FANUC ROS2 Drivers

Release 0.1.1

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About The Project

ROS2 Solution for FANUC robots

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Built With

• [![Python][Python-shield]][Python-url]

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• pycomm

  pip3 install pycomm
  

• Put Fanuc TP programs on controller
  • ‘ros2_eip_back.tp’ needs to be running in the background
  • ‘ros2_eip_mainv2.tp’ runs in the foreground when you want to use ROS

Installation (Linux)

Create a ROS2 Workspace

1. Source ROS2 Environment

   source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash
   

1. Create a new directory

   mkdir -p ~/ros2_ws/
   cd ~/ros2_ws/
   

1. Clone repo

   git clone https://github.com/UofI-CDACS/fanuc_ros2_drivers/ --branch v1.1
   

1. Resolve Dependencies

   rosdep install -i --from-path src --rosdistro humble -y
   

1. Build the workspace with colcon

   colcon build
   

Full guide here: ROS2 Humble Documentation

Installation Complete

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Usage

Running Nodes

1. Open new terminal and go to workspace
2. Source overlay

   source install/setup.sh
   

1. Run launch

   ros2 launch launch/start.launch.py robot_name:=NAME_OF_ROBOT robot_ip:=0.0.0.0 # Parameters must be formated this way or the command will give you an error
   

• This script only works for one robot. If you need to start more than 1 robot, this should be done in mulitple terminals. (WIP)

  Using Nodes

  1. Open new terminal and go to workspace
  2. Source overlay

   source install/setup.sh
   

1. Start using!

For more examples, please refer to the Documentation

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Roadmap

• More ROS2 Packages

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

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License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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