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is it easy to write own drivers?

asked 2013-01-14 16:20:53 -0600

aimc
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Suppose i have here a new Bluetooth PS joystick. Would it be easy to write a driver for it to work with ros? would it be a lot harder than writing a sensor for Ubuntu Linux?

Thanks in advance, i'm very novice in this matters.

greetings ros community

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answered 2013-01-14 18:25:51 -0600

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updated 2013-01-14 18:26:27 -0600

ROS already has PS3 joystick drivers, see:

http://www.ros.org/wiki/ps3joy

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And probably several packages converting buttons into robot commands you could use as a template. Like my teleop_ps3 package.

felix k ( 2013-01-14 22:54:36 -0600 )edit

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answered 2013-01-14 22:57:50 -0600

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One more general hint: If your new device has no ROS support yet, but already a linux driver, it would suffice to write a ROS wrapper for that driver.

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And, don't forget to ask the ROS community. Often, someone else is already working on it.

joq ( 2013-01-15 11:33:56 -0600 )edit

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answered 2013-01-14 21:20:11 -0600

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I wouldn't say that it is always easy, but IMO it certainly is no harder than writing a sensor driver for Ubuntu Linux.

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