23.3. Microros Service Performance Test

23.3.1. Overview

The service example demonstrates the function of microros nodes performing integer addition operations through XRCE-Client.

23.3.2. Board Setting

  • One ubuntu host with ROS2 kilted version installed.

  • Connect the host to the development board using a USB to serial port. The serial port number used by the development board can be found in board.h.

23.3.3. Environment Setup

ros2 install:

  1. Installation steps on the official website [https://docs.ros.org/en/kilted/Installation/Alternatives/Ubuntu-Development-Setup.html].

  2. Installing through APT(If necessary,change the source of ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ros-kilted-desktop

After installing ROS2, it is necessary to install the agent on the host side, which is installed through Docker

docker run -it --rm --net=host -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm -v /dev:/dev --privileged microros/micro-ros-agent:kilted serial --dev ${serial}

If you encounter a situation where the serial port cannot be opened, please change the permissions for the serial port

sudo chmod -R 777 ${serial}

After running the agent, reset the board.

23.3.4. Running the example

Open a new terminal

source /opt/ros/kilted/setup.bash
  • type ros2 node list You can see the “service” node.

  • type ros2 node info /service You can query the services and service information of nodes.

  • type rqt Enter the rqt tool and perform the operation of adding two integers.