One of my friends in the construction industry owns
a GM100DU laser distance range finder with USB 
output (about $150).  It is remarkably accurate, projects a 
moderately bright red laser spot and claims 100m 
maximum range.  It appears as a USB Human Interface 
Device (HID) under Windows.
 
Unfortunately it only exports distance data over USB
in single measurement mode when you manually press 
a button.  It then sends a long string of text at a very slow 
baud rate that takes over 30 seconds.  It does not export 
continuous distance measurements over USB.
 
I contacted the Chinese manufacturer Benetech to see
if there is some hidden "cheat code" to allow continuous
data export over USB.
 
This is the only laser distance sensor with USB or serial
output that I have tried.  Perhaps some of the others
have continuous data export or faster single measurements.
 
Joe
 
 

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