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#include "LidarLitev2.h"

LidarLitev2 Lidar(p28, p27);// Instantiate the LidarLitev2 with name Lidar and I2C pin (SDA, SCL)
Serial pc(USBTX,USBRX);     // Create a serial connection to pc through the mbed USB cable
DigitalIn pinMode(p24);     // This pin is to detect the mode out of the lidar in continous mode


Timer dt;   // Instantiate a timer for clocking the Hz of the distance reads 
int main()
{   
    
    pc.baud(115200);    // Set the baud rate for serial communication with the computer
    Lidar.configure();  // Configure the Lidar
    Lidar.beginContinuous();/* Set the lidar for continous reading
                            this mode makes the lidar pull pinMode low when ready to be read*/  
    dt.start(); // Instantiate a timer for clocking the Hz of the distance reads 
    while(1){
        if(!pinMode)    //Check if the lidar is pulling low
        {
            pc.printf("distance = %d cm frequency = %.2f Hz\n", Lidar.distanceContinuous(), 1/dt.read());
            /*Call the lidar distance function and and the timer read while printing out
              both statements formatted to the computer through serial. */
        }

    }
}