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== Software ==
== Software ==


NB! at this point in time, the software is under development, so don't expect too much.
The software is in an SVN (subversion) repository, SVN is maintained by Adobe.
 
=== ROS bridge ===
 
The ROS bridge is in a separate SVN repository
 
Make a checkout (open access) in the ROS2 workspace, i.e.
 
cd ~/fejemis_ws/src
svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/fejemis_bridge bridge
 
After this, the bridge could be built and run by:


The software is in an SVN (subversion) repository, SVN is maintained by Adobe.
cd ~/fejemis_ws/
colcon build
source install/setup.bash
ros2 run bridge hw_bridge
 
=== Teensy firmware and support stuff ===


Make a checkout (open access)
Make a checkout (open access)
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  fejemis/
  fejemis/
     doc              # documents related to project
     doc              # documents related to project
    fejemis_bridge    # hardware abstraction node in PC to access settings and translate to ROS
     fejemis-brush    # EAGLE project with schematic for brush and front-wheel control
     fejemis-brush    # EAGLE project with schematic for brush and front-wheel control
     fejemis_drive    # Main firmware (Teensy 3.5 based) for wheel and power control
     fejemis_drive    # Main firmware (Teensy 3.5 based) for wheel and power control
     fejemis_front    # Firmware for brush and front wheel control (Teensy 3.2 based)
     fejemis_front    # Firmware for brush and front wheel control (Teensy 3.2 based)
     fejemis_gui      # QT-based graphical user interface for configuration and calibration of the firmware.
     fejemis_gui      # QT-based graphical user interface for configuration and calibration of the firmware.
    3D-print


== Tool chain ==
== Tool chain ==
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  fejemis/fejemis_front/main.cpp
  fejemis/fejemis_front/main.cpp


The Makefile assumes that libraries are linked to the Makefile directory, e.g. from my arduino-1.8.15 installation:
The Makefile assumes that arduino and teensyduino are installed - see Makefile for base directory.


  fejemis
  fejemis
   fejemis_drive
   fejemis_drive
     build
     Makefile (compiled with 'make', not Arduino GUI.)
     libraries -> /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/teensy/avr/libraries/
     src (source files *.cpp and *.h)
    teensy3 -> /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/teensy/avr/cores/teensy3
  fejemis_front
     tools -> /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/tools/
     Makefile
     teensy -> tools/teensy  # firmware loader
     src (source files *cpp and *.h)
 
   
Using symbolic link commands like (Ubuntu Linux 20.04):
cd fejemis/fejemis_drive
ln -s /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/teensy/avr/libraries
ln -s /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/teensy/avr/cores/teensy3
ln -s /home/jca/Downloads/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/tools/
ln -s tools/teensy
 
after these links are in place, just run make


cd ~/fejemis/fejemis_drive
  make -j6      (should make a fejemis_drive.hex file)
  make -j6      (should make a fejemis_drive.hex file)
  make upload    (with the Teensy available on USB as the only Teensy device)
  make upload    (with the Teensy available on USB as the only Teensy device)
Same method for fejemis_front.


==== TY commander ====
==== TY commander ====


An alternative to the teensy firmware loader, the TY commander is fine, and can handle more than one Teensy, and includes a serial console (eliminating the need for Putty)
An alternative to the teensy firmware loader, the TY commander is fine and can handle more than one Teensy, and includes a serial console (eliminating the need for Putty)


See https://github.com/Koromix/tytools
See https://github.com/Koromix/tytools


=== The bridge ===
=== The GUI ===


The bridge is a normal C++ application.
The graphical user interface is QT and Python-based and requires the QT tool-chain and Python3 to be installed.


It is called test_bridge (or short 'tbridge') and is placed in the 'ros2_ws' directory
The interface is best with a direct connection to one of the Teensy processors directly using USB.


cd ros_ws/???
A small number of Python packages are needed too:
 
depricated:
 
cd fejemis/fejemis_bridge
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
 
=== The GUI ===
 
The graphical user interface is QT and Python-based and requires the QT tool-chain and Python3 to be installed.
A small number of Python packedes are needed too:


  > pip install pyqt5
  > pip install pyqt5

Latest revision as of 15:01, 13 November 2023

Back to fejemis

Software

The software is in an SVN (subversion) repository, SVN is maintained by Adobe.

ROS bridge

The ROS bridge is in a separate SVN repository

Make a checkout (open access) in the ROS2 workspace, i.e.

cd ~/fejemis_ws/src
svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/fejemis_bridge bridge

After this, the bridge could be built and run by:

cd ~/fejemis_ws/
colcon build
source install/setup.bash
ros2 run bridge hw_bridge

Teensy firmware and support stuff

Make a checkout (open access)

svn co svn://repos.gbar.dtu.dk/jcan/fejemis

This will extract a directory structure like this

fejemis/
   doc               # documents related to project
   fejemis-brush     # EAGLE project with schematic for brush and front-wheel control
   fejemis_drive     # Main firmware (Teensy 3.5 based) for wheel and power control
   fejemis_front     # Firmware for brush and front wheel control (Teensy 3.2 based)
   fejemis_gui       # QT-based graphical user interface for configuration and calibration of the firmware.
   3D-print

Tool chain

Teensy firmware

The teensy based firmware builds on Arduino library with the Teensyduino extension. The compilation is Makefile based (rather than using the Arduino tool). But arduino tool can be used too, if the main C++ file is renamed to .ino. The main files are:

fejemis/fejemis_drive/udrive.cpp
fejemis/fejemis_front/main.cpp

The Makefile assumes that arduino and teensyduino are installed - see Makefile for base directory.

fejemis
  fejemis_drive
    Makefile (compiled with 'make', not Arduino GUI.)
    src (source files *.cpp and *.h)
  fejemis_front
    Makefile
    src (source files *cpp and *.h)
    
cd ~/fejemis/fejemis_drive
make -j6       (should make a fejemis_drive.hex file)
make upload    (with the Teensy available on USB as the only Teensy device)

Same method for fejemis_front.

TY commander

An alternative to the teensy firmware loader, the TY commander is fine and can handle more than one Teensy, and includes a serial console (eliminating the need for Putty)

See https://github.com/Koromix/tytools

The GUI

The graphical user interface is QT and Python-based and requires the QT tool-chain and Python3 to be installed.

The interface is best with a direct connection to one of the Teensy processors directly using USB.

A small number of Python packages are needed too:

> pip install pyqt5
> pip install pyqtgraph
> pip install pyserial

Run with

cd fejemis/fejemis_gui
python3 fejemis_gui.py