start

Start streaming point clouds from SICK 3-D lidar sensor

Since R2026a

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    Syntax

    start(slObj)

    Description

    Add-On Required: This feature requires the Lidar Toolbox Support Package for SICK Lidar Sensors add-on.

    start(slObj) starts streaming point clouds from the SICK® lidar sensor specified by the sicklidar object slObj. The function deletes all existing point clouds in the object buffer before adding new point clouds.

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    Examples

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    This example uses:

    Open Live Script

    Create a sicklidar object. Ensure that you specify the correct IP address for your sensor.

    slObj = sicklidar(IPAddress="192.168.0.112");

    Start streaming point clouds from the connected sensor, stream for 10 seconds, and then stop streaming.

    start(slObj)
pause(10)
stop(slObj)

    After streaming, display the number of point clouds stored in the object buffer. 

    disp(slObj.NumPointClouds)
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    Input Arguments

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    SICK 3-D lidar sensor connection, specified as a sicklidar object.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2026a

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