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This tutorial assumes that you have already unpackaged and setup Baxter for connection to a computer. Instructions for this can be found [http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Baxter_Setup here.]
 
This tutorial assumes that you have already unpackaged and setup Baxter for connection to a computer. Instructions for this can be found [http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Baxter_Setup here.]
 
  
 
=Software Requirements=
 
=Software Requirements=
 
;Operating System   
 
;Operating System   
:Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Precise is highly recommended. Instructions on how to install can be found [[http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin here]]
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:Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Precise is highly recommended. A great tutorial to help you install Ubuntu is [http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin here.]
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;ROS and Baxter SDK
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:Now that the Operating system has been installed, the development workspace dependencies and libraries must be installed, then the network. This first requires ROS and the Baxter SDK dependencies. See directions for doing this under steps 2-7 [http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Workstation_Setup here.] It is recommended that you install ROS Groovy and the Baxter SDK Dependencies for Groovy.
  
;Setup Ubuntu Operating System
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;Network Configuration
:Follow Step 2-7 [http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Workstation_Setup here]
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:For step 6 network configuration is required. LAN can be setup by following the located [[here.]]
:If the network has not already been setup LAN is recommended. Follow the guide for setting up Baxter to communicate via LAN [[here]]
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:Other network communication modes can be setup by following the Rethinks tutorial[http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Networking here.]
:Other network communication can be setup by following the directions [http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Networking here]
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:Step 7: run the command:
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==Congratulations==
  <span style="color:#0000FF">env | grep ROS</span> at a terminal and verify that the parameters are correct:
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:If step 7 is successful you have now successfully setup Baxters development environment! The next guide covers how to get Baxter to wave [["Hello!"]]
<span style="color:#0000FF">env | grep ROSROS_MASTER_URI - This should now contain your robot's hostname.
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:After done, see how to run our ARCHR controller [http://wiki.lofarolabs.com/index.php/Archr_Baxter here]
ROS_IP - This should contain your workstation's IP address.
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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.</span>
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 16 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. A great tutorial to help you install Ubuntu is here.
ROS and Baxter SDK
Now that the Operating system has been installed, the development workspace dependencies and libraries must be installed, then the network. This first requires ROS and the Baxter SDK dependencies. See directions for doing this under steps 2-7 here. It is recommended that you install ROS Groovy and the Baxter SDK Dependencies for Groovy.
Network Configuration
For step 6 network configuration is required. LAN can be setup by following the located here.
Other network communication modes can be setup by following the Rethinks tutorialhere.

Congratulations

If step 7 is successful you have now successfully setup Baxters development environment! The next guide covers how to get Baxter to wave "Hello!"
After done, see how to run our ARCHR controller here