Raspbian ROS Indigo - Rosserial_xbee error

asked 2015-03-31 16:09:27 -0500

rip24
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updated 2015-04-01 06:51:00 -0500

Hello, I've been trying out the Xbee network tutorial from the wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/rosserial_xbee/Tu...

My setup: Raspberry Pi with Xbee Series 1 and Arduino Uno with Wireless SD shield that has a Xbee Series 1 on top of that.

I have configured the Xbee's with XCTU and the xbee is connected to the AMA0 port

When I try to run the command: rosrun rosserial_xbee xbee_network.py /dev/ttyAMA0 1 I can see the Arduino flashing as if it is sending the data. When i open Arduino's port monitor i can also see that it is sending the data. So i guess the Xbee connection isn't the problem here?

I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 552, in __bootstrap_inner
   self.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 505, in run 
   self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
File "/home/pi/catkin_ws/src/rosserial/rosserial_python/src/rosserial_python/SerialClient.py", line 434, in run 
   if self.port.inWaiting() < 1:
AttributeError: FakeSerial instance has no attribute 'inWaiting'

I found only one other person struggling with the same problem here; http://answers.ros.org/question/18744... But no obvious fix was found? The marked answer suggests that installing ROS hydro rosserial fixes the problem. Can that actually work?

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answered 2015-04-03 12:01:40 -0500

rmolin88
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updated 2015-07-24 14:13:25 -0500

I posted an issue on the github rosserial site

I have marked the Issue resolved Please visit the link above to see the solution.

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Thanks for the info, atleast now i know that this is an issue for everyone =)

rip24 ( 2015-04-03 12:49:19 -0500 )edit

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answered 2015-04-05 15:25:11 -0500

rip24
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updated 2015-04-07 14:12:27 -0500

I found a temporary solution for my problem! I tested different versions/tags (whichever is the right terminology) of the Rosserial git and I found out that the problem was introduced in version/tag 0.5.6. So for now I guess I will use 0.5.5, which works nicely with the xbee.

EDIT: It turns out I came across a lucky bug, because when I tried to do the same again on my other ROS copy, it did not work. Really hope this issue gets fixed soon!

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hi, could you please describe the steps in detail to downgrade the rosserial version. That should work because on the answer posted the author said: "The bug would have been introduced in 370f579".

rmolin88 ( 2015-04-07 22:59:41 -0500 )edit

To downgrade rosserial, you need to first go into your rosserial git directory and enter: git checkout CommitCode. For example: git checkout ba83ced96c

After that, you can just go back to your workspace dir and enter the usual commands: catkin_make and after that catkin_make install

rip24 ( 2015-04-08 10:31:29 -0500 )edit

Oh and you can get the commit codes from the rossserial github site: https://github.com/ros-drivers/rosserial

git checkout ba83ced96c is for example rosserial 0.5.5

rip24 ( 2015-04-08 10:34:50 -0500 )edit

The correct fix should be to add an inWaiting method to xbee_network.py. Just like the author said. But I don't have enough knowledge on how that script works or what the method should contain.

rip24 ( 2015-04-08 10:52:35 -0500 )edit

I know I look into it also, but it's not an option for me at the moment. Have to deliver my project soon lol. I'll look at it afterwards. @rip24 when you say "go into your rosserial git directory" do you mean /opt/ros/indingo/share/rosserial??

rmolin88 ( 2015-04-08 11:13:44 -0500 )edit

By the git directory, i mean the location where you downloaded the rosserial git with the command git clone . git clone downloads the ENTIRE library, so all the versions are already in there, you just need to tell it to install some other version.

My dir for example: ~/catkin_ws/src/rosserial

rip24 ( 2015-04-08 12:04:46 -0500 )edit

I am too facing this issue. has anybody solved it ? if yes, then please provide the solution. Thanks in advance

darshandoria ( 2016-05-26 00:06:54 -0500 )edit

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