Connects PixeLINK API with ROS.
Of course, install ROS
Download the Pixelink drivers
Decompress them inside a folder and follow the installation instructions, except use LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$PIXELINK_SDK_LIB when the time comes.
Ultimately, you will need to have PIXELINK_SDK_INC and PIXELINK_SDK_LIB defined as environment variables.
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg=7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
If you're having issues still, try using
sudo apt-get purge ffmpeg
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg=7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
First, you must be running roscore in a terminal
In a new terminal, run rosrun pixelink_ros pixelink_node
To view the video, run rosrun image_view image_view image:=/pixelink/image
If image_view is not installed, use sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-image-view
I don't know if all the services work. Also, the PixeLINK SDK has a lot of capabilities which this ROS API doesn't expose yet. If you want a specific capability, let me know or feel free to make a merge request.