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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/welcome-to-the-altos-radar-community/5 "2024-03-26T08:22:52Z")
Hello, and welcome to Altos Radar! We’re so glad you’ve joined us. Altos Radar Community A place to connect Altos Radar’s engineers and customers. :open\_book: Look Around! By searching or browsing discussions, you w… --- ## [Artefakts in Pointcloud](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/artefakts-in-pointcloud/75)
**Author:** [@mike\_stbr](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mike_stbr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/artefakts-in-pointcloud/75 "2026-06-11T13:06:48Z")
Hello, in my project I try to scan the area with the Altos V2 Radar mounted on a drone. The radar is mounted 40 degrees on the drone facing forwards. I have noticed that when I display the recorded pointclouds that ther… --- ## [Altos V4 and RCU+RF6 User Guide](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/altos-v4-and-rcu-rf6-user-guide/72)
**Author:** [@mingkangli](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mingkangli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/altos-v4-and-rcu-rf6-user-guide/72 "2026-05-07T09:57:21Z")
Intro \[V4\] Specification (preliminary): EN \[RCU+RF6\] Specification (preliminary): EN Demo Videos: homepage, YouTube, bilibili Linkedin: Link Papers & Datasets: Link Setup \[V4\] Hardware Setup Assemble the cable harne… --- ## [Radiation pattern of the antenna](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/radiation-pattern-of-the-antenna/70)
**Author:** [@mike\_stbr](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mike_stbr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/radiation-pattern-of-the-antenna/70 "2026-04-21T11:21:00Z")
Dear Altos Team, We are currently evaluating the Altos V2 radar and its specifications for potential applications. Since the Altos V2 is based on a 4-chip cascaded TI processor, we would like to better understand the e… --- ## [Available Profiles to select](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/available-profiles-to-select/67)
**Author:** [@mike\_stbr](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mike_stbr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/available-profiles-to-select/67 "2026-04-14T10:54:03Z")
Hello, our project is about investigating the possibilities with the Altos V2 radar mounted on a drone. For this we had a look at the available profiles. The the range the 40-120m profile would be suited best for the us… --- ## [Inquiry about external trigger](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/inquiry-about-external-trigger/54)
**Author:** [@KETI\_Yonghyeon](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/KETI_Yonghyeon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/inquiry-about-external-trigger/54 "2026-04-14T10:26:39Z")
Hi, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying using the Altos V2 Radar recently—thank you for providing such a powerful sensor. At our institute, we’re currently operating four Altos V2 radar units simultaneously on a single vehic… --- ## [Papers & Datasets with Altos Radar](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/papers-datasets-with-altos-radar/62)
**Author:** [@mingkangli](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mingkangli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/papers-datasets-with-altos-radar/62 "2025-10-19T05:10:13Z")
Doppler-SLAM: Doppler-Aided Radar-Inertial and LiDAR-Inertial Simultaneous Localization and Mapping IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Author: Dong Wang, Hannes Haag, Daniel Casado Herraez, Stefan May, Cyrill Stachnis… --- ## [Data fields of point cloud](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/data-fields-of-point-cloud/39)
**Author:** [@mingkangli](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mingkangli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/data-fields-of-point-cloud/39 "2024-10-17T08:21:27Z")
The sensor sends out point clouds as UDP packet via Ethernet. We provide driver for ROS 1 noetic and ROS2 to convert data into standard ros msg format: sensor\_msgs/PointCloud2. The data fields of pcl::PointXYZHSV: x, … --- ## [Using \>=2 radars on the same desktop system](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/using-2-radars-on-the-same-desktop-system/40)
**Author:** [@mingkangli](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/mingkangli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/using-2-radars-on-the-same-desktop-system/40 "2024-10-11T04:31:06Z")
For the second and further radars, IP. destination port and ROS driver must be modified. Changing IP and Destination Port in Radar open the setup page. change the IPv4 addr to 192.168.3.x (x is a number different than… --- ## [V1 Evaluation Kit Demo Set-up](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/v1-evaluation-kit-demo-set-up/27)
**Author:** [@rveres](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/rveres)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/v1-evaluation-kit-demo-set-up/27 "2024-05-11T04:27:41Z")
Introduction Hello, and welcome to Altos Radar! We’re happy you have chosen to evaluate our product. To make the set-up process smooth, this guide will walk you through the steps. Components First, let’s make sure you h… --- ## [Altos V2 User Guide](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/altos-v2-user-guide/35)
**Author:** [@liniu](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/liniu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/altos-v2-user-guide/35 "2024-07-31T13:44:03Z")
Intro \[V2\] Specification: EN, CN Demo Videos: YouTube, bilibili Linkedin: Link Papers & Datasets: Link Setup Hardware Setup Assemble the cable harness following this guide: Link to document Input Power Requirement: … --- ## [Flashing V1 Firmware](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/flashing-v1-firmware/28)
**Author:** [@rveres](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/rveres)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/flashing-v1-firmware/28 "2024-05-11T06:26:15Z")
Introduction New firmware containing bug fixes and performance improvements is periodically released for the radar sample. Here, we detail how to flash the radar with the new firmware. Flashing Firmware Requirements & S… --- ## [Running Evaluation Kit Demo on a Virtual Machine](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/running-evaluation-kit-demo-on-a-virtual-machine/25)
**Author:** [@rveres](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/rveres)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/running-evaluation-kit-demo-on-a-virtual-machine/25 "2024-05-10T07:45:35Z")
Introduction Using a virtual machine to run the demo application when evaluating the V1 radar sample is not recommended and can lead to issues with radar operation. We highly recommend that you install Ubuntu 20.04 nativ… --- ## [Known Good Ethernet to USB-C/USB-A adapters For Altos V1 Radar](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/known-good-ethernet-to-usb-c-usb-a-adapters-for-altos-v1-radar/21)
**Author:** [@liniu](https://forum.altosradar.com/u/liniu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.altosradar.com/t/known-good-ethernet-to-usb-c-usb-a-adapters-for-altos-v1-radar/21 "2024-04-05T00:54:36Z")
Some USB-C/USB-A to Ethernet adapters have been known to cause issues when operating the Altos V1 sample. These incompatible adapters result in data packet loss when using the ROS Noetic (ROS1) driver on Ubuntu 20.04, wh…