Only released in EOL distros:
Package Summary
A service to control the robot drive motors using the Phidget HC Motor Controller. This package depends on the Phidgets client library being installed manually from http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/libphidget_2.1.8.20111028.tar.gz and then the Python module from http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/PhidgetsPython_2.1.8.20111028.zip
- Maintainer: Morgan Cormier <mcormier AT coroware DOT com>
- Author: Bill Mania/bmania@coroware.com, Morgan Cormier/mcormier@coroware.com
- License: Copyright 2011 Coroware, Inc.
- Source: git https://github.com/morgancormier/corobot.git (branch: master)
Package Summary
A service to control the robot drive motors using the Phidget HC Motor Controller. This package depends on the Phidgets client library being installed manually from http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/libphidget_2.1.8.20111028.tar.gz and then the Python module from http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/PhidgetsPython_2.1.8.20111028.zip
- Maintainer: Morgan Cormier <mcormier AT coroware DOT com>
- Author: Bill Mania/bmania@coroware.com, Morgan Cormier/mcormier@coroware.com
- License: Copyright 2011 Coroware, Inc.
- Source: git https://github.com/morgancormier/corobot.git (branch: master)
Supported Hardware
This driver works with a Phidgets Motor Controller
ROS API
PhidgetMotor
PhidgetMotor is a driver for Phidgets Motor Controller. This driver was designed to control the movement of a Corobot.Subscribed Topics
PhidgetMotor (corobot_msgs/MotorCommand)- Command the movement of the robot
- Command the velocity of the left motor. The Value has to be between -100 and 100.
- Command the velocity of the right motor. The Value has to be between -100 and 100.
Published Topics
position_data (corobot_msgs/PosMsg)- Encoders position
- Left encoder position
- Right encoder position
- Diagnostic message
Parameters
motors_inverted (Bool)- True if the left and right motors are inverted
- True if the left and right encoders are inverted
