README.md

Links

• http://wiki.ros.org/BeagleBone#Ubuntu
• http://wiki.ros.org/groovy/Installation/Raspbian
• http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#ROS
• https://erlerobotics.gitbooks.io/erle-robotics-erle-brain-a-linux-brain-for-drones/content/en/ros/tutorials/rosinstall.html
• http://erlerobotics.com/blog/updating-the-software/
• http://www.piware.de/2015/01/snappy-package-for-robot-operating-system-tutorial/
• http://www.element14.com/community/thread/26272/l/ros-robot-operating-system-on-the-beaglebone-black?displayFullThread=true
• http://wiki.ros.org/ROSberryPi/Installing%20ROS%20Indigo%20on%20Raspberry%20Pi
• http://www.strawsondesign.com/
• https://github.com/diydrones/pxf
• http://diydrones.com/group/bbbmini
• https://github.com/mirkix/BBBMINI
• https://github.com/BeaglePilot/ardupilot
• http://wiki.ros.org/ROSNodeTutorialPython#The_pytalker_node
• http://www.qgroundcontrol.org/mavlink/pymavlink
• http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/droneapi-tutorial/#running_the_example
• How Jason made microSD cards for the next meet-up: https://gist.github.com/jadonk/ef22de2d04e93022d623

Actions for next time

• Sam to get enough BBBMINI boards (cost to be shared)
  • Jason Kridner (x2)
  • James Hice (x2)
• Jason to provide 8GB microSD cards for BeagleBone Black (with Debian Jessie, RT kernel and Ardupilot)

Goal for next time

• Build for cape and boot software

Goal for time after

• Build base copter

Goal for one after

• Add some automation

ros-install-jessie-bin.sh

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu jessie main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros/rosdistro/master/ros.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-ros-comm
echo "source /opt/ros/indigo/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc
roscore

ros-install-jessie-src.sh

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu jessie main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros/rosdistro/master/ros.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo pip install -U rosdep rosinstall_generator wstool rosinstall
sudo rosdep init
rosdep update
mkdir ~/ros_catkin_ws
cd ~/ros_catkin_ws
rosinstall_generator ros_comm robot --rosdistro indigo --deps --wet-only --exclude roslisp --tar > indigo-wet.rosinstall
wstool init -j8 src indigo-wet.rosinstall
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo -y -r --os=debian:jessie

Here is the detail for BBBMini cape:
https://github.com/mirkix/BBBMINI

Sorry I couldn't make it to the Meetup this month. I thought it was next week. I really need to get better at reading calendars.

Would the group project (and BBBMINI) be suitable for an earth-bound robot? I have a couple of Roombas and a wheelchair platform that need something to do.
What is the estimated per-board cost for the BBBMINI group buy?

I also missed this month... but life just got in the way. Disappointing though... I'm very interested in ROS. Also interested in how the BBBMINI would work for a wheelchair robot. I have two such bots and two more in the works. bauer-san... I'm interested in your plans for the wheelchair (i.e. how you plan to control it and what you plan to do with it.)

For anyone who is interested, here is the parts and estimated cost document link -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DVwXdbvfloCLm8yRZfUjMFSKsZ4BAT5j7vOzMLmqypE/edit?usp=sharing

@warcher1: I want to build a snow plow with the wheelchair.
So far I have only driven it around remotely with an RC controller connected to Sabertooth motor controller.

What do your wheelchair bots do?

The most complicated one is intended to be a telepresence robot. That one uses a Beaglebone and a pair of Arduinos. The other bots are just characters that run around special events. They use RC control and an Arduino for animations or sounds.

If you need any assistance for the BBBMINI, please feel free to join the BBBMINI Gitter Chat.