Find a Retailer SHOP PRODUCT MENU BLOG 0 SUPPORT find products, tutorials, etc... HOME / P R O D U C T C A T E G O R I E S LEARN LOG IN EDUCATION LIDAR-Lite v3 S E N - 1 4 0 3 2 ROHS 18 DESCRIPTION FEATURES DOCUMENTS Range: 0-40m Laser Emitter Accuracy: +/- 2.5cm at distances greater than 1m Power: 4.75-5V DC 6V Max Current Consumption: 105mA idle 130mA continuous Rep Rate: 1-500Hz Laser Wave Length/Peak Power: 905nm/1.3 watts Beam Divergence: 4m Radian x 2m Radian Optical Aperture: 12.5mm Interface: I2C or PWM 20 x 48 x 40 mm (0.8 x 1.9 x 1.6 inches) Tags GARMIN images are CC BY 2.0 SHARE Previous Versions LIDAR-Lite v3 Product Help and Resources VIDEOS TUTORIALS SUPPORT TIPS SKILLS NEEDED LIDAR-Lite v3 Hookup Guide JULY 3, 2017 A tutorial for connecting the Garmin LIDAR-Lite v3 to an Arduino to measure distance. COMMENTS 27 REVIEWS Customer Reviews 18 LASER LIDAR LIDAR-LITE PROXIMITY SENSOR REGISTER FORUM / P R O X I M I T Y / LIDAR-LITE V3 Need Help? V3 4.1 out of 5 Based on 18 ratings: 5 star 8 4 star 7 3 star 1 2 star 1 1 star 1 Currently viewing all customer reviews. 1 of 1 found this helpful: Simple, fast, accurate about a year ago by scm6079 verified purchaser I'm very happy with this little unit. Setup was a breeze and the accuracy in my use case (detecting block walls) is excellent. I honestly expected much less than the unit delivered, and feel it was worth the price. I've used many sonar and IR based units before and found this unit to be much more reliable. If you are picking this up for an Arduino, make sure you have a hefty capacitor on the power line, it pulls a fair bit of current on turn-on, they recommend a 680uf cap. 1 of 1 found this helpful: Great little LIDAR Transceiver last year by lidarman verified purchaser I design and work with scientific LIDAR for the University of Colorado and I am impressed with this device. Generally, a time-of-flight LIDAR with this sort of range resolution is difficult due to the amazing speed of light and high speed needed for acquisition. This device uses a nifty trick to solve this, doing a really nice job of centimeter-ish range resolution in a small low-power and easy-to-use package. I was able to have an operational device in just a few minutes using an Arduino. 1 of 1 found this helpful: Meets specs, used in a different application. about a year ago by Member #651329 verified purchaser I purchased this to detect reflective poles at distances up to 90 feet. The distance to each pole being predetermined to avoid surrounding items. The results are used for triangulating location and heading for outside AGV navigation. It was able to clearly detect a quarter inch wide reflective strip at 50 feet using the default settings as delivered. Modifying the settings should provide a very robust and reliable method of detection once mounted on a rotating base. 1 of 1 found this helpful: Lidar Lite V3---Satisfied so far about a year ago by Member #554481 verified purchaser I bought this for obstacle detection on an aerial drone. It worked exactly according to the included instructions in the PWM mode. I did need to add a large capacitor 1000 uF (less may be fine) to insure it initialized properly on every power up. The manual showed the capacitor in the I2C but was not clear that it is needed in the PWM mode. When I interfaced this with a PixHawk autopilot I found that the recommended series resistor on the trigger line did work. Connected the trigger line directly to the PixHawk Aux pin and it seems to be functioning well. I will be flight testing this week with it. 1 of 1 found this helpful: This my third one about a year ago by Member #489940 verified purchaser Mainly because it's small enough to mount on a mid-sized multi-rotor, I know the wiring and I sold #2, so needed another one. I use them solely for distance measuring, as a radar altimeter and object ranging, having them mounted on servos that follow the camera's gimbal tilt. I use them PWM, connected to a Pitlabs OSD board, which then displays the distance in the video stream. For me, the device works as advertised, reliably showing distance from 1-150ft. The PWM signal needs a 470ohm resistor to trigger it continuously. In the crappy news Dept., it's pretty disheartening to pay 50% more than the first two with that fancy Garmin sticker on it. 2 of 11 found this helpful: can't review yet, parts not included about a year ago by Member #849919 verified purchaser I have to wait to review this unit as the required electrolytic capacitor and resistors were NOT included for the price. As soon as they arrive and I futz around with installing external discrete componentry, I can give a review. So far, not pleased. Updates to come later. Impressive capabilities for diffuse targets about a year ago by Member #119389 verified purchaser Works well and Arduino library is basic but working. I had hoped to use this with retroreflective targets, but they tend to overload the receiver, and you get ambiguous results. I will continue to experiment. 