h4r_x52_joyext

ROS package to access the MFD of the Saitek X52 Pro Joystick.

Installation

Install system dependencies

sudo apt-get install libx52pro0 libx52pro-dev

Also make sure you have git installed: sudo apt-get install git-core

Download source

Make sure you have a working catkin workspace, as described at: http://www.ros.org/wiki/catkin/Tutorials/create_a_workspace

Change directory to the source folder of your catkin workspace. If, for instance, your workspace is ~/catkin_ws, make sure there is a src/ folder within it, then execute:

cd ~/catkin_ws/src

Download the package source from the github repository:

git clone https://github.com/Hacks4ROS/h4r_x52_joyext

Compile your catkin workspace:

cd ~/catkin_ws
catkin_make

Copy the udev file inside h4r_x52_joyext/udev to /etc/udev/rules.d

sudo cp $(rospack find h4r_x52_joyext)/udev/99-x52pro.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
sudo service udev restart

If your joystick is already plugged into your computer, remove it and plug it in again, otherwise you are not allowed to access the device, because the new rights are only applied to devices connected after the rule change.

Documentation

For doxygen documentation, please see: http://hacks4ros.github.io/h4r_x52_joyext/doc/doxygen/index.html

This package is also documented at: http://wiki.ros.org/h4r_x52_joyext

Changelog for package h4r_x52_joyext

1.1.0 (2015-06-10)

• change doxyfile for logo
• exchange logo
• change css
• fix doxygen source path to relative one
• fix doxygen project name
• css style changes
• change color style hue to red
• add installation for udev and launch files
• add information about udev rules file
• fit readme and package.xml to the new repository
• fix node name
• resurrect udev rule
• remove unnecessary, non-working stuff
• change project name move include to subfolder add new files to
• add exit for worng setup string (stringprinting)
• Added tags for bugtracker and repo
• Merge pull request #4 from muhrix/master Updates to package documentation
• Added url tag
• Updated info using rosdoc_lite
• Corrected XML tag
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/hydro-devel'
• Updated package info
• Updated maintainer/author info
• Merge branch 'hotfix/V1.0.1_b' into dev
• Merge branch 'hotfix/V1.0.1_b' Fixed wrong refactoring Fixed jitter bug with longer sleep after an command (further testing required)
• remove bug notice
• fix two problems, (maybe) including jitter bug fix broken refactoring of PublishObject add higher waiting time after usb write inside joyext node
• Merge branch 'release/V1.0.0_b' into dev
• Merge branch 'release/V1.0.0_b'
• move x52_joyext_node page to header file
• remove original images
• Merge branch 'feature/doc' into dev
• add documentation for value2buttonColor for mfd_writer for main node update doxyfile change .gitignore: new doxygen generation directory
• add missing image to img
• add C&P launch code
• rename classes PublishObject inside mfd_writer and value2buttoncolor
• add documentation for mfd_writer add int types for 64 bits for color2button and mfd_writer
• add general joystick description add several pictures
• Merge branch 'dev' into feature/doc
• update led topic now fire button is also an array member of color_led
• Merge branch 'dev' into feature/doc
• Merge branch 'master' into dev
• Merge branch 'hotfix/update_problem'
• add sleep for 50ms after any update to the joystick (seems to) prevent flickering Joystick LEDs when there is a high update rate
• add svg images for buttons move png images to originalimg folder
• add first documentation stuff and pictures add style stuff
• Merge branch 'feature/mfd_writer' into dev
• add mfd_writer examples add multiple launchfiles for each example add one main example launchfile
• added value printing add overflow printing needs testing
• stringprint working
• added mfd_writer node (not working, yet)
• add setup values
• Start writing mfd writer node
• add comment
• add maintainer and author, better for maintaining it...
• add comment to launchfile
• Add support for joystick buttons in led color
• Updated README.md file
• Files have been renamed
• Header file has been renamed and moved to include/
• Removed LICENSE (only present because x52_pro_lib was packaged with project before)
• Removed udev rule definition (now set up when system-wide libx52pro is installed)
• Removed x52_pro_lib from project (now installed system-wide)
• Removed unnecessary gitignore file
• Overhauled package build specifications
• Updated build and run dependencies
• Moved header file to include/ and added system-wide (installed) x52pro.h
• Including header file within package only
• Including header package within package only
• Change INFO to DEBUG message
• credits to lib dev
• Readme hint for udev rule file
• fix problems with system utilization, fix led debug messages
• Added description to package.xml
• Merge branch 'master' of github.com:cyborg-x1/x52_joyext
• initial commit, most stuff is working, problems with system utilization
• Initial commit
• Contributors: Christian Holl, Murilo FM