rcll_status_board

This package provides ROS nodes to visualize the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) gameplay.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

The following software is required to run this package:

ROS Indigo (including OpenCV 2.x): (e.g. sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-desktop-full), see ROS Indigo Install Ubuntu for installation process

Installed RCLL refbox (see RCLL refbox installation)

The following ROS packages are required to run this package:

• rcll_vis_msgs
• protobuf_comm
• llsf_msgs

Installing

Install the required software, create a catkin workspace (see create ROS catkin workspace) and download the required ROS packages into the workspaces src folder.

Adjust the llsf_msgs packages to your system. Therefore set the REFBOX_ROOT_DIR path variable in the CMakeLists.txt file to your refbox installation path. (See also llsf_msgs readme)

(in CMakeLists.txt)
...
set(REFBOX_ROOT_DIR /home/username/llsf-refbox)
...

Build your catkin workspace (you will have to build the workspace again each time you update one of the ROS packages or the refbox)

cd ~/catkin_ws
catkin_make

Usage

Start the status boards. You need to start one launchfile, which starts a node providing the data, and at least one launchfile, which starts one of the displaying nodes. The following launchfiles exist:

Launchfiles providing the data:

• comm.launch establishes the communication to the refbox and provides the data from there. If you use a remote refbox you have to adjust the refboxes ip in the launchfile.
• dummy.launch provides static data for testing purposes.

Launchfiles displaying the data:

• cyan.launch starts the team status board for the cyan team.
• magenta.launch starts the team status board for the magenta team.
• field.launch starts the field status board.

You will need a new terminal window for each launchfile you start.

Example:

Terminal1: roslaunch rcll_status_board comm.launch
Terminal2: roslaunch rcll_status_board field.launch

Further there exists a launchfile all.launch, which starts the communication to the refbox and all status boards in one terminal window.

Versioning

For the versions available, see the github repository.

Authors

• Florian Eith - Initial work - Florian Eith

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to the developers of the RCLL Refbox
• Inspirated by a concept of the RCLL Team Lueneburg 2016