when rosrun works and roslaunch malfunctions

asked 2017-02-03 10:21:39 -0500

mr101470 gravatar image

I am just started to work with ROS and I am facing a strange problem. I have executable based on camera driver and another executable which just show the images grabbed (imshow_node). While I start the driver using rosrun and either rosrun or roslaunch imshow_node everything works fine, however if I use roslaunch to start the dirver, and then roslaunch the imshow_node it doesnt show the images, it doesnt give me error neither.

I dont know if anyone came cross this problem before and I appreciate your help Cheers.

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Can you add the launch file for the driver to your question? If the node can work properly, yet it simply fails when started from a launch file, it could be due to namespace changes or topic remappings that occur within the launch file.

Steven_Daniluk gravatar image Steven_Daniluk  ( 2017-02-03 10:49:30 -0500 )edit

here is the launch file for the driver : <launch>

<node name="pleora_polarcam_driver" pkg="pleora_polarcam" type="pleora_polarcam_driver" args="_ip:=169.254.56.68" output="screen"/>

    </launch>
mr101470 gravatar image mr101470  ( 2017-02-03 11:48:39 -0500 )edit

and here is the launch file for the node :

    <launch>
<node name="polar_process" pkg="pleora_polarcam" type="process_stokes_node" output="screen" />
    </launch>
mr101470 gravatar image mr101470  ( 2017-02-03 11:53:42 -0500 )edit

The launch file for pleora_polarcam_driver is passing in an argument for the ip address. Do you also supply that argument when starting it with rosrun?

Steven_Daniluk gravatar image Steven_Daniluk  ( 2017-02-03 13:32:10 -0500 )edit

Hi Steven, Yes, the ip I pass it in the rosrun as well, but after your comment I checked and infact, my node name for the driver was the same as the package name and I thought the name that I insert in the launch file, doest not need to be exactly the same. Thanks for your answer

mr101470 gravatar image mr101470  ( 2017-02-04 04:33:40 -0500 )edit

So it's working now?

Steven_Daniluk gravatar image Steven_Daniluk  ( 2017-02-04 11:42:51 -0500 )edit
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