# LiDar TFmini UART protocol with LabView

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lidar-tfmini-uart-protocol-with-labview/36781>\
**Category:** Distance\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lidar-tfmini-uart-protocol-with-labview/36781 "2019-04-29T21:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![arminpomeroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@arminpomeroy](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/arminpomeroy)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lidar-tfmini-uart-protocol-with-labview/36781/1 "2019-04-29T21:55:55Z")

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I am trying to connect the TFmini to a myRIO, which operates on labview. I am struggling to find helpful information in hooking up the TFmini with the UART communication protocol on labview. For starters, labview provides an express VI for UART, which can be configured to read or write. Which one would I use for the TFmini?

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**Author:** ![TS-Chris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-chris/32/6057_2.png) [@TS-Chris](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Chris)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/lidar-tfmini-uart-protocol-with-labview/36781/2 "2019-04-29T22:10:24Z")

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I can’t help with LabView or myRIO, but if you check page 7 of the [[datasheet](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/5/e/4/7/b/benewake-tfmini-datasheet.pdf), that has the protocol information you need.]([https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/5/e/4/7/b/benewake-tfmini-datasheet.pdf](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/5/e/4/7/b/benewake-tfmini-datasheet.pdf))