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use parameters from python launch file in node

asked 2021-08-15 18:46:34 -0500

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I am trying to use parameters specified in my .launch.py file, but a ParameterNotDeclaredException is thrown when accessing any parameter. Does anyone know why? I try to access the parameters like this from within my Node:

self.get_parameter('buffer_size')

Here is the launch file. I'm using Foxy and Python

from launch import LaunchDescription
from launch_ros.actions import Node

def generate_launch_description():
    return LaunchDescription([
        Node(
            package='blackfly_calibration',
            executable='broadcaster',
            parameters=[
                {"capture_frequency": 20.0},
                {"buffer_size": 10},
                {"image_topic": "/camera/image_raw"}
            ],
        )
    ])
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answered 2021-08-16 11:02:30 -0500

Before calling get_parameter, you had need to call;

self.declare_parameter(“buffer_size”,0)

Here you initialize buffer_size with a default value of 0, you can set a desired default parameter.

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thank you so much!

rosnoob145 gravatar image rosnoob145  ( 2021-08-16 11:31:57 -0500 )edit

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