Changelog for package clearpath_generator_common

2.8.1 (2025-10-28)

2.8.0 (2025-10-23)

• Put the router & base station diagnostics into Networking (#272)
  • Put the router & base station diagnostics into Networking, update the wireless watcher to use the correct flag
  • Update the new diagnostic names
• Add dependency on python3-apt (#273)
• Replace assertions in clearpath_generator_common with specific exceptions. Include error messages (#271)
• Catch FileNotFound exceptions when loading the samples and ignore them Some samples have /path/to/... placeholders, which will never load correctly (#270)
• Add [system.bash]{.title-ref} support (#268)
  • Add the ability to specify additional BASH sources & envars directly from robot.yaml. Put quotation marks around exports (required if the value contains whitespace). Add comments to the bash file for clarity
• Add support for automatic discovery range (#262)
  • Write the ROS_AUTOMATIC_DISCOVERY_RANGE and ROS_STATIC_PEERS envars
  • Unset ROS_STATIC_PEERS if there are no peers, rather than setting an empty string
• Contributors: Chris Iverach-Brereton

2.7.4 (2025-09-18)

• Feature: Kinova Jazzy Support (#265)
  • Remove prefix from Kinova gripper joint
  • Switch mesh paths from file to package
  • Add custom description generator for Robotiq gripper on Kinova
  • Replace 'PI' property with 'math.pi'
  • Add ComposableNodeContainer to launch generator
  • Remove output from ComposableNode
  • Fix generator test
• Contributors: luis-camero

2.7.3 (2025-09-16)

• Skip xacro load for zed camera since wrapper must be manually installed (#263)
• Forward Port Feature: Manipulator Extra ROS Parameters (#229) (#259)
  • Feature: Manipulator Extra ROS Parameters (#229)
  • Pass manipulator ros parameters to generated controller file
  • Update platform config parameters
  • Remove pprint
  • Fix parameter replacements
• Contributors: Hilary Luo, luis-camero

2.7.2 (2025-09-08)

2.7.1 (2025-09-08)

• Feature: Franka in Jazzy (#255)
  • Forward from Humble: Feature Franka
  • Initial franka addition
  • Create joint instead of using connected_to parameter
  • Custom entry for generating Franka param
  • Franka control for multiple types
  • Modify entire Franka arm xacro
  • Add franka gripper
  • Copy and modify franka description
  • Add cutout for Franka arm_id
  • Add dependency for franka_description
  • Fix: Franka Update (#238)
  • Pass version parameter to Franka Hardware Interface
  • Use franka_arm macro and always add position and velocity interfaces
  • Only use effort
  • Feature: Franka Hand (#244)
  • Remove ros2_control controllers
  • Move gazebo control to a separate file
  • Pass arm_id to Franka SRDF
  • Pass poses from config with arm_id on Franka
  • Common method to replace placeholders in parameter files
  • Use appropriate placeholders in parameters
  • Replace controller_name placeholders at all points
  • Lint
• Contributors: luis-camero

2.7.0 (2025-08-25)

• Drivetrains

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