Alarm Flight UI - Version 3

ROS package

Perquisites:

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wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh
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chmod +x ./Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh
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./Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh

More anaconda installation options (for ARM64 etc): https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual

After installing anaconda restart Terminal app.

⚠️ For this version also Chromium browser is needed!

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sudo apt install chromium-browser

Installation (recommended to re-install after every major version update)

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cd /path/root/workspace
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sudo chmod a+wr -R ~/.conda
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conda remove --name alarm_flight_ui --all
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conda env create --file ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts/environment.yml
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chmod +x ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts/main.py
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catkin_make

Update installation

override ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts contents

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conda remove --name alarm_flight_ui --all
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conda env create --file ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts/environment.yml
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chmod +x ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts/main.py

Launch package

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conda activate alarm_flight_ui
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source ./devel/setup.sh
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roslaunch alarm_flight_ui main.launch

Troubleshooting ROS package

There might be problem if you are running ROS using docker. Chromium browser need permission to access networking. It might be needed to commit image and re-create docker container.

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sudo docker commit [image_name]
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sudo docker run --privileged [image_name]

Troubleshooting other problems

Please if you experience issues send screenshots and ./logs/ files for us to analyze.

Usage

Use File menu on top left corner to load PLY + TXT or pre-prepared Project file (*.flight). Then use double click on map to add new POIs or select existing ones. When POI is created or selected use menus on right side panel to engage with them.

Without ROS package

Installation

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conda remove --name alarm_flight_ui --all
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conda env create --file ./src/alarm_flight_ui/scripts/environment.yml
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conda activate alarm_flight_ui

Launch using

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python ./scripts/main.py

Debugging in PyCharm

Use ./scripts as content root for the project