good quality, and you pay for that I know.

I have to go back and see, I think there was a video. I didn't get to much of a chance to look the place over.

erco

An I completely bonkers, or does this Ebay "kit" look like it has all the parts (modulation tubes!) to DIY this same sensor? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Laser-Head-Modulation-Tube-Reciver-Tube-Lens-for-Freescale-Smart-car-/121736318102

I offered $4 to find out. The lens look the same and I think I see the same purple paint on the edge of one sensor.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Yowzza! The only thing missing is the fancy sub-nanosecond electronics to time the light beam's return.

-Phil

erco

And if so, the lens appears to be the most expensive part:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-5mm-Focusing-Lens-Electro-optical-Design-Smart-Car-Laser-Sensors/232016013981

erco

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »

Yowzza! The only thing missing is the fancy sub-nanosecond electronics to time the light beam's return.

-Phil

Oh no, this izzint a ToF sensor. Just a reflectance sensor as shown at