ydlidar_ros_drivers

A script that does everything instead of you to install the things for ydlidar mapping

Before you install the mapping softwares you have to install Ubuntu 20.04 on your RaspberryPi

Ubuntu Install:

• Download the RaspberryPi Imager (or install with your package manager on linux): https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
• Select your RaspberryPi Device with the 'Choose Device' button
• Click on 'Choose OS' -> Scroll down to 'Other general-purpose OS' -> Select Ubuntu -> Scroll down and select Ubuntu Server 20.04.5 LTS (64 or 32 bit depending on your RaspberryPi)
• Select your SD card with the 'Choose Storage' button and write the image
• After the writing is done, put the SD card into your RaspberryPi
• After you boot into the system (username: ubuntu, password: ubuntu) you will need to change the password
• After the password is changed type in: sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
• After the installation is done just reboot the device sudo shutdown -r now

After installing linux

• Clone this repo git clone https://github.com/Rajmi105/ydlidar_ros_drivers.git
• Copy the installer script to your home folder cp ~/ydlidar_ros_drivers/ydlidarinstaller.sh ~/
• Run it bash ydlidarinstaller.sh
• This will install everything you will need and also it will start the mapping program

If you want to start the mapping after rebooting your Raspberry Pi

• To start the mappin again type roslaunch ydlidar_ros_driver lidar_view.launch