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Actually i want my arduino sketch to start when my packages are publishing on topics (basically when ROS MASTER is running).Right now for instance i have a car that is moving before i execute the packages (for example the LIDAR package and more ) .
What while (!nh.connected()) does .Is there anything that could help me with this problem
What
while (!nh.connected())does ...
Let's break it into pieces to understand it better.
nh.connected() returns true if the node is successfully connected.while is a loop command and runs as long as the given condition is true.For example, you can assume while(true) as an infinite loop. Anyway, now, moving back to the original condition, which is while (!nh.connected()).
nh.connected() will return falsewhile loop with the not ! operator in nh.connected().In one line, while (!nh.connected()) waits until the node is actually connected. BTW, you should do something like following:
while ( !nh.connected() ){
nh.spinOnce();
}
Hmm .. Is it important to use it in a project ?. I mean is it, a must do , for your project to work better .? Thanks for the explanation !!
Let me try to give you an example. Consider you have a node publishing (or subscribing to, it does not matter for this example) a topic. If the node is not connected, you should receive an error. Probably the program may crash or throw an exception. Therefore, you should always ensure that node is connected.
On the other hand, based on your original question, it seems your publisher started publishing before your subscriber node subscribed to the publisher. So in this scenario, the subscriber has missed the initial messages. As a workaround, you can manually add a sleep in your publisher node so that the publisher publishes the data after some time. Or, before publishing the data, you can check that your subscriber is connected. Well, there are many ways to deal with it. The simplest solution is to add a sleep in the publisher.
Asked: 2022-10-05 05:06:00 -0500
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Last updated: Oct 05 '22
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