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Slamtec RPLidar S3 – Leo Integration

The Slamtec RPLidar S3 integration kit equips the Leo Rover with an outdoor-rated 2D DToF LiDAR. Featuring an adapter plate for standard M5 mounting and verified ROS 2 integration, it exposes raw sensor data for custom autonomy stacks.

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Integrating custom LiDAR payloads onto mobile robots often creates friction with mechanical fabrication, custom cabling, and untested ROS drivers. This Slamtec RPLidar S3 kit eliminates that friction for Leo Rover deployments by combining an M5 adapter plate with a direct time-of-flight sensor rated for 80,000 Lux sunlight. Featuring verified ROS 2 driver integration, it streams standard 2D laser scan data directly into the robot workspace for downstream mapping, localization, and navigation stacks.

Why engineers choose this

Mechanical Leo Rover Integration: Includes a dedicated adapter plate and M5 hardware matching the Leo Rover grid. Bolts directly to the chassis without custom brackets or drilling.
Direct Time-of-Flight (DToF) Architecture: Detects low-reflectivity surfaces up to 15 m on 10% targets and 40 m on standard objects. Delivers consistent point clouds without software threshold tuning.
Hardware-Level Sunlight Rejection (80,000 Lux): Optical filtering resists intense daylight saturation up to 80,000 Lux. Prevents false positive readings and optical blinding during outdoor field missions.
Seamless ROS 2 integration: Configured for the Leo Rover workspace. Directly publishes standard LaserScan topics into your custom SLAM or autonomy pipelines.
Deterministic 32,000 Samples/Second Acquisition: Captures scan profiles at 10 Hz with 0.1125° resolution. Provides the point density required to detect narrow obstacles and curb edges at speed.

Applications

Custom AMR Autonomy & SLAM Development: Supplying 2D planar ranging data to custom localization and mapping pipelines running on Leo Rover in indoor and outdoor settings.
Software-Defined Safety Fields & Virtual Bumpers: Feeding real-time distance measurements into safety nodes to trigger reactive halts and proximity buffers around the rover perimeter.
Outdoor Field Robotics: Providing raw spatial profiles in agricultural rows, forestry trails, or construction sites under direct 80,000 Lux sunlight exposure.
Industrial Infrastructure Inspection: Serving as a primary planar measurement sensor on Leo Rover payloads to record corridor geometry, clearance limits, and equipment profiles.
Academic Robotics R&D: Giving research teams quick access to calibrated laser scan topics on real rover hardware for testing custom control and perception algorithms.

What’s in the box

1 x RPLidar S3
1 x RPLidar S3 adapter plate
1 x TTL-to-USB adapter
1 x USB micro - USB C cable
4 x M5x10 Allen head screws
4 x M2.5x6 Allen head screws

Specs

Parameter Specification
Measurement Method Direct Time-of-Flight (DToF)
Measurement Range 0.05 m to 40 m (70% refl.)
0.05 m to 15 m (10% refl.)
Blind Zone 0.05 m
Sample Rate 32,000 samples per second (32 kHz)
Scan Frequency 10 Hz typical (adjustable 10 Hz - 20 Hz)
Angular Resolution 0.1125° (at 10 Hz) to 0.225° (at 20 Hz)
Distance Resolution 10 mm
Ranging Accuracy ±30 mm
Laser Safety Class Class 1 Eye-Safe (IEC-60825-1, 905 nm)
Application Environment Indoor & Outdoor (up to 80,000 Lux ambient light resistance)
Communication Interface TTL UART (up to 1 Mbps) / USB via included adapter
Supported Middleware ROS 2, ROS 1 (legacy)