Workstation packages installation
Overview
In this section we will present the installation of all required packages for the workstation.
ROS installation
In order to fully test the robots features we recommend using:
· Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
· ROS Indigo
The Ubuntu installation is beyond the scope of this tutorial, please refer to: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop
We recommend following the tutorial for ROS Indigo install on ROS Wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu
Please note that the Desktop-Full Install configuration is mandatory in order to test all functionalities of the robot:
$ sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-desktop-full
To test your installation, please proceed to the ROS Tutorials http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials
Mini-Lab packages installation
After Creating your catkin_ws and the src folder, download the Mini-Lab packages from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/Enova-Robotics/Mini-Lab
For ROS Indigo and later you should install some packages before compiling the workspace.
$ sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-gmapping ros-indigo-navigation ros-indigo-robot-state-publisher ros-indigo-move-base ros-indigo-amcl ros-indigo-hokuyo-node ros-indigo-depthimage-to-laserscan ros-indigo-joy ros-indigo-openni-camera ros-indigo-rqt-image-view
To start using the Mini-Lab simulation, you should copy the following packages folders in the package directory catkin_ws/src/ in the workstation:
minilab_demo_simulation minilab_simulation
The packages should be ready after compiling the workspace:
$ cd ~/catkin_ws/ $ catkin_make
What Next?
Contact us
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