Using laser distance meters as sensors is one of the great quests of hackers ... The only option seemed to be using the Arduino to simulate button presses on the 390B’s front panel.

[Andrew] got a little help from his friends to hack a laser distance meter. Using laser distance meters as sensors is one of the great quests of hackers – with good reason. Accurate distance … ...

LiDAR technology utilizes laser light to measure distance to objects and terrain. Many of these sensor systems, such as Quanergy's solid-state unit for self-driving cars , can cost upwards of US ...

Micro-Epsilon has extended its non-contact laser distance sensor portfolio with a robust unit that can measure distances up ...