FindingaSensorwithmDNSService Discovery
ThesensorannouncesitspresenceonthenetworkusingMulticastDomainNameService(mDNS)with
aservicetypenamed_roger._tcp. Youcanuseservicediscoverytoolssuchasavahi-browse (Linux)to
findall sensorsconnectedto thenetwork.
1. Find allsensors andtheir associatedservice textwhich includes thesensor IPv4address using
avahi-browse and thesensor servicetype _roger._tcp.
Command
avahi-browse -lrt [service type]
Example
username@ubuntu:~$ avahi-browse -lrt _roger._tcp
Response
+ eth0 IPv6 Ouster Sensor 991234567890 _roger._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 Ouster Sensor 991234567890 _roger._tcp local
= eth0 IPv6 Ouster Sensor 991234567890 _roger._tcp local
hostname = [os-991234567890.local]
address = [fe80::be0f:a7ff:fe00:1852]
port = [7501]
txt = ["fw=ousteros-image-prod-aries-v2.0.0-20200417193957" "sn=99201000067
8" "pn=840-102145-B"]
= eth0 IPv4 Ouster Sensor 991234567890 _roger._tcp local
hostname = [os-991234567890.local]
address = []
port = [7501]
txt = ["fw=ousteros-image-prod-aries-v2.0.0-20200417193957" "sn= 991234567890"
,→"pn=840-102145-B"]
Note: Inthis example,yoursensorIPv4 addressis determinedtobe 169.254.0.123.
22 OusterStudio
23 OpenSourceDrivers
Our latest open source drivers are found on www.github.com/ouster. Note that while firmware v1.14
isstill inbeta, thelatestpublic visualizationtools are stillmeant forGen1 sensors.
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