ROSMicroPy
Firmware Development Environment
Prerequisites
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Build and run the Agent Container
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Build and run the TeleopKey Container
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Install and run Thonny
Optional Components
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Build and run the ROS Console Container
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From the ROS Console, run the rqt GUI App
Suggested Screen layout
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Arrange terminals running the required containers, arrange them as a stacked array on the left hand side of the screen. A terminal program that supports splitting the window horizontally, makes window management easier
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Open the Thonny and arrange it on the top right of the screen
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Move the rqt bottom bottom right hand of the screen.
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Visual Code Studio can be loaded on another Desktop allowing you to switch from the compiler for the firmware, to the configuration to perform Python development.
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Sample Python code is located in the example directory
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The sample code can be loaded on the device by dragging it from the top (Local Directory) down to the device directory.
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To start the ROS System and register to receive /cmd_vel messages with the data type of geometry_twist
