diff --git a/udev_rules/58-rhoeby-scanner2d.rules b/udev_rules/58-rhoeby-scanner2d.rules
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+# Rhoeby Dynamics R2D LiDAR
+KERNEL=="ttyACM?", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0483", ATTRS{idProduct}=="5740", MODE="0666", SYMLINK+="rhoeby_R2D"
diff --git a/udev_rules/README.md b/udev_rules/README.md
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+Copy the file `58-rhoeby-scanner2d.rules` to `/etc/udev/rules.d` to automatically set permissions so that all users can read and write to the device.