Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of Other/Summer/2023/SelfDriving

Timestamp:

Jul 6, 2023, 1:55:30 PM (12 months ago)

Author:

BHC31

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Other/Summer/2023/SelfDriving

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 - You need to add the setup file for the catkin workspace of the project in your .bashrc file. To do this, first take note of the absolute path to the project directory. You will need to add "source path_to_catkin_ws/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash" (replace path_to_catkin_ws with the actual absolute path on your system.)
 - One you are done changing the setup files, logout and login.
+- Install the joy package by following this tutorial: http://wiki.ros.org/joy/Tutorials/ConfiguringALinuxJoystick
 
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+- To run a ROS node: use "rosrun package nodename". For example, "rosrun joy joy_node" to run the joystick package.
+    - roscore must be running first by typing "roscore" in the terminal.
+    - To run multiple processes at once, you can use Tmux (terminal multiplexer). More advanced uses can be found online, but the basic usage is as follows:
+        - use "sudo apt install tmux" to install it.
+        - use "tmux" to launch. hit ctrl+b and then % to split vertically, and ctrl+b and then " to split horizontally.
+        - ctrl+b and then arrow key lets you switch between panes
+        - Mouse can be enabled if you use a tmux configuration file. Follow this: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/516800/how-do-i-enable-tmux-mouse-support
 
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