Package Summary

This package provides a node that manipulates Blink(1) RGB LED using a service. Accompanies the node an API that facilitates the use of the service.

Maintainer: Guilherme Pereira (The AIR lab, Carnegie Mellon University) <gpereira AT cmu DOT edu>
Author: Guilherme Pereira (The AIR lab, Carnegie Mellon University)
License: BSD
Source: git https://bitbucket.org/castacks/blink1_node.git (branch: master)

Contents

Introduction

This node provides a ROS service that manipulates Blink(1). Accompanies the node an API that facilitates the use of the service.

The code depends on libUSB. To install libUSB:

sudo apt-get install libusb-dev

Create a catkin workspace. For instructions on how to create the workspace go here. Download and compile the package:

catkin_ws/src
git clone git@bitbucket.org:castacks/blink1_node.git
cd ..
catkin_make

If cloning does not work, try

catkin_ws/src
git clone  https://bitbucket.org/castacks/blink1_node.git
cd ..
catkin_make

To run and test the node you must have permission to access the Blink(1) device. For a first test you may change to root (sudo -s) and run:

source devel/setup.bash
roslaunch blink1 blink1.launch

In another terminal:

source devel/setup.bash
rosrun blink1 blink1_example

The LED should turn on and blink with several colors. See the examples folder to the code of this example.

To permanently change the permissions of the device and run the node in the user mode, please refer to the instructions of the device's manufacturer.