Changelog for package qb_device_driver

4.1.6 (2025-03-27)

• FEAT: possibility to publish joint_states outside ns, FIX: use_specific_serial_port

4.1.5 (2025-02-19)

• FIX: serial_port_name param, FEAT: both controllers spawned by bringup

4.1.4 (2024-06-07)

4.1.3 (2024-05-09)

• Fixing my mess with releases...

4.1.2 (2024-05-09)

• Fix Versions
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.0

4.1.1 (2024-04-29)

• 4.1.0

4.1.0 (2024-03-22)

• Remove deprecated args from launch, added compatibility with qbmove

4.0.2 (2024-03-08)

4.0.1 (2024-03-08)

4.0.0 (2024-03-08)

• Feature: launcher with namespace
• Added controller list get method
• first compiling Humble version
• First commit (newbranch)

3.1.0 (2023-07-26)

• Updated Submodule
• FIX: submodules updated and current/deflection control mode check
• FIX: Conflict with ros-serial
• Tested code with modification and new API

3.0.6 (2023-04-26)

• FEAT: added option to specify the serial port to connect to. This can be useful when is desired to use the device with virtual ports (e.g. UR)
• FEAT: Added compatibility with new FW version of SHR
• MINOR FIX: Changed the name of the package maintainer

3.0.5 (2022-09-07)

• MINOR FIX: Changed cmake version required in all packages (current version 3.0.2).

3.0.4 (2022-07-18)

• package compiled with qbdevice-api v1.1.3

3.0.3 (2022-07-15)

• package compiled with qbdevice-api v1.1.2

3.0.2 (2022-07-07)

• Updated qbdevice api pkg to version 1.0.2.

3.0.1 (2022-07-06)

• Updated qbdevice api pkg to version 1.0.1.

3.0.0 (2022-07-05)

• Changed internal qbdevice API with public one.
• Created service for Homing SHR2
• Created SHR2 class in qbrobotics-api
• Minor changes (comments...)
• Modified serial sub-modules: Changes done in communication_handler node
• Modified waiting time. Works for a brief period but stop after reboot.
• modified scanPortsAndDevicesFunction. New API implementation does not with kinematic chain.
• Added mutex to avoid conflicts on the same serial port. Removed old and unusefull comments.
• changes in qbrobotics-api.
• New API migration. qb_device_driver class is no longer required.
• API 7.X.X integration. Incompatibility with the wrapper script

2.3.4 (2022-04-08)

2.3.3 (2022-04-08)

2.3.2 (2022-04-08)

2.3.1 (2022-04-08)

2.3.0 (2022-04-08)

2.2.1 (2021-08-27)

2.2.0 (2021-08-27)

• Replaced error stream with throttle
• Fixed crash when unplagged device is plugged at runtime.
• Created message published in a topic by communication_handler that contains the connection status of each device.
• Implemented rescanning when device is not found
• Deactivation bug fixed
• Fixed reconnection on killing nodes.
• Add methods to retrieve actual device references
• Refactor Gazebo plugin to prepare for SoftHand simulation
• Added the control mode switch service. Added a parameter to choose to use .yaml limits or firmware ones.
• Fix init when no device is found on the given port
• Update license
• Update arg description
• Added a parameter to use the device with or without other robots. Added some motor limits when the qbmoves are used in kinematic configs.

2.1.1 (2019-10-07)

2.1.0 (2019-05-28)

• Improve inheritance for other devices
• Update documentation
• Fix minor style issues

2.0.3 (2018-08-09)

• Update license agreement copyright

2.0.2 (2018-08-07)

• Exclude dummy boards from the connected device list

2.0.1 (2018-06-01)

2.0.0 (2018-05-30)

• Move sleep at low level (next to API)
• Add method to temporarily change PID parameters
• Fix doxygen documentation
• Fix communication errors with asynchronous reads
• Refactor node registration
• Add method to get currents and positions together
• Fix minors
• Fix repetitions reliablity check
• Add a blocking setCommands method
• Fix destructor calls on ROS shutdown
• Fix minors
• Fix unexpected fault with std::unordered_set
• Add parallelization with several USB connected
• Let the user decide whether to read/write or not
• Add an alert if maximum repetitions is set to zero
• Refactor node registration
• Add a real isConnected method
• Refactor device scan method with repetitions
• Retrieve control and input mode device settings
• Implement repetitions also for getMeasurements
• Add repetitions while reading from serial
• Move error checks in ROS service callbacks

1.2.2 (2017-11-30)

• Reduce communication errors

1.1.0 (2017-11-24)

1.0.8 (2017-06-27)

• Fix C++11 support for cmake version less than 3.1

1.0.7 (2017-06-26)

• Fix minor build problems

1.0.6 (2017-06-23)

• Update cmake version to match Kinetic standards

1.0.5 (2017-06-22)

1.0.4 (2017-06-21)

1.0.3 (2017-06-21)

• fix cmake settings to solve isolated builds

1.0.2 (2017-06-20)

• remove API git submodule and add API files manually (API commit: c61204b) because ROS buildfarm does not manage git submodules

1.0.1 (2017-06-19)

• first public release for Kinetic