Show HN: I've hooked up 2D LiDARs to Raspberry Pi, wrote Python library lds2d

Category: library

Tags: lidar, raspberry-pi, python-driver, robotics, sensors

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

lds2d is a Python driver library that unifies support for 23 models of 2D LiDAR sensors across multiple manufacturers, providing a consistent API, motor control, and a live browser visualizer. It is interesting for its broad hardware compatibility and ability to run on Raspberry Pi, including host-driven motor control with PID loops for low-cost LiDARs.

Target audience: robotics engineers, makers, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/kaiaai/lds2d/ · Python · Apache-2.0

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