diff --git a/docu/notes_intel_realsense.txt b/docu/notes_intel_realsense.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6ebdd2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docu/notes_intel_realsense.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +Installing Intel RealSense drivers: +################################### +echo 'deb http://realsense-hw-public.s3.amazonaws.com/Debian/apt-repo xenial main' || sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/realsense-public.list +sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://realsense-hw-public.s3.amazonaws.com/Debian/apt-repo xenial main" +sudo apt-get update +sudo apt-get install librealsense2-dev +sudo apt-get install librealsense2-dkms # enter a key for installing driver when asked (in my case the pw was realsense2019bt) +sudo apt-get install librealsense2-utils + +Check if drivers were installed sucessfully: +modinfo uvcvideo | grep "version:" # -> this should report the realsense camera driver + + +# Installing the ROS package (assuming ros base is installed): +Install dependencies: +sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-cv-bridge -y +sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-image-transport +sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-tf -y +sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-diagnostic-updater -y +sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-key C1CF6E31E6BADE8868B172B4F42ED6FBAB17C654 +sudo apt-get update +sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-ddynamic-reconfigure -y + +# clone github repo: +git clone https://github.com/IntelRealSense/realsense-ros.git +cd realsense-ros/ +git checkout `git tag | sort -V | grep -P "^\d+\.\d+\.\d+" | tail -1` +mkdir -p ~/realsense_catkin_ws/src/realsense +mv * ~/realsense_catkin_ws/src/realsense/ + +cd ~/realsense_catkin_ws/src/ +catkin_init_workspace +cd .. +catkin_make clean +catkin_make -DCATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING=False -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release +catkin_make install +echo "source ~/realsense_catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc +source ~/.bashrc + +Test with: +roslaunch realsense2_camera rs_camera.launch + +Possible issue: +The camera requires a USB 3 port to provide full resolution streams