ca_driver

ROS driver for iRobot’s Create 1 and 2.

Changelog for package create_driver

1.3.0 (2018-06-10)

• Add explicit dependency on catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS

  • This ensures ca_msgs is built before ca_driver.

• Migrate to package.xml format 2

  • Minor linting to package files.

• Add roslint test and fix lint issues
• find_package libcreate instead of downloading as external project
• Add support for defining and playing songs
• Update install rules
• Refactor launch files and expose robot base and odometry frame IDs as parameters
• Refactor CMakeLists.txt and package.xml files and add missing install rules
• Contributors: Clyde McQueen, Jacob Perron

1.2.0 (2016-10-07)

• Add support for more than two robot models and fix compiling with latest changes from libcreate.
• Contributors: Ben Wolsieffer

1.1.0 (2016-07-23)

• Add diagnostics (Battery, Safety, Serial, Mode, Driver)
• Refactor URDF to support differences between Create 1 and 2, while using a common base.
• Include a mesh for the Create 1, borrowed from turtlebot_create.
• Update launch files to support Create 1.
• Publish JointState messages for the wheels.
• Contributors: Ben Wolsieffer, Jacob Perron

1.0.1 (2016-05-24)

• Get pose covariance from underlying library
• Make publishing TF (odom frame) optional
• Add launch file argument making description optional
• Update libcreate tag, with odometry patch
• Add git as build dependency
• Move ChargingState publisher with other battery state information
• Add Bumper message with contact sensor states and light sensor states
• Add header to all custom message types
• Contributors: Jacob Perron

1.0.0 (2016-04-01)

• Update libcreate git tag
• Rename variables according to ROS cpp style guide
• Run clang-format
• Fix typo
• Add ca_description as runtime dependency to ca_driver
• Change message type of various battery info topics
• Add ChargingState and Mode messages
• Add charging state and mode publishers
• Add 'ca_msgs' package
• Update ca_driver README.md
• Rename 'create_driver' and 'create_tools' to 'ca_driver' and 'ca_tools'
• Contributors: Jacob Perron

0.4.0 (2016-03-26)

• Add timestamp to odometry message
• Update libcreate tag (with odometry fix)
• Fix sign error for battery current and temperature
• Update tag for libcreate
• Add delay before starting dock demo in case of Create 1
• Compute and publish battery charge ratio
• Add README.md for create_driver
• Add support for Create 1
• Contributors: Jacob Perron

0.3.0 (2016-03-17)

• Add dock / undock support
• Publish characters received by omni directional IR sensor
• Add battery info support
• Contributors: Jacob Perron

0.2.0 (2016-03-03)

• Add covariances to odometry messages
• Add set 7Seg display with ASCII
• Add LED support
• Add publishers for button presses
• Contributors: Jacob Perron

0.1.0 (2016-02-05)

• Fixed bugs: Private nodehandle now gets params, added missing timestamp to tf messages
• Added tf broadcaster for odom frame
• Added CI (travis)
• Now publishing velocities in odom messages
• Added anti-latch mechanism
• Switch to using node handle with private namespace for parameters only
• Velocity commands now accepted in m/s
• Updated launch file
• Initial commit
• Contributors: Jacob Perron