Rqt Multiplot Plugin

Overview

Author(s): Ralf Kaestner

Maintainer: Ralf Kaestner ralf.kaestner@gmail.com

License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)

Operating system(s): Debian-based Linux, Mac OS X

Package PPA: ppa:anybotics/ros

Content

This project provides a GUI plugin for visualizing numeric values in multiple 2D plots using the Qwt plotting backend.

Installation

Dependencies

• rqt

    sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-rqt

• variant_topic_tools

Consult the installation instructions provided by this project.

• qwt

    sudo apt-get install libqwt-dev

ROS Distribution

The package is in the ROS (melodic, noetic) distribution.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-rqt-multiplot
sudo apt-get install ros-noetic-rqt-multiplot

Building from Source

Create a symlink in your catkin source folder, e.g.:

ln -s ~/git/rqt_multiplot_plugin ~/catkin_ws/src
cd ~/catkin_ws
catkin build rqt_multiplot

Debian Package

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:anybotics/ros
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-rqt-multiplot

Usage

To launch the standalone rqt plugin, run

rosrun rqt_multiplot rqt_multiplot

To launch the rqt GUI without a perspective, run

rqt --force-discover

This will discover all plugins, which can then be loaded manually.

To delete the default configuration files (in case of problems):

rqt --clear-config

Import ROS Bag

To plot an imported ROS bag, the desired curves have to be configured before importing the bag.

Example Views

Configure Plot

Edit Curve

Bugs & Feature Requests

Please report bugs and feature requests on the Issue Tracker.

Build Status

Devel Job Status

	Melodic	Noetic
rqt_multiplot_plugin

Release Job Status

	Melodic	Noetic
rqt_multiplot

Changelog for package rqt_multiplot

0.0.12 (2021-01-13)

• CurveDataSequence::processMessage: Catch variant_topic_tools exception
• Mogrify all png to get rid of libpng warning
• update the readme for melodic and noetic
• Contributors: Wolfgang Merkt, tkazik, ConstGemm

0.0.11 (2021-01-06)

• update for Ros noetic

0.0.10 (2018-12-13)

• add missing dependency and use format 2 in package.xml
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.9 (2018-12-12)

• fix rosdep key
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.8 (2018-11-21)

• Make your library usable
• Contributors: Adriano Henrique Rossette Leite, Samuel Bachmann

0.0.7 (2017-05-08)

• fix issues when plotting constant values
• fix plotting with receipt time
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.6 (2016-12-28)

• reduce min plot size
• run all plots on startup
• flexible command line url input for config files
• arg parsing for the command line script
• add time frame as a new curve data type This gives the option to plot e.g. only the last 10 seconds and remove older data.
• fix plot resizing
• Contributors: Daniel Stonier, Samuel Bachmann

0.0.5 (2016-08-05)

• fixes #2 a QT API change
• rename two tooltips (copy and past curve) in PlotConfigWidget
• qt5 ready
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.4 (2016-05-23)

• add install command for resource icons
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.3 (2016-05-22)

• fixes for release
• Contributors: Samuel Bachmann

0.0.2 (2016-05-20)

• Fixes related to OS X clang compatibility and added support for Qwt >= 6.1
• Added copy and paste for curve configurations
• Fixed segmentation fault when removing curves
• • Refactored configuration classes

  * Added drag and drop feature for copying and moving curves from the legend of one plot to another plot * Added possibility to double-click legend items for editing curve properties

• • Implemented match filter combo box as class
  • Added match filter completer to type combo box

• Added match filter completer to topic combo box

• • Curve axis topic and type are now automatically filled if initially empty
  • Added feature to copy between axes configurations

• Bag reader is now using topic queries to reduce the number of processed messages

• Added adaptive-precision output format to tracker coordinate labels

• Fixed bag reader to not block event processing

• Implemented bag import feature

• • Curve axis config now starts with no type selected
  • Fixed validations in curve axis config widget

• Fixed message field completer to correctly handle dynamic arrays

• Bug fixing and stability improvements on the configuration and subscriber backend

• • Added feature for cleaning the configuration file history
  • Fixed threads to terminate on destruction

  * Added package and message type registry updates to main widget constructor - Fixed curve config widget components to initialize correctly

• Added feature to specify custom axis titles

• Fixed configuration file loading/saving bug, now producing ROS console output

• Plot widgets cannot change state anymore if only one plot is available in the plot table

• Fixed a graphical bug which was caused by bad masks for the plot cursor tracked point labels

• Implemented topic interpolation feature

• About to get topic interpolation right

• Added feature to export plots

• Added feature to maximize/restore a plot

• Added axis titles and legend

• • Added curve styles
  • Revised plot controls
  • Efficient curve data storage

• Plot scaling works

• Enhanced plot table configuration and widget

• Added configuration file handling

• Contributors: Ralf Kaestner