A ROS2 package specifically for the RPLiDAR C1 - DTOF LiDAR 360° Laser Range Scanner (purchased from Core Electronics).

Acknowledging that Slamtech offers the official sllidar_ros2 package for this device.

Clone this repository into your workspace's src directory

git clone https://github.com/peterwallhead/slambot_lidar_pkg.git

Build the package

colcon build --packages-select slambot_lidar_pkg

Source and run from your workspace, ensuring you've selected the correct USB port

source ~/.bashrc
ros2 run slambot_lidar_pkg lidar_publisher -- --lidar_port '/dev/ttyUSB0'