Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

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rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro lyrical showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro rolling showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro ardent showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro bouncy showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro crystal showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro eloquent showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

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rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro lunar showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro jade showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro hydro showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

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rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

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Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange

No version for distro noetic showing humble. Known supported distros are highlighted in the buttons above.
Package symbol

rosbag_timing_inspector package from rosbag_timing_inspector repo

rosbag_timing_inspector

ROS Distro
humble

Package Summary

Version 0.1.0
License MIT
Build type AMENT_CMAKE
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/MOLAorg/rosbag_timing_inspector.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version develop
Last Updated 2026-05-13
Dev Status UNMAINTAINED
Released UNRELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Package Description

GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS2 bags (mcap or db3).

Maintainers

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

Authors

  • Jose Luis Blanco-Claraco

rosbag_timing_inspector

A GUI tool to visualize and analyze message timing from ROS 2 bags (.mcap or .db3).

Built with Dear ImGui + ImPlot. No message deserialization is performed – only timestamps and topic names are read, so it opens even bags with custom or unavailable message types.

rosbag_timing_inspector

Features

  • Timeline tab: zoomable 2D scatter plot – X = time, Y = topic lane. Each dot is one message. Pan/zoom with mouse. Toggle per-topic visibility and color. Measure mode: click twice to place two vertical markers and read the delta-T.
  • Histograms / Stats tab: per-topic inter-message interval histogram and a statistics table (count, mean, std, min, max in ms).

Dependencies

System packages (Ubuntu / ROS 2 Jazzy):

sudo apt install libglfw3-dev

ROS 2 packages resolved automatically by rosdep:

  • rosbag2_cpp
  • rosbag2_storage
  • rosbag2_storage_mcap
  • rosbag2_storage_sqlite3

Third-party libraries (imgui, implot, tinyfiledialogs) are fetched automatically by CMake via FetchContent at build time – no manual installation needed.

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws

# Install ROS 2 dependencies
rosdep install --from-paths src/rosbag_timing_inspector --ignore-src -r -y

# Build (release build recommended for large bags)
colcon build --packages-select rosbag_timing_inspector \
             --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

Launch

source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

# Pass a bag path directly:
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.mcap
rosbag_timing_inspector /path/to/recording.db3

# Or open without arguments and use File > Open bag...:
rosbag_timing_inspector

Usage tips

Action How
Zoom timeline Scroll wheel over plot, or click-drag on an axis
Pan timeline Middle-click drag, or right-click drag
Reset view Double-click on plot
Toggle topic Checkbox in the left panel
Change topic color Color swatch in the left panel
Measure delta-T Enable Measure mode, click for T1, click again for T2; drag either line to adjust
Reset measurement Click a third time to restart

License

MIT – Copyright (C) 2026 Jose Luis Blanco Claraco

CHANGELOG
No CHANGELOG found.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

No launch files found

Messages

No message files found.

Services

No service files found

Plugins

No plugins found.

Recent questions tagged rosbag_timing_inspector at Robotics Stack Exchange