Difference between repo "sllidar_ros2" and "rplidar_ros"
A1exan10er opened this issue · 2 comments
Hello Slamtec,
I'm using your product "RPLIDAR A1M8" and found two repo here, "sllidar_ros2" and "rplidar_ros".
Could you please explain the difference between them?
I'm using ROS 2 Foxy, which repo should I use in this case?
Look forward to your answer!
Best regards,
Alex
As I checked on ROS wiki (https://index.ros.org/r/rplidar_ros/), package "rplidar_ros" can be used for ROS 2 and RPLIDAR A1. Besides, it can run the rplidar separately without launching "view in the rviz", while package "sllidar_ros2" can only "Run sllidar node and view in the rviz".
Does it mean if I want to build my own robot using lidar, I should use package "rplidar_ros" instead of "sllidar_ros2"?
If so, the name of "sllidar_ros2" is so confusing. And the link on your official website also points to GitHub repository "sllidar_ros2". It's really confusing and irritating. :(
rplidar_ros is a ROS1 package，sllidar_ros2 is a ROS2 package。But now we have merged sllidar_ros2 into rplidar_ros。For ROS 2 Foxy, you can use sllidar_ros2 or rplidar_ros, they just have different package names