Officebot-Arduino/Startup_from_boot at master · 9thSenseRobotics/Officebot-Arduino · GitHub

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To run the code, procedure from bootup:


check that the arduino connects as /dev/ttyACM0
assume that
power_toggle_for_create.pde
is on the arduino, if not sure, load it.

test pan/tilt with

uvcdynctrl -d /dev/video2 -s "Pan/tilt Reset" -- 3

sudo ln -s -f /dev/video2 /dev/video9

and enter the sudo password when that comes up.  sudo is needed for camera device switching,

Trying to figure  out how to make this automatic.

ls /dev/vid*

and make sure that /dev/video9 is there.


power up the create

start skype

check that skype video options are set to use video9 and test that there is a good video feed coming through

	roscore

	rosrun captureSkypeChat ROS_telebot_skype_two_cams.py

	You will have to enter the sudo password to allow it to switch cameras

I am trying to combine the ROS nodes into a single launch file  so try

	roslaunch createControl telo.launch

if that does not work, shut down whatever opened and go back to the old way:

	roslaunch createControl createcontrol.launch
	rosrun cameraControl cameraControl

look at

rostopic list

try rostopic echo SkypeChat

connect to skype with two accounts and

enter either

cam or Cam

and go to the terminal running

ROS_telebot_skype_two_cams.py

an enter the password.  (working on automating this)

close the extra skype account


Now you are ready to go.


Skype commands:

move with WASD  (w = forward, a = turn left, s = backward, d = turn right)

Z is a slow stop, X is stop


pan/tilt with UHJKNM (u = up, h = turn left, j = center, k = turn right, n = down, m = max down)

g = center pan, b = center tilt

cam or Cam = switch cameras, both for video and pan tilt
, this is the main way to change cameras
Sometimes it take a while to swap or fails.  If that happens, just hangup and call back and it will work fine.  Also, the small window on the bot that shows outgoing video freezes when the cameras are swapped.  Again, this is fixed if you hang up and call back.

If the video and the pan/tilt get mixed up, you can change the camera that the pan/tilt is commanding, without changing which is sending video with these commands:
0 = swap cameras, just for pan - tilt, not for video

1 = use first video device for pan tilt

2 = use second video device for pan tilt


for WASD and UHKN:

a single character gets you a fast, short response.

multiple characters (e.g., aaa) gets you bigger responses and, in the case of moving forward or backward, a smooth acceleration and deceleration.

The first character can be capitalized and the subsequent ones lowercase.

Otherwise, use all uppercase or all lowercase.