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Page 2: Conditions Of Sale
Document #: 3DFROS_B1.0_MAN_JAN22 Foreword Information contained in this document is the property of Contactile Pty Ltd. and shall not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written approval of Contactile Pty Ltd. The information herein is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment on Contactile Pty Ltd. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
3D Force Button Sensor ROS (Beta v1.0) – Installation and Operation Manual Document #: 3DFROS_B1.0_MAN_JAN22 Table of Contents Introduction ..........................4 Safety ............................5 General ........................... 5 Explanation of warnings ....................5 Precautions ........................5 Getting started ......................... 6 Hardware installation....................... 6 Minimum requirements .................... -
Page 4: Introduction
Figure 1.1 – The 3D Force Button Sensor Development Kit (Beta v1.0). Laptop not included. This document is an installation and operation manual for the ROS Node which was provided on the Contactile USB flash drive that was shipped with the 3D Force Button Development Kit. -
Page 5: Safety
3D Force Button Sensor ROS (Beta v1.0) – Installation and Operation Manual Document #: 3DFROS_B1.0_MAN_JAN22 2 Safety 2.1 General The customer should verify that the maximum loads and moments expected during operation fall within the sensing range of the sensor as outside this range, sensor reading accuracy is not guaranteed (refer to Document #3DFDK_B1.0_MAN_JAN22). -
Page 6: Getting Started
ROS installation: noetic 3.3 ROS node location The ROS node is provided on the Contactile USB flash drive that was shipped with the development kit in the folder named SOFTWARE/ROS. The ROS node is the buttonsensor_ros_v1 subfolder. The files in the ROS/buttonsensor_ros_v1 folder are summarised in Table 3.1 . -
Page 7: Package Summary
Maintainer: Heba Khamis (Contactile) <heba DOT khamis AT contractile DOT com> Author: Heba Khamis License: LGPLv3 The buttonsensor_ros_v1 package provides a ROS interface that publishes data from ten 3D Force Button Sensors connected to a Controller that is connected over USB. The package allows the following: 1. -
Page 8: Buttonsensor_Ros_Node
3D Force Button Sensor ROS (Beta v1.0) – Installation and Operation Manual Document #: 3DFROS_B1.0_MAN_JAN22 7 buttonsensor_ros_node ROS-Node for connecting to the controller and publishing sensor data. 7.1 Parameters Table 7.1 – Parameters of the buttonsensor_ros_v1 node Name Type Description... -
Page 9: Messages
3D Force Button Sensor ROS (Beta v1.0) – Installation and Operation Manual Document #: 3DFROS_B1.0_MAN_JAN22 7.3 Messages 7.3.1 ButtonSensorState message Table 7.2 – Variables in the ButtonSensorState message Parameter Description Header header int64 tus The time in µs on the Controller of this sample... -
Page 10: Log File
If logging is enabled, then a .csv log file will be generated and saved in the location /home/.ros/Logs. NB: The .ros folder is a hidden location – make sure that you can view hidden files. 7.5.3 Log file name The name of the log file that is generated is LOG_YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm_ss.csv where: •...
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