CHANGELOG

Changelog

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Released

Release v3.7.0

  • fix TiM7xx fieldset settings and services, #394, #408

  • update README.md and cmake requirements

  • change Publish lferec messages latched, #420

  • fix TCP connection timeout, #424

  • add Support for LRS-4xxx IMU and contamination data, #418

  • update Improved TiM-7xx field evaluation status after start, #420

  • update Dockertests for ROS-1, ROS-2 and API

  • fix Timestamp handling (corrected system time estimation from transmit vs. generation timestamps), #428

  • fix Disable UDP-Parsing during reinitialisation

  • fix ParameterAlreadyDeclaredException on reinitialisation

  • add LaserScan messages encode reflector detection through high intensity values

  • update user level and user password can be freely specified in the launch file. For picoScan, multiScan and LRS4xxx, the default user level is 4.

Release v3.6.0

  • add Launchfiles and configuration for picoScan120

  • add Optional AngleRangeFilter and IntervalFilter for picoScan

  • fix Obsolete topic “/sick_multiscan/scan” removed

  • add IMU automatically deactivated after receiving an error code for IMU activation from picoScan w/o addons

  • fix Customization of hash values for authorization #366

  • fix Replaced builtin_addressof expressions #370

  • add Different UDP timeouts for state initial and running, improved UDP timeout handling

  • fix Picoscan range_min value in laserScan message #382

  • add Support for RMS2xxx LIDoutputstate telegrams

  • fix sick_generic_caller debug assertion #385

  • add Check of udp receiver ip at startup

  • add cmake-option to overwrite optimization level

  • change Documentation restructured

  • add Improved field evaluation TiM7xx, Tim7xxS (publish LIDinputstate messages, configuration and services for options FieldSetSelectionMethod and ActiveFieldSet)

  • add PicoScan parameter add_transform_xyz_rpy #399

  • fix LMS4000 encoder settings #403

  • fix CMake-flag for target sick_scan_xd_api_dockertest #404

  • change Merge PR #405 (typo) and PR #406 (sick_scan_xd_api_test)

Release v3.5.0

  • add Optional switch between “system timestamps” (default) and “tick timestamps”

  • add Extract sick_scan_xd version from package.xml

  • add Add git info to sick_scan_xd version

  • fix #316 (blocking API-close in case of wrong ip-address)

  • add #321, #310 (optional cmake-flag to set a calling convention for API calls)

  • add Hector SLAM configuration and example for picoScan

  • add Correction angle shift settings for LRS-36x0 and OEM-15xx

  • add Update FAQ (Network settings etc.)

  • add Integration PR #347 (NAV350 landmarks)

  • add Support for 3D-SLAM (OctoMap, RTAB-Map, timestamps for each scanpoint for deskewing, configuration example for multiScan)

  • add customisations for gcc 13 (Ubuntu 24)

  • add Update for bloom releases ROS-2 iron and jazzy

  • add Configuration multiScan interval filter via launchfile (#352)

  • add SPDX licence text (PR #354)

  • fix Fix #355 (API launchfile parsing error)

  • add Example configurations for parallel operation multi and picoScan

Release v3.4.0

  • add azimuth angle table for MRS-1xxx and LMS-1xxx with firmware 2.2.0 oder newer

  • add dockertests for MRS-1xxx, multiScan and picoScan with ROS-2

  • add API-funktion SickScanApiSendSOPAS to send SOPAS commands (e.g. “sRN SCdevicestate” or “sRN ContaminationResult”)

  • add generation of TF messages

  • add Option to deactivate initialization sequence for TiM-7xxS devices

  • add Documented option “-b master” to clone the release version

  • fix #316 API re-init nach close

Release v3.3.0

  • add Option for MRS1xxx azimuth correction table

  • add Support for picoScan100 (single echo w/o addons)

  • add API logging functions and verbosity (#270)

  • add API documentation (multiple lidars not supported, #281)

  • change API extended (added topic in PointCloud messages, #271)

Release v3.2.0

  • add IMU support for multiScan and picoScan

  • add support bloom releases for ROS-2 humble

  • add docker tests for ROS1 noetic incl. testcases for multiScan, picoScan, MRS1xxx

  • add PR #255, support picoScan performance profiles

  • change configuration time flag LMDscandatacfg switched off for the TiM240

  • fix #218 (API reinit)

  • fix #220 (Fullframe Laserscan messages multi- and picoScan)

  • fix #221 (No scandata while activated scan range filter)

  • fix #222 (rviz visualization of polar pointclouds)

  • fix #247 (Launchfile option for laserscan topic)

  • fix #256 (Clean API-exit picoScan and multiScan)

  • fix #260 (Provide API-functions to query lidar status, error codes and error messages)

Release v3.1.0

  • add IMU support for multiScan

  • add LaserScan output for picoScan

  • fix API reinit

  • fix multiScan data output with range filter activated

  • fix adapt multiScan startup and shutdown sequence

  • fix adaptations for MRS-1000 v2 firmware

Release v3.0.0

This release has a new major version as it breaks with the previously used ROS module name “sick_scan”. For consistency, the ROS module name has been changed to “sick_scan_xd” to match the name used everywhere else.

