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Does canopen_chain_node create local node? [closed]

asked 2017-11-15 06:48:37 -0500

rhas gravatar image

updated 2017-11-15 07:02:30 -0500

Does the canopen_chain_node create a "local" node on the pc with its own object dictionary or does it just manage the nodes on the bus (ex. motors), as it can be used as a stand-alone ROS node.

I have struggled with understanding the canopen_chain_node and I am realizing that I might have misunderstood what i actually does. I would like for it to create a canopen node on my ROS-pc with its own object dictionary, which i can set up using eds files and read and write using the services get_object and set_object.

But does get_object and set_object just use SDO's to read and write from other nodes on the bus, instead of reading from a local object dictionary?

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answered 2017-11-15 07:57:16 -0500

Mathias Lüdtke gravatar image

updated 2017-11-15 07:58:13 -0500

As pointed out in the wiki:

It manages a CANopen bus with one or more nodes, which are configures with CANopen EDS/DCF files. The ROS node runs a control loop with CANopen SYNC interval (or with an alternative update interval if the SYNC protocol is not used).

The "node" in canopen_chain_node refers to a ROS node, not CANopen node.

I would like for it to create a canopen node on my ROS-pc with its own object dictionary

At the moment ros_canopen only contains the master implementation. A ROS node that is a CANopen slave node to a CANopen master is an interesting use case. Please open an issue to describe this feature.

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