Docker image for Stereolabs' ZED Camera on ROS 1 Noetic

Prerequisites

Hardware:

A ZED camera

More information such as User Guide and Manual Installation steps can be found in this post.

Installation

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/j3soon/docker-ros-zed.git
cd docker-ros-zed

ZED Tools

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y docker.io docker-compose
# Connect and power on husky
docker-compose up -d
xhost +local:docker
docker exec -it ros-noetic-zed /ros_entrypoint.sh bash
# Inside the container
./tools/ZED_Explorer
# or run:
# ./tools/ZED_Depth_Viewer
# ./tools/ZED_Diagnostic
docker-compose down

The pre-built docker images will be pulled automatically.

Functions such as ROS support and hot plugging are working properly in our preliminary tests. We will provide more detailed instructions in future updates.

Build Docker Images Locally

On amd64 machine:

docker build -f Dockerfile -t j3soon/ros-noetic-zed:latest .

Currently, we do not support multiple architectures (e.g., ARM) yet.

Tests

Last tested manually on 2023/11/10:

Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (amd64) on Intel CPU

Troubleshooting

Most command failures can be resolved by simply re-running the command or reconnecting ZED.

Exec into the container with bash for debugging:

docker exec -it ros-noetic-zed /ros_entrypoint.sh bash

See this post for troubleshooting ROS.
See this post for troubleshooting ZED.