remote_launch

Remote roslaunch launching a local PC launch file

Basic Usage

1. Setup nodes and all roslaunch file config on PC Foo (roslaunch files like include/bringup.launch)
2. Consider an extra shell script for a centralized and consistent ROS environment sourcing setup (e.g. source include/0rosrc in ~/.bashrc and everywhere else)
3. Put the remote_launch package on PC Foo (catkin workspace, build it, ect. You know the drill) and adjust the scripts/bringup to launch your roslaunch file
   • You can also create many more other scripts there 😉
4. Then in the remote roslaunch file on PC Bar (e.g. include/neobotix_bringup_remote.launch) make sure to use an env-loader="/home/neobotix/remote_launch.sh" (this file resides on PC Foo), which is setting the respective environment variables on PC Foo (ROS_IP / ROS_HOSTNAME, especially the correct remote ROS_MASTER_URI of PC Bar)

• Optional: Use some auto start fallback logic on PC Foo (example include/ROS_AUTOSTART+remote.sh)

You need rosenv to replicate the explained setup or you semi/hardcode all networking/IP settings in your scripts 😂😆

ToDo:

• you might need to fix up passwords and usenames in the files
• read up on how to setup ssh with keys instead of password strings in plaintext 😋

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does not work

~tw 2019-06-09T03:31