  • add New topics for additional data and properties

  • add Official ARM64 support

  • add Service for requesting contamination detection information

  • change Improvements from customer tickets and documentation enhancements

  • fix ROS module name consistency

Release v2.10.3

  • fix avoid problems with min/max definition in the STL and preprocessor definitions

Release v2.10.2

  • fix correct picoScan details in documentation and launch files

Release v2.10.1

  • update make Compact format the default for picoScan and multiScan

Release v2.10.0

  • add picoScan support

  • add Compact format support

  • add LMS4000 encoder setting support

  • fix multiScan angle range filter parameter unit

  • fix MRS1104 diagnostic message

  • fix TiM781S login

v2.9.1 - Angle correction

  • Fix Angle correction (min/max angle settings), fix #166

  • Fix TiM240 initialization (start measurement)

  • Added Documentation for Interlacing mode

v2.9.0 - RMSxxxx support and NAV350 support

  • Added RMSxxxx support, unification of RMS-1xxx and RMS-2xxx Note: RMSxxxx supports ASCII-communication mode only (Cola-A).

  • Update #159 (nav310 angle setting compability), merge with NAV310 angle settings branch https://github.com/SICKAG/sick_scan_xd/tree/159-nav310-angle-setting-compability

  • Update Documentation LD-LRS3600,LD-LRS3601,LD-LRS3611,LD-OEM1500,LD-OEM1501 support

  • Update Removed obsolete RMS-3xx

  • Added NAV350 support

  • Update Merge lms511_field_mon (fix lms511 field parsing and wait api), default_echo_setting (activate last echo by default), monitoring_ros2_qos (ROS2 QoS configuration), scansegment_xd_support (update build instructions), rename-mrs100-multiscan, rename-fullframe-topic

v2.8.15 - Release Jan. 2023

  • Update Win64 build instructions

  • Update API documentation, driver states diagrams and typos

  • Added LRS-36xx configuration for upside-down mounting

  • Removed Obsolete service commands and RMS3xx support

  • Fix LRS-36xx angle configuration

  • Fix catkin_lint warnings

  • Fix ROS-2 Humble build

v2.8.14 - Laserscan messages for multiScan136

  • Update Laserscan messages for multiScan136 lidar, #96

v2.8.13 - Dynamical pointcloud transform and QoS configuration

  • Update Configuration of ROS quality of service by launchfile, #101

  • Update Dynamical configuration of an additional pointcloud transform by rosparam, #104

v2.8.11 - LMS 1xxx support

  • Update LMS 1xxx support with scan configuration (scan frequency and angular resolution for firmware 2.x)

v2.8.10 - RMS ascii emulator and tests

  • Update RMS ascii emulator and tests

  • Update RMS2xxx support

v2.8.9 - MRS-1000 layer angle conversion, improved MRS 1xxx support

  • Fixed MRS-1000 layer angle conversion for slam support

v2.8.8 - RMS1xxx Cola-ASCII support

  • Update Update for RMS1xxx Cola-ASCII support

v2.8.7 - Range filter

  • Update Range filter settings, #98 and #108

  • Update Preparation for RMS1xxx support (tutorial, preparation for RMS1/RMS2, not activated)

v2.8.6 - multiScan136 update

  • Update multiScan136 update for 16-bit RSSI and modified SOPAS startup sequence

v2.8.5 - LRS4000 update

  • Update LRS4000 extended configuration (glare detection sensitivity, echo-, mean-, median-filter)

  • Added ROS-2 usage example

v2.8.4 - Generic API

  • Update Fix of version number

  • Added GETTINGSTARTED.md

v2.8.3 - Generic API

  • Update Update for ROS-2 Humble and docker container

  • Update Integrate API feedback, documentation and minimalistic usage examples

  • Added Minimalistic API usage examples (Python, C, C++)

  • Update Documentation

  • Update Doxygen and numpy.docstring support

  • Fixed Compiler warnings (Visual Studio)

  • Update README.md restructured

  • Update Collected update including previous v2.8.x changes

v2.8.2 - development branch

  • Fixed Update build instructions in README.md, visualization in python API-example with low frequency to reduce cpu usage.

