Example: hwdrivers_robopeaklidar_example

C++ example source code:

/* +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                     Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit (MRPT)            |
   |                          https://www.mrpt.org/                         |
   |                                                                        |
   | Copyright (c) 2005-2024, Individual contributors, see AUTHORS file     |
   | See: https://www.mrpt.org/Authors - All rights reserved.               |
   | Released under BSD License. See: https://www.mrpt.org/License          |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ */

#include <mrpt/hwdrivers/CRoboPeakLidar.h>
#include <mrpt/obs/CObservation2DRangeScan.h>
#include <mrpt/system/CTicTac.h>
#include <mrpt/system/os.h>
#include <mrpt/system/string_utils.h>

#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>

using namespace mrpt;
using namespace mrpt::hwdrivers;
using namespace mrpt::obs;
using namespace mrpt::gui;
using namespace mrpt::system;
using namespace std;

string SERIAL_NAME;  // Name of the serial port to open

// ------------------------------------------------------
//              Test_RPLIDAR
// ------------------------------------------------------
void Test_RPLIDAR()
{
  CRoboPeakLidar laser;
  string serName;

  if (SERIAL_NAME.empty())
  {
    std::cout << "Enter the serial port name (e.g. COM1, ttyS0, ttyUSB0, "
                 "ttyACM0): ";
    getline(cin, serName);
  }
  else
  {
    std::cout << "Using serial port: " << SERIAL_NAME << endl;
    serName = SERIAL_NAME;
  }

  // Set the laser serial port:
  laser.setSerialPort(serName);

  // Show GUI preview:
  laser.showPreview(true);

  // Config: Use defaults + selected port ( serial or ethernet )
  printf("Turning laser ON...\n");
  if (laser.turnOn())
    printf("Initialization OK!\n");
  else
  {
    printf("Initialization failed!\n");
    return;
  }

  cout << "Press any key to stop capturing..." << endl;

  CTicTac tictac;
  tictac.Tic();

  while (!mrpt::system::os::kbhit())
  {
    bool thereIsObservation, hardError;
    CObservation2DRangeScan obs;

    laser.doProcessSimple(thereIsObservation, obs, hardError);

    if (hardError) printf("[TEST] Hardware error=true!!\n");

    if (thereIsObservation)
    {
      double FPS = 1.0 / tictac.Tac();

      printf(
          "Scan received: %u ranges, FOV: %.02fdeg, %.03fHz: mid "
          "rang=%fm\n",
          (unsigned int)obs.getScanSize(), RAD2DEG(obs.aperture), FPS,
          obs.getScanRange(obs.getScanSize() / 2));

      obs.sensorPose = mrpt::poses::CPose3D(0, 0, 0);

      tictac.Tic();
    }

    std::this_thread::sleep_for(5ms);
  };
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  try
  {
    if (argc > 1) SERIAL_NAME = string(argv[1]);

    Test_RPLIDAR();
    return 0;
  }
  catch (const std::exception& e)
  {
    std::cerr << "MRPT error: " << mrpt::exception_to_str(e) << std::endl;
    return -1;
  }
  catch (...)
  {
    printf("Another exception!!");
    return -1;
  }
}