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--- dynamixel_ros [2019/08/19 12:09] – bradseo
+++ dynamixel_ros [2021/01/12 13:55] (current) – leogeorgescu
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 =====Running Dynamixel using ROS=====
-**Author:** <Brandon Seo> Email: <[email protected]> <!-- replace with your email address -->
+**Author:** <Brandon Seo> Email: <[email protected]> \\
+**Author:** <Leonard Georgescu> Email: <[email protected]>
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-**Date:** Last modified on <08/18/19>
+**Date:** Last modified on <01/12/2021>
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 **Keywords:** <Ros, Tutorial, CMakeLists, step-by-step>
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 ===== Motivation and Audience =====
-This tutorials motivation is to practice basic autonomous system using ROS. Readers of this tutorial assumes the reader has the following background and interests:
+This tutorial will explain how to get the dynamixel running from ROS. Readers of this tutorial assumes the reader has the following background and interests:
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 To complete this tutorial, you'll need the following items
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+==== Directions ====
+\\
+. Install ROS Melodic on Ubuntu 18.04 from this link: http://wiki.ros.org/melodic/Installation/Ubuntu \\
+. Important to note that the package "dynamixel_controllers" is not available for melodic. \\
+. Download Packages:
+<code c++>
+$ sudo apt-get update
+</code>
+. Install Dynamixel SDK: https://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/software/dynamixel/dynamixel_sdk/download/#repository \\
+<code c++>
+$ sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-dynamixel-sdk
+</code>
+. Create ROS Package by following the instructions here: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/CreatingPackage \\
+.
+.
  * For dynamixel motor control, the following article should be downloaded [[http://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/software/dynamixel/dynamixel_sdk/download/#repository|Dynamixel_sdk]]
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