ROS packages with PXFmini

NoIdea 2017-11-17 03:52:44 UTC #1

Ubuntu 14.04.3 (VM)
"Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"
RPi3
PXFmini
APM Planner v2.0.12
Drone
So still a little confused: I have been reading and watching video on ROS( I understand nodes,packages,topics,....). I went through the tutorials for the sim but I don't want to use the sim. I watched the video, below, and he makes 2 SSH connections to the Brain but runs the writer from his mac. What I'm confused about is what and where everything is ran from.

Do I install Indigo on my Rpi3? If it's install there and roscore is running on the Rpi3/drone then what do I need for the Ubuntu running APM?
Is MAVproxy used so that you can install Indigo on Ubuntu and run the packages from that OS to the drone.
In the video "Learning ROS 3: Making a ROS package for a drone" he sets up the package on his Linux box and runs the package without ROSCORE...

So can I install Indigo on my Linux box/create the catkin ws/create the package/connect APM planner to my drone/and just execute rosrun package.

LanderU (Lander Usategui) 2017-11-18 11:52:27 UTC #2

Hi @NoIdea,

If you're using the "frambuesa" or other OS made by Erle Robotics ROS is already deployed in your system and is already running.

You mean, GCS when you say APM? The ArduPilot(APM) firmware should run in your Raspberry Pi and in your virtual machine you need have installed and configured the GCS(APM Planner, Mission Planner, etc).

Yes, you can install ROS in your virtual machine and communicate/control your drone.

Yes.

Regards,

@LanderU

NoIdea 2017-11-20 01:06:18 UTC #3

Thanks @LanderU , One more thing is it better to run the packages on my Linux laptop or the Rpi3 drone?

LanderU (Lander Usategui) 2017-11-20 09:29:15 UTC #4

Hi @NoIdea,

depends of your needs. Usually, we run the necessary package into the brain but we control it using our laptop.

Regards,

@LanderU