Tools
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For a list of common ROS libraries, please see the API overview.
For tips on working with common thirdparty tools, such as Matlab, please see Interoperability.
3D Visualization: RVIZ
rviz is a 3D visualization environment that lets you combine sensor data, robot model, and other 3D data into a combined view. You can also send your own 3D markers into rviz from your software.
Logging and Visualization Sensor Data: rosbag and rxbag
rosbag is a command-line tool for recording and playing back messages into "bag" files.
rxbag is a visualizer that lets you see data recorded in bag files.
Live plotting: rxplot
rxplot lets you visualize scalar data published to ROS topics.
System visualization: rxgraph
rxgraph displays a visual graph of the processes running in ROS and their connections.
Command Line Tools
See also:
Complete list: ROS command line tools.
Running ROS Systems
Launching/configuring multiple programs |
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Run a single program |
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Bringup core system |
Interacting with and debugging running system
Topics |
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Services |
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Nodes |
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Parameters |
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Messages |
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Services |
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General debugging |