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wiimote cpu load [closed]

asked 2011-05-08 22:11:00 -0500

gazkune gravatar image

updated 2014-01-28 17:09:39 -0500

ngrennan gravatar image

Hi all!

I am experiencing a weird behavior in wiimote_node. When I launch it and subscribe to the /joy topic, the CPU load of the node goes up to 140%! I run the node in an Intel Core2 Duo, where each processor is 1.8 GHz. It seems that those CPU loads are not justified, but I saw in the code that the publishing rate is 100 Hz. Although I changed that frequency to 10 Hz the node keeps on consuming the same CPU. Does anybody have a clue about it?

Thanks in advance!

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Closed for the following reason the question is answered, right answer was accepted by mmwise
close date 2011-06-09 07:55:40

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That seems really weird. How are you measuring the CPU usage of the node (e.g. top)? Does it use the same amount when you aren't subscribed to /joy? What about subscribing to one of the other topics output by the node (/imu for example)?
Eric Perko gravatar image Eric Perko  ( 2011-05-09 10:32:07 -0500 )edit
I measure the CPU usage with top. The usage doesn't change with subscriptions. Even without subscriptions, usage is always around 140%. I did the same test in my laptop (Intel Core i5) with a new diamondback installation and I get a usage of 113%
gazkune gravatar image gazkune  ( 2011-05-09 18:36:12 -0500 )edit
I'm in china currently, I will look into this problem when I get back and see if I can reproduce this problem. I filed a ticket here for myself: https://code.ros.org/trac/ros-pkg/ticket/4948
mmwise gravatar image mmwise  ( 2011-05-09 18:43:52 -0500 )edit
I see the CPU load and am on it!
mmwise gravatar image mmwise  ( 2011-06-07 12:12:47 -0500 )edit
I also tested the wiimote node on a Atom-based FitPC2 and noticed it maxed out the CPU completely. Good to see it adressed :)
Stefan Kohlbrecher gravatar image Stefan Kohlbrecher  ( 2011-06-08 18:39:44 -0500 )edit

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answered 2011-06-08 12:03:39 -0500

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updated 2011-06-08 12:10:10 -0500

I checked into trunk a fix that reduced the CPU from 114% to 9%

r37137: https://code.ros.org/gf/project/ros-pkg/scmsvn/?action=browse&path=/stacks/joystick_drivers/trunk/wiimote/nodes/wiimote_node.py&view=markup&revision=37137

try it out and tell me how it goes..

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Seems to work well! I didn't see any CPU load bigger than 9% during execution of wiimote_node.py. Thanks!
gazkune gravatar image gazkune  ( 2011-06-09 00:50:55 -0500 )edit

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