v2.8.1 - development branch

  • Added Generic API implementation

  • Fixed LMS-111 field marker

v2.8.0 - development branch

  • Added Generic interface, C-API

  • Changed merge pull request #85 (adapt to ROS2 Humble)

  • Changed Changed to namespace roswrap in ros wrapper classes

  • Fixed Library linker flag #91

v2.7.5 -

  • Fixed MRS6124 pointcloud error #88

v2.7.4 -

  • Fixed ROS2 compilation error #83

v2.7.3 -

  • Added Supported for LFPmeanfilter and LFPmedianfilter (MRS1xxx, LMS1xxx, LMS4xxx, LRS4xxx)

  • Added Supported for LMDscandatascalefactor (LRS4xxx)

v2.7.0 -

  • Added V2.7.0: Support for multiScan136 (sick_scansegment_xd)

  • Fixed Timestamp LaserScan-message corrected (identical timestamps in LaserScan- and PointCloud2-messages, both by Software-PLL)

v2.6.8 -

  • Fixed Merge pull request #76

v2.6.7 -

  • Update LMS511 configuration #67

v2.6.6 -

  • Update NAV310 + LRS4xxx update, issues #58, #59, #60, #61

v2.6.5 -

  • Fixed LRS4xxx scan configuration #52

v2.6.4 -

  • Fixed LMS5xx echo filter settings corrected

v2.6.3 -

  • Fixed Timestamp Laserscan message corrected

v2.6.2 -

  • Fixed LDMRS spinning problem corrected

v2.6.1 -

  • Added V2.6.1: Support for RMS-1xxx binary protocol

v2.6.0 -

  • Changed V2.6.0: RMS configuration update, issue #7

v2.5.2 -

  • Fixed Fix LSR-4xxx laserscan angles #28

  • Fixed Fix duplicated laserscan messages #28

v2.5.1 -

  • Fixed Error after SOPAS command SetAccessMode #27

v2.5.0 -

  • Fixed Issue #24 (stop scanner at exit)

  • Added new ros service SickScanExit to stop scanner and exit

v2.4.6 -

  • Fixed Corrected angle shift parameter for LMS-4xxx

  • Changed Typo corrected

v2.4.5 -

  • Changed bugfix #158 (driver terminates), modified SOPAS-startup sequence.

v2.4.4 - 2022-01-25

  • Added Support min and max angle configuration for LRS-3601

  • Changed Mirroring for NAV-3xx

v2.4.3 - 2022-01-18

  • Changed Rename class sick_lidar::Util to namespace sick_lidar::util

  • Fixed FREchoFilter bug for LD-LRS36xx

  • Added Support of TiM240

  • Added Automatic switch to specified SOPAS mode (binary vs. ASCII) during startup

Releases previously logged in CHANGELOG.rst

v1.10.1 (2021-03-18)

  • Update ipconfig.md

  • Update ipconfig.md

  • Update ipconfig.md

  • Contributors: Michael Lehning

v1.7.8 (2020-09-02)

  • fixes #100 <https://github.com/SICKAG/sick_scan/issues/100>_

  • Update software_pll.md

  • software pll information added

  • Update angular_compensation.md

  • angle compensator

  • compensation example plot updated

  • angle compensation fixed for NAV2xx

  • sizt_t warning reduced, bugfix for result flag by changing ip address

  • network comp. to windows

  • pcl dependency modified

  • Contributors: Michael Lehning

v1.6.0 (2020-05-14)

  • NAV 210+NAV245 support added code reformated

  • NAV310 added

  • Contributors: Michael Lehning

v1.4.2 (2019-11-14)

  • fixed timing issues with MRS6124

  • added launch info for lms4xxx

  • added LMS 4xxx support

  • tim_7xxS dependencys included

  • Adding info for 7xxS-Launch-file

  • safety scanner added

  • added dependency for thrusty

  • added information about TIM 7xx launch

  • IMU Support, scan freq. and angle. resolution settings added

  • TiM7xx integrated

  • typical startup sequence

  • added lms1xx hires mode

  • added support for high ang. resolution for LMS 1xx

  • added pointcloud chopping

  • Issue resolve handling added

  • Pointcloud splitting prepared

  • added timing documentation

  • cartographer support improved

  • improved IMU support

  • Update google_cartographer.md

  • added Networktiming PLL

  • improved performance, start of tim7xx integration

  • Contributors: Michael Lehning

v0.0.16 (2019-02-14)

  • Update README.md

  • Improved performance

v0.0.15 (2019-02-05)

  • Update README.md

  • Support for Ubuntu Trusty #001 <https://github.com/SICKAG/sick_scan/issues/001>

  • ip v4 parsing changed due to support of older linux version

  • Contributors: Michael Lehning, Unknown

v0.0.14 (2019-01-31)

