SICK LiDAR Developer Guide

A practical guide to integrate the picoScan100 into your environment. Pick a topic below to get started.

• Device Guide

  Connect the sensor, walk through every configuration and application screen, and check release notes.

• Connect & Set Up

  Get the sensor on your network and open its web interface for the first time.

• Simulation

  Bring the sensor into NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or try it risk-free in the Virtual Sensor Lab.

• Visualization

  View live scans and point clouds with SOPASair, Sentio Creator, or CloudCompare.

• Recording

  Capture sensor data with Wireshark, ROS bag, SOPAS ET, the ScanSegmentAPI, or the sick_perception_sdk.

• Configuration

  Automate setup through the REST API, authenticate requests, back up settings, and secure the connection.

• Data Streaming

  Parse the Compact data format over UDP multicast, or use CoLa, MSGPACK, and WebSocket events.

• Object Detection

  Evaluate protective and warning fields, edit field polygons, and configure distance-dependent switching.

• Robot Operating System

  Stream data directly into ROS 2 with native DDS support, or use the sick_scan_xd driver.

• Programming

  Integrate the sensor from C++, Python, C#, or MATLAB using the official client libraries.