Sonar board inclusion?

[anfederman]

The build instructions say remove the sonar board, but don't say to put it back in if there is no Lidar.
Also if the sonar board is to be included, it should be reinstalled after the pi is already installed.
I discovered the sonar board will prevent the standard LS-n301 from being mounted lower left.

I am not sure how we want to handle this, but I suggest addressing it in some way in the assembly instructions.

[JanezCim]

Yes, currently if the lidar is mounted left or right, its big connector is in the way of mounting sonars. Solution would be to mount it on the tower or on the front plate in case you want both. We are now also testing some new sonar layouts and we have yet to see if the sonars will be able to replace the lidar entirely. If not, we are looking into mounting a different lidar, which has a smaller connector (https://www.amazon.com/innomaker-Omni-Directional-Scanning-Resistance-Ranging/dp/B08GJJX41D/), and then both sonars and lidar will be able to be mounted.

So the answer is, we include the sonar board into instructions once we confirm it works.

[anfederman]

I was able to get both the sonar and lidar mounted at the same time.

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On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:46 AM Janez Cimerman ***@***.***> wrote: Yes, currently if the lidar is mounted left or right, its big connector is in the way of mounting sonars. Solution would be to mount it on the tower or on the front plate in case you want both. We are now also testing some new sonar layouts and we have yet to see if the sonars will be able to replace the lidar entirely. If not, we are looking into mounting a different lidar, which has a smaller connector ( https://www.amazon.com/innomaker-Omni-Directional-Scanning-Resistance-Ranging/dp/B08GJJX41D/), and then both sonars and lidar will be able to be mounted. So the answer is, we include the sonar board into instructions once we confirm it works. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#19 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABHZ37Z5YY3HPCWINJYIVZDUJ6QNBANCNFSM5G7Z4SMA> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[JanezCim]

aha okay, thats good news. You mounted then without twisting the sonar PCB entirely?

So the new sonar layouts are being tested by @GreTimotej in https://github.com/UbiquityRobotics/breadcrumb/issues/269 so as soon as he confirms how sonars are working, we can decide if we include them into tutorials

[anfederman]

Yeah check out the video posted in chat.

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On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 3:33 AM Janez Cimerman ***@***.***> wrote: aha okay, thats good news. You mounted then without twisting the sonar PCB entirely? So the new sonar layouts are being tested by @GreTimotej <https://github.com/GreTimotej> in UbiquityRobotics/breadcrumb#269 <UbiquityRobotics/breadcrumb#269> so as soon as he confirms how sonars are working, we can decide if we include them into tutorials — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#19 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABHZ372YOCG6ZMJRBKBHLHTUJ6477ANCNFSM5G7Z4SMA> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[anfederman]

I needed to remove the internal camera mount to get the new sonar board to fit. Since this was pop riveted into place, I had to drill out the rivets

[JanezCim]

The new sonar board design will not clash with camera

[anfederman]

Please reshoot pictures to show assembly with new sonar board, also once done follow up with customers doing assembly.

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