Getting started

Legacy documentation

This section documents the robco_ros2 integration as shipped with RobFlow 7.x. It has not been updated for RobFlow 8, and the interface is not available in current systems.

This section contains step-by-step guides for getting robco_ros2 up and running with a RobCo Robot and setting up some common use cases.

Until the robco_ros2 packages are available as Debian packages, they must be built from source. For instructions on the build process please see Building and installing.

For an overview of the robco_ros2 packages, see Package overview.

1. Building and installing — build the packages from source.
2. Connecting a Robot — wire up the PC and verify the ROS 2 connection.
3. Creating a URDF file — describe your specific module configuration.
4. Using the hardware interface — configure and start ros2_control.