/respeaker_ros

A ROS Package for Respeaker Mic Array

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respeaker_ros

A ROS Package for Respeaker Mic Array

Supported Devices

Preparation

  1. Install this package

    mkdir -p ~/catkin_ws/src && ~/catkin_ws/src
git clone https://github.com/furushchev/respeaker_ros.git
cd ~/catkin_ws
source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash
rosdep install --from-paths src -i -r -n -y
catkin config --init
catkin build respeaker_ros
source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash

  2. Register respeaker udev rules

    Normally, we cannot access USB device without permission from user space. Using udev, we can give the right permission on only respeaker device automatically.

    Please run the command as followings to install setting file:

    roscd respeaker_ros
sudo cp -f $(rospack find respeaker_ros)/config/60-respeaker.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/60-respeaker.rules
sudo systemctl restart udev

    And then re-connect the device.

  3. Install python requirements

    roscd respeaker_ros
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

  4. Update firmware

    git clone https://github.com/respeaker/usb_4_mic_array.git
cd usb_4_mic_array
sudo python dfu.py --download 6_channels_firmware.bin  # The 6 channels version

How to use

  1. Run executables

    roslaunch respeaker_ros respeaker.launch
rostopic echo /sound_direction     # Result of DoA
rostopic echo /sound_localization  # Result of DoA as Pose
rostopic echo /is_speeching        # Result of VAD
rostopic echo /audio               # Raw audio
rostopic echo /speech_audio        # Audio data while speeching

    You can also set various parameters via dynamic_reconfigure.

    sudo apt install ros-kinetic-rqt-reconfigure  # Install if not
rosrun rqt_reconfigure rqt_reconfigure

    To set LED color, publish desired color:

    rostopic pub /status_led std_msgs/ColorRGBA "r: 0.0
g: 0.0
b: 1.0
a: 0.3"

Use cases

Voice Recognition

Notes

The configuration file for dynamic_reconfigure in this package is created automatically by reading the parameters from devices. Though it will be rare case, the configuration file can be updated as followings:

  1. Connect the device to the computer.

  2. Run the generator script.

    rosrun  respeaker_ros respeaker_gencfg.py

  3. You will see the updated configuration file at $(rospack find respeaker_ros)/cfg/Respeaker.cfg.

Author

Yuki Furuta <furushchev@jsk.imi.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>

License

Apache License