README

rp_bringup

Bringup package for Robotic Platform ROS 2 packages.

Launch files

  • robotic_platform.launch.py - Launch the Robotic Platform core.

Developer notes

Platform can be launch with robotic_platform.launch.py in three different modes depending on your setup:

Mode

Hardware Nodes

Sensor Data Source

Use Case

Hardware (default)

Yes

Driver nodes

Working with actual hardware

Simulation

No

Simulation

Testing in a simulated environment

Mock

No/Mocked

Rosbags

Testing with recorded data

Note: Currently for remote development Mock mode is recommended.

To launch Robotic Platform in expected mode use hardware argument. Valid values mode = ["mock", "sim", "real"].

ros2 launch rp_bringup robotic_platform.launch.py hardware:=<mode>