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Revision as of 01:27, 2 December 2014
This tutorial assumes that you have already unpackaged and setup Baxter for connection to a computer. Instructions for this can be found here.
Software Requirements
- Operating System
- Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Precise is highly recommended. Instructions on how to install can be found [here]
- Setup Ubuntu Operating System
- Follow Step 2-7 here
- If the network has not already been setup LAN is recommended. Follow the guide for setting up Baxter to communicate via LAN here
- Other network communication can be setup by following the directions here
- Step 7: run the command:
env | grep ROS at a terminal and verify that the parameters are correct: env | grep ROSROS_MASTER_URI - This should now contain your robot's hostname.
ROS_IP - This should contain your workstation's IP address. or ROS_HOSTNAME - If not using the workstation's IP address, the ROS_HOSTNAME field should contain your PC's hostname. Otherwise, this field should not be available.
