Xcode 11 support ?

[jhjulkun]

Hi
So after spending some time looking over the WWDC videos for ARKit I then googled ARKit for robotics and this was the top result!

Seems like a very promising start!
However, Xcode 11 now uses the Swift5 compiler, and apparently the PlaceNoteSDK is in Swift4

As a workaround you can install Xcode 9.4.1 and the repository compiles/runs, but since I don't have the Romotive robot I'm working on somehow using the the same RMCore but with my robotics.

Any case, I'll keep chipping away and see if I can get something working, but if you guys have some time to test with the latest Xcode that would be great.
Thanks

[ferdinandl007]

@jhjulkun did You make any progress on getting this to run on xcode 11?

[jhjulkun]

No, the Placenote SDK for iOS has build issues for Xcode11/iOS13, but the Placenote team is working to resolve it:
Placenote/PlacenoteSDK-iOS#66

However, if you just want to use an iOS13 device, install the device support files for it:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51215836/ios-12-not-supported-by-xcode-9-4-could-not-locate-device-support-files
https://github.com/filsv/iPhoneOSDeviceSupport

[ferdinandl007]

@jhjulkun Thanks for the response
I looked through the code and that particular API only seems to be used for re-localisation and map sharing it should be possible to use the native re-localisation with a ARKit supports since IOS 12 and for the map sharing it should be possible to use iCloud or Google fire base. I will probably work on we factoring this let me know if you want to help out and this to :)

[jhjulkun]

An all native ARKit solution would be nice!
I have been looking at another similar solution (also using Placenote, but for Unity), and Unity is interesting but its certainly not fast to build for iOS, or maybe I just need a faster computer! :)
I'm however new to 3D in general so both ARKit and Unity has been a steep ramp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOMysKbDNxk

[ferdinandl007]

@jhjulkun ok Will try reconfiguring the application for peer-to-peer map sharing using a ARKit only should be possible. additionally I will add Voxel mapping and anonymous navigation for my bachelor's thesis so going to be a pretty fun project overall.

[jhjulkun]

Excellent! In the meantime, Placenote just released 1.8 so I'll try updating to that when I have time.
https://docs.placenote.com/whats-new-in-sdk-1.8

[cclaan]

Hey,
Sorry about the issues on the repo -- it's not something we have looked at in a while, and things are a bit busy right now. Thanks for debugging things; happy to accept pull requests.
ARKit world mapping would be nice. Are you planning to use a Romo robot? Are you able to buy them?

[jhjulkun]

Yes, you can find Romotive robots on eBay, however I'm currently using another tank type chassis for my robot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BHFM9PJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Plus an esp32 arduino that talk BLE to iOS.

I should however be able to modify the Romo SDK to talk to my rover, but for the long run, maybe make it easier to talk to any sort of rover ? (maybe add a simple abstraction layer with easily modifiable drive commands ?)

I did order a Romotive robot, but will not be able to pick it up until Christmas.

[cclaan]

Cool, I'd be interested to see your final setup and what it costs. Seems like there should be a cheap open source solution for this since it's not terribly complicated.

[jhjulkun]

Not a bad idea. Once I get something working I'll setup something on github.

[ferdinandl007]

Yes I managed to get a hold of a Romotive robot. pretty cool SDK
anyway I sent you a pull request #2 with the new updates now it supports iOS 13 and native ARKit world sharing and relocalization.
additionally will post an update on this thread once I got the autonomous indoor navigation sorted out.