v0.6.0 (SDL Control Preview)

View this release on GitHub → Release Date: April 06, 2026

This release adds a proof-of-concept Software Defined LiDAR (SDL) control integration in the Visualizer, plus a sensor config panel and performance improvements.

Firmware Compatibility: carbon-interface v1.0.17 — includes SDL roundtrip support (SDL state included in heartbeat).

Features

SDL (Software Defined LiDAR) control — proof-of-concept integration in the Visualizer as part of pre-production Carbon sensor development; includes SDL command message send and receipt
Sensor config panel — new UI panel for sensor configuration
Points per second metric — added points/sec display; removed render statistics panel

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug requiring all-or-nothing UDP addresses in CarbonConfig JSON (partial address configs now accepted)

Performance

Visualizer CPU usage reduced — the Visualizer now only re-renders on data change, previously rendered at 60 FPS every display loop regardless of new data

Documentation

Updated PyPI readme for the direct CarbonClient Python bindings introduced in v0.5.0

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