0 of 1 found this helpful: has not arrived yet about a year ago by Member #3000 verified purchaser i have not received your shipment for this. Where is it? ROB-24601 replied on January 6, 2017: According to the tracking number, it was delivered on 1/04/17 at 12:45. Hopefully you've gotten it by now, and will have a chance to work with it soon. Once you do, please let us know what you think! 0 of 6 found this helpful: Haven't gotten around to implementing my LIDAR Speed Detector / Recorder yet about a year ago by Member #819462 verified purchaser Because i've been busy with other stuff. Very exciting sensor. last year by Member #714338 verified purchaser I have high hopes for the Lidar sensor to sense distance and direction on a outdoor robot. In this installation, the Lidar sits on a 180 rotation servo to provide the angle to the object detected. The outdoor tests have been more successful than with other sensors tried for this purpose. It is being used in the PWM mode now because the Arduino mega serial ports are busy. Yeah, I know. So far, so good. Cool and Capable Sensor about 11 months ago by chipmc verified purchaser Range and refresh rate set this sensor apart from other range detectors such as the Maxbotix outdoor sensors which are comparably priced. Not only can the LIDAR resolve objects farther, it is able to "see" soft and nonreflective objects such as people. Also, it can refresh hundreds of times a second as opposed to a 6Hz refresh on the outdoor Maxbotix's gear. One complaint, there is a fair bit of noise in the data stream - especially when it does not get any / a strong return. You will need to filter and that will reduce the effective refresh rate. Chip Waste of money - only works in lab - not outside in moisture about 8 months ago by Member #600074 verified purchaser I bought three of them for a prototype to be used for a product we want to bring to production. Worked great for a while (all 3 of them) As soon as I got it outside (shooting through rain - but protected from getting wet) it failed miserably. Sunlight killed it. This is for a lab environment. Be careful about hooking it up. Very delicate. I bought a China laser rangefinder for . Very happy with it. Kansukee/f replied on July 20, 2017: Sorry to hear about the issues with the Lidar. Have you contacted our technical support department @ techsupport@sparkfun.com with information about the environment you were using the sensor in? They may be able to help offer some suggestions and solutions to help with issues like what you describe. good laser ranger for the price! about 8 months ago by Member #1066928 verified purchaser We tried at night and shoot on building outside and tree, it does work for building wall at 40meters away! Doesn't work through glass about 3 months ago by Member #12297 verified purchaser I was considering using this for a full size automobile dash mounted device. I created a test rig with a beagle bone black with a Wifi adapter to send the measures to a mobile device(cell phone or tablet). Everything works great with this setup if I walk around outside and point the device at various objects. But when I try to mount it on the dashboard, the window changes the signal so much that the device reads 0 all the time. I'm not surprised by a limitation like this, but it is annoying. Bottom line, when using this device be sure the front of the device is out in the open. No glass or plastic in front of it. Great little sensor... about 2 months ago by Bob G in CO verified purchaser ...but the mounting hole dimensions aren't even given on the spec sheet. They ALMOST line up with the Actobotics "1.5 inch" hole pattern - see https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12103 - that would be a plus! Going to be using it to detect objects in front of my boat - so it'll be on a pan and tilt assembly which keeps it level using the Razor 9dof IMU M0 - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14001 as the sensor and controller. A lot of fun! about 2 months ago by Member #1259487 verified purchaser Built my own air-cordian. I might have to add a second to control the notes better. But it has been a kick...now if I can just learn own to play it -) Muy buen componente about 2 weeks ago by Member #1268700 verified purchaser Es interesante para generar prototipos de aplicaciones que usen la vision artificial. recomendado. START SOMETHING. SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER In 2003, CU student Nate Seidle blew a power supply in his dorm room and, in lieu of a way to order easy replacements, decided to start his own company. Since then, SparkFun has been committed to sustainably helping our world achieve electronics literacy from our headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. No matter your vision, SparkFun's products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible. 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