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Version: ROS 1 Noetic

Velodyne Puck Lite

Item Numbers

DescriptionCPR ItemSales KitInstallation Kit, With Fasteners
Velodyne Puck Lite sensor016312
Velodyne Puck Lite sensor, with M12 connector023729029027029026

Specifications

DescriptionValue
Mass590 g
Voltage, Minimum9 V
Voltage, Maximum18 V
Voltage, Sensor12 V
Power, Average8 W
DataEthernet, 100 Mbit/s
Range, Minimum0.9 m
Range, Maximum100 m
Range, Accuracy±3 cm
View, Horizontal360°
View, Vertical±15°
Resolution, Horizontal0.4°
Resolution, Vertical
Operating Temperature, Min-10 °C
Operating Temperature, Max60 °C

Software Bringup

This sensor is included in the Clearpath Robotics System Image that is installed on all our robots. This allows you to add or remove the sensor from your robot's software description by changing the environment variables in /etc/ros/setup.bash.

Refer to your robot's Description README file for more details:


Your robot's Tutorials page describes how the Clearpath Robotics System Image is installed and configured:


Troubleshooting

Clearpath is committed to your success. Please get in touch with us and we will do our best to get you rolling again quickly: support@clearpathrobotics.com.

To get in touch with a salesperson regarding Clearpath Robotics products, please email research-sales@clearpathrobotics.com.

If you have an issue that is specifically about ROS and is something which may be of interest to the broader community, consider asking it on https://robotics.stackexchange.com. If you do not get a satisfactory response, please ping us and include a link to your question as posted there. If appropriate, we will answer in the ROS Answers context for the benefit of the community.


Further Reading

  1. Clearpath Robotics Store
  2. Datasheet
  3. User Manual, Sensor
  4. User Manual, Control Box
  5. Drawing, Sensor
  6. Drawing, Control Box
  7. Wiring, Contol Box
  8. Velodyne website
  9. ROS webpage
  10. ROS tutorial