Raspimouse Node

ROS 2 node for the Raspberry Pi Mouse.

This branch is dedicated to ROS 2 Jazzy. For other distributions, please refer to the corresponding branches listed below.

• ROS 2 Humble (humble)

Requirements

• Raspberry Pi Mouse
  • Summary
  • RT Robot Shop
• Linux OS
  • Ubuntu server
    • 22.04
    • 24.04
• Device Driver
  • rt-net/RaspberryPiMouse
• ROS 2
  • Humble Hawksbill
  • Jazzy Jalisco

Installation

Binary Insallation

$ sudo apt install ros-$ROS_DISTRO-raspimouse

Source Build

$ cd ~/ros2_ws/src
# Clone package
$ git clone -b $ROS_DISTRO https://github.com/rt-net/raspimouse2

# Install dependencies
$ rosdep install -r -y -i --from-paths .

# Build & Install
$ cd ~/ros2_ws
$ colcon build --symlink-install
$ source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash

QuickStart

Build and install the device driver in advance.

# Terminal 1
$ source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash
$ ros2 launch raspimouse raspimouse.launch.py

# Terminal 2
$ source ~/ros2_ws/install/setup.bash
# Set buzzer frequency
$ ros2 topic pub -1 /buzzer std_msgs/msg/Int16 '{data: 1000}'
$ ros2 topic pub -1 /buzzer std_msgs/msg/Int16 '{data: 0}'
# or rotate motors
$ ros2 service call /motor_power std_srvs/SetBool '{data: true}'
$ ros2 topic pub -1 /cmd_vel geometry_msgs/msg/TwistStamped '{twist: {linear: {x: 0.05, y: 0, z: 0}, angular: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0.05}}}'
# Shutdown
$ ros2 lifecycle set raspimouse shutdown

Node Description

This is a managed-lifecycle node. The node must be configured and activated after being launched before the robot can be used. If running the node manually, after launching the node execute the following command to configure it:

$ ros2 lifecycle set raspimouse configure

If configuration succeeds, execute the following command to activate the node:

$ ros2 lifecycle set raspimouse activate

The robot can now be controlled and sensor information will be published.

The node can be deactivated using the following command:

$ ros2 lifecycle set raspimouse deactivate

This will disable publishing sensor data and stop the motors.

When the node is active, motor functionality can be tested by turning on the motors and sending a velocity command.

$ ros2 service call /motor_power std_srvs/SetBool '{data: true}'
$ ros2 topic pub -1 /cmd_vel geometry_msgs/msg/TwistStamped '{twist: {linear: {x: 0.1, y: 0, z: 0}, angular: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0.05}}}'

Odometry information can be checked by echoing the odom topic.

$ ros2 topic echo /odom

Similarly other sensor information can also be viewed by echoing the relevant topic.

Topics

Subscribed

• buzzer

  Type: std_msgs/Int16

  Used to control the buzzer. Provide a value in Hertz and the buzzer will emit that tone.

• cmd_vel

  Type: geometry_msgs/msg/TwistStamped

  Controls the motors. Specify the forward and turning speeds of the robot.

• leds

  Type: raspimouse_msgs/Leds

  Turns the four LEDs on the front of the robot on and off.

Published

• light_sensors

  Type: raspimouse_msgs/LightSensors

  Provides the raw values from the light sensors on the front of the robot.

• odom

  Type: nav_msgs/Odometry

  Provides odometry. If hardware pulse counters are available and the use_pulse_counters parameter is set to true, the odometry is calculated from the motor control pulse counts. Otherwise, the odometry is estimated based on the velocity commands given to the robot and elapsed time.

• switches

  Type: raspimouse_msgs/Switches

  Provides the status of each of the three push switches on the side of the robot.

Services

• motor_power

  Type: std_srvs/SetBool

  Call this service and pass true to enable the motors. Pass false to disable the motors.

Parameters

• odometry_scale_left_wheel

  Type: double

  Default: 1.0

  Use to adjust the odometry input from the left wheel (when using pulse counters to calculate odometry). This is used to account for slight differences in wheel diameter and wheel slip between the left and right wheels.

• odometry_scale_right_wheel

  Type: double

  Default: 1.0

  Use to adjust the odometry input from the right wheel (when using pulse counters to calculate odometry). This is used to account for slight differences in wheel diameter and wheel slip between the left and right wheels.

• use_light_sensors

  Type: boolean

  Default: true

  Enable or disable the light sensors on the front of the robot.

• use_pulse_counters

  Type: boolean

  Default: false

  Use hardware pulse counters as the odometry source. When set to true, hardware pulse counters will be used only if present.

• wheel_diameter

  Type: double

  Default: 0.048

  Sets the diameter of the robot’s wheel. The unit is in meters.

• wheel_tread

  Type: double

  Default: 0.0925

  Sets the distance between the wheels. The unit is in meters.

• pulses_per_revolution

  Type: double

  Default: 400.0

  Sets the number of pulses needed for 1 rotation of the used motor.

• light_sensors_hz

  Type: double

  Default: 100.0

  Sets the frequency of the publishing rate of the topic light_sensors. The unit is in Hz.

• odom_hz

  Type: double

  Default: 100.0

  Sets the frequency of the publishing rate of the topic odom. The unit is in Hz.

• switches_hz

  Type: double

  Default: 10.0

  Sets the frequency of the publishing rate of the topic switches. The unit is in Hz.

• initial_motor_power

  Type: bool

  Default: False

  Sets the initial state of the motor. If set as True, the motors will turn on when the raspimouse node becomes active.

• odom_frame_id

  Type: string

  Default: odom

  Sets the frame_id of the topic odom.

• odom_child_frame_id

  Type: string

  Default: base_footprint

  Sets the child_frame_id of the topic odom.

• odom_frame_prefix

  Type: string

  Default: {empty}

  Adds prefix to the frames of the topic odom. If set as mouse, the frame_id and the child_frame_id will be mouse/odom and mouse/baes_footprint.

License

This repository is licensed under the Apache 2.0, see LICENSE for details.

Contributors

• Geoffrey Biggs (@gbiggs), original author
• Shota Hirama (@shotahirama)
• Yutaka Kondo (@youtalk)

Contributions are always welcome!