Hokuyo laser configuration

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asked 2013-10-16 21:25:05 -0500

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updated 2013-11-18 17:03:42 -0500

tfoote

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Hi guys,

I am currently using URG-04LX hokuyo laser and there is one problem that every time I power on this laser I need to reconfigure it all over again. Whenever I "ls -l /dev/ttyACM0", the feedback will always be crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 0 Oct 17 15:10 /dev/ttyACM0

I was thinking could I possibly save the configuration(sudo chmod a+rw /dev/ttyACM0) or is there any launch code that would possibly do this job?

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answered 2013-10-16 23:25:05 -0500

dornhege

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Here is the more fancy udev solution that we use (needs the hokuyo_node package) and /etc/ros/run.sh:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", KERNEL=="ttyACM[0-9]*", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Hokuyo Data Flex for USB", ATTRS{product}=="URG-Series USB Driver", MODE="0666", GROUP="dialout", PROGRAM=="/etc/ros/run.sh hokuyo_node getID %N q", SYMLINK+="sensors/hokuyo_%c"

Besides access rights this uses the getID util in hokuyo_node to provide device symlinks as /dev/sensors/hokuyo_SERIAL to enable identifying specific sensors neverminds which ttyACM they land at.

/etc/ros/run.sh enables ROS

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/ros/setup.sh 
rosrun $@

/etc/ros/setup.sh is a symlink to the setup.sh in /opt/ros/DISTRO/setup.sh

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What is the different between your solution and the solution provided by @Tones ?

FuerteNewbie ( 2013-10-16 23:40:30 -0500 )edit

This one also provides device ids based on the serial number. Also it sets access rights for any user (other), not only dialout, but you can configure that.

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answered 2013-10-16 22:12:48 -0500

Tones
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I would recommend adding your username to the group dialout:

sudo adduser $USER dialout

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How does this make a difference? What is suppose to happen after I enter this command?

FuerteNewbie ( 2013-10-16 22:24:36 -0500 )edit

That is what you were asking for. It gives your user permanent access rights to this device so you don't have to "chmod" any more.

dornhege ( 2013-10-16 23:20:43 -0500 )edit

The idea behind the command is to add your user to the group, which has read/write access for `/dev/ttyACM0` by default instead of setting read/write access for all users every time again.

Tones ( 2013-10-16 23:52:40 -0500 )edit

I can confirm that this has been THE way to solve access right issues for many sensors over here. It should be the preferred (simplest) solution for any /dev/tty* access issues.

autonomy ( 2013-10-22 04:11:24 -0500 )edit

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