  • Merge branch ‘devel’

  • ip address setting support, improved Debug MSG

  • Updated MRS6xxx launchfile

  • getting diagrams otimized for MRS6124

  • Warning option as comment added

  • compilation fixes for uninitialized variables and no return functions

  • writing ip address to eeprom prepared

  • improved imu support

  • added Python script to detect scanners

  • Added first implementation of imu support

  • IMU message handling prepared

  • added Ip arg name

  • Updated meshes

  • Sample file for launching and rviz-config files

  • Added lms1 and lms5 meshes and urdfs for them. The gazebo sensors might still need work

  • Lookup Table for multi echo fixed

  • Test tool integrated into CMakeLists.txt

  • Build receipt for sensor_alighment

  • Fix for startup procedure to enable automatic SOPAS ascii to SOPAS bin.

  • stopScanData introduced, init flag introduced, signal handler introduced change start process to state machine

  • radar_object_marker launch file updated

  • Radar Simulation optimized

  • Parsing of PreHeader fixed and simulation optimized Raw target added for simulatoin

  • RMS3xx documentation

  • Preheading Parsing optimized

  • Radar preheader parsing extended

  • Radar datagram explanation

  • Only first echo for MRS6124 as default to reduct data volume

  • radar visualization optimized

  • marker optimized

  • clean of of radar_object_marker

  • support hector slam

  • SLAM-Support documentation

  • hector slam support

  • initial radar documentation added

  • cleanup test program

  • test launch file added to show pointcloud2 AND scans for the MRS1xxx

  • timestamp of radar msg. improved, pointcloud2 debug messages for raw target and object targets added

  • launch file for rosbag testing added

  • Launch file for combination of laser scanner and radar added

  • PCL converter ignores missing intensity values

  • point cloud2image filter added, timestamping optimized

  • Device Identiier handling opimized for MRS1xxx and LMS1xxx

  • test files added

  • omitting of laserscan frameid fixed

  • debug messages removed from test script

  • generation of test launch file without starting the test can be controlled by using setting flag entry launch_only to true.

  • Switching of radar properties improved

  • Tracking method and output selection for radar

  • Test application for using min/max-interval checking and added more test parameter

  • support for rms3xx prepared

  • Copyright added

  • licensed under apache 2.0

  • file based simulation based on file name pattern added and evaluated.

  • patches for ubuntu

  • pointcloud2 prepared

  • Parsing and test driven development optimized

  • Simulation for objects added

  • support of radar simulation

  • Contributors: Dave Niewinski, Michael Lehning, Sai Kishor Kothakota, Unknown, unknown

v0.0.13 (2018-05-02)

  • moved some cpp files to ensure Debian compatibility

  • Contributors: Unknown

v0.0.12 (2018-04-25)

  • Added script to start all test sequentially

  • Added RSSi and Range Deviation Test to sick_scan_test

  • channel handling for 8 bit rssi values corrected

  • Defines for param keyword introduced

  • added ros param for rssi data size 16 or 8 Bit

  • added rssi resolution configswitch

  • support for LMS_5xx and LMS_1xx added

  • testprogramm can now handle comments;

  • Test instructions added

  • Generation of result file

  • inital test revisited

  • Initial version protocol tester

  • Tiny XML Parser added

  • added Sopas protocol param

  • Added Tools and driver folder, removed unnecessary libusb dep.

  • Added scanner_type to parameter set to allow the processing of parallel scanners

  • timeout handling improved

  • reading thread times after connection lost Timeout settings optimized

  • protocol switching supported

  • Protocol switching implemented

  • added timeout and binary/ascii detection

  • Support of LMS1104 debugged, skipping scan mgs. publish for MRS6124 (only pointcloud)

  • Adding MRS6124 link to supported scanner table Edited trouble shooting

  • Add documentation for network stack

  • scandataCfg for binary commands prepared

  • min_ang, max_ang adapted for MRS6xxx

  • LMS1000 support continue, Bug fix for parsing distance value MRS6xxx, mrs6xxx.launch modified

  • COLA_A and COLA_B prepared

  • Package handling optimized (for asynchron tcp data transfer)

  • Debug info added for receiving tcp packets

  • Support of MRS1104

  • Cleanup and supporting Tim571

  • errorhandler added

  • First version with 9413 bytes packet

  • tcp handling optimized

  • Queue introduced

  • colaa+colab libs included

  • Parsing of MRS6xxx-data packages integrated

  • Timeout incremented due to startup wait phase for MRS6xxx

  • Sleep duration between inital commands changed from 2.0 to 0.2

  • Sleep of 10 Sec. introducted after start scandata to ensure that the scanner comes up.