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Hi I have a small query about the vrpn_client_ros package on ROS indigo.
I have an Optitirack system with tracking tools installed and the VRPN server enabled. When I try to launch the node with:
$ roslaunch vrpn_client_ros sample.launch server:=<Comp with tracking tools ip>
However, when I launch it I do not see any nodes when I use rostopic list. Do you know how to resolve this?
Any help would be appreciated.
To see running nodes, use rosnode list instead. If there are no topics/messages published (since none show up with rostopic list, try to debug your VRPN connection. Try using the vrpn_print_devices command to receive messages from your VRPN Tracker over CLI. When this works, specify the Tracker name manually to the node in the trackers parameter. When this works, try automatic tracker detection.
Thanks for replying, I install vrpn_client_ros, I can run the launch file (roslaunch vrpn_client_ros sample.launch server: = "239.255.42.99"), the terminal tells me: "connection established", my problem is when in a new terminal I am running rostopic list does not appear the published topics.
I have run
$ roslaunch vrpn_client_ros sample.launch server:=<comp with="" tracking="" tools="" ip="">
and it says that the connection is established but I didnt get any data from the motive. Is there any other code I should run? I tried to run
$ rostopic echo TrackerID/pose
on another terminal, but it gives an error saying that
"topic [/TrackerID/pose] doesn't appear to be published yet".
I have same issue:
how do I use this part: " # Must either specify refresh frequency > 0.0, or a list of trackers to create refresh_tracker_frequency: 1.0 #trackers: #- FirstTracker #- SecondTracker "
what this stand for "refresh_tracker_frequency: 1.0"? how do I find the trackers running in my vrpn server? I was trying to use "vrpn_print_devices [ipAdress]" but got timeout.
Asked: 2015-08-26 08:03:09 -0500
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Last updated: Jun 26 '17
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I install vrpn_client_ros, I can run the launch file (roslaunch vrpn_client_ros sample.launch server: = "239.255.42.99"), the terminal tells me: "connection established", my problem is when in a new terminal I am running rostopic list does not appear the published topics.
@KBrown did u able to solve it? I have faced similar problem.Can you help me in solving the error? This is the steps I followed to connect Motive with Ros 1. I git clone the file from https://github.com/clearpathrobotics/.. . 2. exported it using the export command export VRPN_ROOT=path to where VRP
4.Run catkin_make 5. Launch using $roslaunch vrpn_client_ros sample.launch server:=239.255.42.99 when i ran it, it says the connection is established but when i tried to run $rostopic command it says that the topic didnt established yet. What did I get wrong? I really need your help.
Can you guide me through on how to create a connection between motive and ROS? I appreciate your help.