ros-helper-scripts

• rosremote.sh: automatically set ROS_MASTER_URI and ROS_IP shell variables for using a ROS master located on a different host.

  • Usage: . rosremote.sh ROS_MASTER_IP
  • (don't forget the "." or the variable setting will not take effect)

• ws: run a command in all subdirectories of your catkin workspace src/ directory

  • Usage: ws COMMAND
  • (I do things like ws git branch or ws git status to see the state of all my repositories at once)

• netSearch.py: search selected segments of the local network for ROS Master, present to user, and offer use of rosremote.sh

  • Usage: netSearch.py 192.168.1.*
  • Placing the * symbol will search that entire subnet address, from 0-255

• rosBWMonitor.sh: get the bandwidth usage and rate of all rostopics on a ros master.

  • Usage: ./rosBWMonitor.sh
  • Note: Should be run on whatever system would receive the data, for example a laptop on wifi.
  • To pipe to a CSV (for later analysis) use: ./rosBWMonitor.sh >> topics.csv

• Benchmark.bash : automatically installs dependacies and runs a simple benchmark to quickly get data about a computer

• Also of interest:

  • Alias the rosdep command to ease use:
  • alias rosdepquick="rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro=indigo -y"