preview

Preview live point cloud data from SICK 3-D lidar sensor

Since R2026a

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    Syntax

    preview(slObj)
    preview(slObj,xlimits,ylimits,zlimits)

    Description

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

    preview(slObj) previews live point cloud data from the SICK® lidar sensor associated with the sicklidar object slObj. The function opens a preview window to display the point cloud data.

    Note

    The function removes all available point clouds from the sicklidar object buffer before previewing live point cloud data.

    preview(slObj,xlimits,ylimits,zlimits) specifies axes limits for the live point cloud data preview window.

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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");

    Preview the point cloud data using the preview object function of the sicklidar object. The preview window opens with the axes limits specified by the three vectors you pass to the preview function. Note that you must close the preview window before you can use the read object function.

    preview(slObj,[-5 20],[-10 20],[-1 3])

    After you preview the data, close the preview window by using the closePreview object function.

    closePreview(slObj)

    Input Arguments

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

    Range of the x-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Range of the y-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Range of the z-axis coordinates, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min max]. The preview window displays data only within these limits.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2026a

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