Ouster provides multiple approaches for customers to visualise points from a live os lidar. These tools include OustersStudio software, python-sdk, ouster-ros/ouster-ros2 driver and NVIDIA Driveworks Driver.
For customers who are using Ubuntu controllers, ouster-ros/ouster-ros2 driver might be their first option to visualise the lidar points. But for customers who are using Windows computers, they might probably choose to use OusterStudio software or python-sdk.
OusterStudio is a visualisation software with graphical user interface. It needs to be installed before using it.
python-sdk provides variety of functionalities including visualising the points. Just by using command line, points visualised !
However in order to use python-sdk, a customer needs to install python on his controller first and then ouster python-sdk. For customers who are not familiar with python, these steps might be not that easy.
I packaged the points visualisation functionality of ouster python-sdk into an .exe file. Here is the link for getting this executable file.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zyl5wzDtUtUZ6WaPgXgQyKc-LBk8OxG5?usp=drive_link
No installation is needed any more. Just connect the lidar to the computer, assign an IPv4 address to the lidar within the same subnet with the computer and then you are ready to visualise the points with this exe file.
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open the exe file
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input the IP address of the lidar and press Enter button
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points visualised.
