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Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.7.12
License BSD
Build type CATKIN
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_core.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version noetic
Last Updated 2020-09-16
Dev Status MAINTAINED
CI status Continuous Integration : 0 / 0
Released RELEASED
Tags No category tags.
Contributing Help Wanted (0)
Good First Issues (0)
Pull Requests to Review (0)

Package Description

Utilities for flashing and enabling Kobuki's USB connection. This package contains tools for flashing the Kobuki's FTDI chip (usually done at the factory). The special firmware for the FTDI chip (USB to serial converter) enables it to appear as /dev/kobuki on the user's PC.

Additional Links

Maintainers

  • Younghun Ju

Authors

  • Younghun Ju

Kobuki ftdi

Documentation

Important Scripts

  • create_udev_rules - creates /dev/kobuki link
  • get_serial_number
  • flasher

Trouble Shooting

What to check if kobuki does not bring up properly
  • Does kobuki stream data?

cat /dev/kobuki # check if any data stream happens

  • Does kobuki appear as USB device?

lsusb # See if there is “0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC”

dmesg # See what happen when kobuki usb is plugged.

  • Is there /dev/kobuki?

rosrun kobuki_ftdi create_udev_rules

  • Is Kobuki serial number correct?

sudo ./get_serial_number # in the directory of kobuki_ftdi scripts

Check if it is different from below

Device #0
  Manufacturer : Yujin Robot
  Product      : iClebo Kobuki
  Serial Number: kobuki_A601D86G

If it is different,

sudo ./flasher # in the directory of kobuki_ftdi scripts

Then check the serial again.

CHANGELOG

Changelog

Forthcoming

  • ...

0.7.9 (2018-08-20)

  • [udev] restore low latency timer for ftdi operation

0.7.8 (2017-04-02)

  • debian postinstall script for kobuki's udev rule

0.7.5 (2017-03-03)

  • bugfixing the missing pkg-config dependency

0.7.3 (2017-02-23)

  • bugfix the missing prefix in the pkg_search_module calls

0.6.1 (2015-05-27)

  • remove kobuki_ros kobuki_nodelet libaries export in catkin_package closes #16
  • Contributors: Jihoon Lee

0.6.0 (2014-08-04)

  • Fix compilation.
    • fix the names of the pkg-config libraries of libusb and libftdi. I checked on Ubuntu and OS X.
    • ftdi-eeprom is not a library and has no pkg-config file.
  • Update the readme in kobuki_ftdi
  • Create README.md
  • kobuki_ftdi : Updated doxygen document.
  • Contributors: Jihoon Lee, Nikolaus Demmel, Younghun Ju

0.5.3 (2013-09-06)

0.5.2 (2013-08-31)

0.5.1 (2013-08-30)

  • Updated license info.

0.5.0 (2013-08-29)

  • Added extra url info on all packages.
  • Updated old rnd email address.
  • Fix URL to the previous changelog wiki.
  • Changelogs at package level.

0.4.0 (2013-08-09)

Previous versions, bugfixing

Available in ROS wiki: http://ros.org/wiki/kobuki/ChangeList

Wiki Tutorials

This package does not provide any links to tutorials in it's rosindex metadata. You can check on the ROS Wiki Tutorials page for the package.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

Dependant Packages

Name Deps
kobuki_core

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged kobuki_ftdi at Robotics Stack Exchange

Package Summary

Tags No category tags.
Version 0.7.12
License BSD
Build type CATKIN
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_core.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version melodic
Last Updated 2020-09-16
Dev Status MAINTAINED
CI status Continuous Integration : 0 / 0
Released RELEASED
Tags No category tags.
Contributing Help Wanted (0)
Good First Issues (0)
Pull Requests to Review (0)

Package Description

Utilities for flashing and enabling Kobuki's USB connection. This package contains tools for flashing the Kobuki's FTDI chip (usually done at the factory). The special firmware for the FTDI chip (USB to serial converter) enables it to appear as /dev/kobuki on the user's PC.

Additional Links

Maintainers

  • Younghun Ju

Authors

  • Younghun Ju

Kobuki ftdi

Documentation

Important Scripts

  • create_udev_rules - creates /dev/kobuki link
  • get_serial_number
  • flasher

Trouble Shooting

What to check if kobuki does not bring up properly
  • Does kobuki stream data?

cat /dev/kobuki # check if any data stream happens

  • Does kobuki appear as USB device?

lsusb # See if there is “0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC”

dmesg # See what happen when kobuki usb is plugged.

  • Is there /dev/kobuki?

rosrun kobuki_ftdi create_udev_rules

  • Is Kobuki serial number correct?

sudo ./get_serial_number # in the directory of kobuki_ftdi scripts

Check if it is different from below

Device #0
  Manufacturer : Yujin Robot
  Product      : iClebo Kobuki
  Serial Number: kobuki_A601D86G

If it is different,

sudo ./flasher # in the directory of kobuki_ftdi scripts

Then check the serial again.

CHANGELOG

Changelog

Forthcoming

  • ...

0.7.9 (2018-08-20)

  • [udev] restore low latency timer for ftdi operation

0.7.8 (2017-04-02)

  • debian postinstall script for kobuki's udev rule

0.7.5 (2017-03-03)

  • bugfixing the missing pkg-config dependency

0.7.3 (2017-02-23)

  • bugfix the missing prefix in the pkg_search_module calls

0.6.1 (2015-05-27)

  • remove kobuki_ros kobuki_nodelet libaries export in catkin_package closes #16
  • Contributors: Jihoon Lee

0.6.0 (2014-08-04)

  • Fix compilation.
    • fix the names of the pkg-config libraries of libusb and libftdi. I checked on Ubuntu and OS X.
    • ftdi-eeprom is not a library and has no pkg-config file.
  • Update the readme in kobuki_ftdi
  • Create README.md
  • kobuki_ftdi : Updated doxygen document.
  • Contributors: Jihoon Lee, Nikolaus Demmel, Younghun Ju

0.5.3 (2013-09-06)

0.5.2 (2013-08-31)

0.5.1 (2013-08-30)

  • Updated license info.

0.5.0 (2013-08-29)

  • Added extra url info on all packages.
  • Updated old rnd email address.
  • Fix URL to the previous changelog wiki.
  • Changelogs at package level.

0.4.0 (2013-08-09)

Previous versions, bugfixing

Available in ROS wiki: http://ros.org/wiki/kobuki/ChangeList

Wiki Tutorials

This package does not provide any links to tutorials in it's rosindex metadata. You can check on the ROS Wiki Tutorials page for the package.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

Dependant Packages

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged kobuki_ftdi at Robotics Stack Exchange