ouster lidar ros setup

0. Find the ousterlidar IP address

The host's IP address need to be in the same range as the ouster lidar, usually within the 169.254.xxx.xxx domain.

I used a previously setup agx(169.254.75.43) to ping the lidar using the sn code

ping -4 -c3 os-122127000842.local

The output contains the ip address of the lidar, which is 169.254.70.194. 

The lidar that was previously paired up with the agx is os-122130000067(169.254.102.121). 

1. View ouster lidar stream from OusterStudio

Download the software from ouster website, extract the file and double click  /bin/OusterStudio to run the software. Under the sensor stream button, the Automatic scan may fail to find the sensor. If that's the case, use Manual and the lidar's IP address, usually within the 169.254.xxx.xxx domain.