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ros1_kafka_bridge

Package with examples on how to make a ROS-Kafka bridge. This is the version 2 (no ROS-Bridge Server).

  1. Download Confluent and unpack it somewhere
  2. install kafka-python with: pip instal kafka-python
  3. Might need bson: sudo pip install pymongo
  4. export PATH=/path-to-confluent/bin:$PATH
  5. Make sure that you have java 1.8
  6. If not java 1.8, install it and change to it with: sudo update-alternatives –config java
  7. confluent start
  8. roscore

Examples:

  1. roslaunch ros_kafka_bridge demo_joined.launch
  2. roslaunch ros_kafka_bridge demo_separated.launch