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(Murilo's) ROS2 Tutorial

Preamble

Ubuntu Terminal Basics
Installing Python on Ubuntu
(Murilo’s) Python Best Practices
Python’s asyncio
Making your Python package installable

ROS2 Setup (⭐start here⭐)

ROS2 Installation
Terminator is life
Workspace setup

ROS2 Python Package/Build

Create packages (ros2 pkg create)
Creating a Python package (for ament_python)
Creating a Python Node with a template (for ament_python)
Always source after you build
Running a node (ros2 run)

ROS2 Python Node

Creating a Python Node from scratch (for ament_python)
The Python Node, explained

ROS2 Python Library

Creating a Python Library (for ament_python)
Using a Python Library from another package (for ament_python)

ROS2 Interfaces: Messages, Services, and Actions

ROS2 Interfaces (ros2 interface)
Creating a dedicated package for custom interfaces

ROS2 Messages in Python

Publishers and Subscribers: using messages
Inspecting topics (ros2 topic)

ROS2 Parameter/Launch

Parameters and launch files: creating configurable Nodes
Launch configurable Nodes (ros2 launch)
Inspecting parameters (ros2 param)

ROS2 Services in Python

At your Service: Servers and Clients
Inspecting services (ros2 service)

ROS2 Actions in Python

Call for Actions: Action Servers and Clients
Action Servers
Action Clients

Frame transformations and tf2

Frame Transformations
Using tf2
rviz2 for tf2
The support library nottf2

Gazebo

About Gazebo
Gazebo Installation
Using Gazebo
Using ros_gz_bridge
Interface Gazebo with custom ROS2 nodes

Navigation

About Navigation
Installation
Using nav2
Interface nav2 with custom ROS2 nodes

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Network
Public-key cryptosystems

ROS2 C++ Basics

Creating C++ Nodes (for ament_cmake)
Creating C++ Libraries (for ament_cmake)
#vent Demystifying C++

SAS Basics

The sas tutorials Murilo promised but never writes
Overview
Creating a new sas_robot_driver package

Other content

Happy days with docker
Basic CMake tricks for C++ developments
- Install a CMake package without sudo privileges
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Repository
Open issue

Index

By Murilo M. Marinho

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