Using Dynamixel Motors on Kinetic

Question

I am trying to use Dynamixel motors on ROS-kinect. I am giving this command.

khan@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-dynamixel-motor

and getting this response. I am also trying to install it on Raspberry Pi 3 in which I have installed Jessie Kinetic and having the same response which is as follows.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ros-kinetic-dynamixel-motor

Your response is much appreciated. Thank you.

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Originally posted by Abdul Mannan on ROS Answers with karma: 167 on 2016-07-26

Post score: 0

Answer 1

I got dynamixel package running on Kinetic. It is not in apt-get repository yet.

Just create workspace, do git clone of dynamixel repository, then catkin_make. Don't forget to add appropriate source setup.sh line to your .bashrc and restart terminal/roscore before using. It should compile without errors on Ubuntu 16.04 (tested on PC only).

Create normal worksapce:

~$ mkdir -p ~/my_workspace/src
~$ cd ~/my_workspace/src
~$ catkin_init_workspace

Clone dynamixel source code and compile:

~$ git clone https://github.com/arebgun/dynamixel_motor.git
~$ cd ~/my_workspace
~$ catkin_make

Add your new worksapce to bashrc and source it (so it is visible to roslaunch)

~$ echo "source ~/my_workspace/devel/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
~$ source ~/.bashrc

Run your shiny new dynamixel manager:

~$ roslaunch dynamixel_tutorials controller_manager.launch

Should work on Ubuntu 16.04

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Originally posted by Marcin Bogdanski with karma: 231 on 2016-07-31

This answer was ACCEPTED on the original site

Post score: 1

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Original comments

Comment by Abdul Mannan on 2016-08-19:
Oh, dear could you please share the link for that clone and method. I have no idea about it. Thank you so much.

Comment by Marcin Bogdanski on 2016-08-25:
Hi. Sorry for late reply, I was super busy over last couple days. See edited answer

Comment by Abdul Mannan on 2016-08-28:
It worked. :). Thank you so Much Marcin Bogdanski.