Re: Questions about cameras and PlayerStage sensors

Artem Orlov <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Jul 2005 16:04:36 +0400
Newsgroups gmane.science.robotics.orocos.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 7/1/05, Herman Bruyninckx <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, Artem Orlov wrote:
> 
> Device drivers are so-called "hot spots" in Orocos: they do not appear in
> the Orocos code itself. So, we provide some abstract interfaces (position,
> force, ...) to which you have to map your particular hardware device
> drivers. The abstract interfaces currently are limited to what we have
> needed until now; it's always been the idea to extend them when new needs
> arise.
> 

Hmmm... Are Comedi and CAN abstract too?

> The Player/Stage drivers are not supported, because they are "too low
> level" for Orocos. We are, however, very interested in making PS and Orocos
> work together :-)
> 

Well I saw conversations in the PlayerStage mailing list but Mr.
Gerkey & Co are seemed to resist. :(

Herman, could you describe the way to getting video, please?

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With respect,
Artem Orlov