ROS Wrapper
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LIPS AE Series SDK is fully compatible with ROS. In this article, we demonstrate how to use ROS wrapper to access 3D cameras and display pointcloud in Rviz viewer.
Install
We provide ready to use docker image for AE400 ROS wrapper.
we use Ubuntu 20.04 and ROS Noetic in the following tutorial. You can also find official install documentation
Install ROS via apt
Install dependencies
Install some useful ROS packages (e.g. rviz viewer)
Before using any ROS command, some environment variables need to be setup. You can do that by executing setup.bash
which ROS provide
Initialize ROS and install all ROS dependencies
Create the workspace
Clone ROS application source code
Install all dependencies
Launch ROS service
Start a new Terminal and launch rviz.
Set Fixed Frame
to camera_depth_frame
on the left menu.
Click Add
from left menu. On the By topic
tab, add DepthCloud
topic.
Now, you can see the pointcloud on rviz