yarp-devices-install.md

Installation from Source Code

First install the dependencies:

• Install CMake 3.16+
• Install YCM 0.11+
• Install YARP 3.8+

For unit testing, you'll need the googletest source package. Refer to Install googletest.

Components with known additional/specific dependencies

• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/AravisGigE
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/CanBusHico
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/CanBusPeak
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/Jr3Pci
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/LeapMotionSensor
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/SpaceNavigator
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/WiimoteSensor
• ../programs/grabberControls2Gui
• The following components additionally need some kind of CAN Bus driver (e.g. a CanBusHico or CanBusPeak):
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/CanBusBroker
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/CuiAbsolute
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/FakeJoint
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/LacqueyFetch
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/TechnosoftIpos
  • ../libraries/YarpPlugins/TextilesHand

Installation (Ubuntu)

Once the required dependencies have been installed, the code has to be compiled and installed. Note that you will be prompted for your password upon using sudo a couple of times:

cd  # go home
mkdir -p repos; cd repos  # make $HOME/repos if it doesn't exist; then, enter it
git clone https://github.com/roboticslab-uc3m/yarp-devices.git  # Download yarp-devices software from the repository
cd yarp-devices; mkdir build; cd build; cmake ..  # Configure the yarp-devices software
make -j$(nproc)  # Compile
sudo make install  # Install :-)
sudo ldconfig  # Just in case

Remember to enable the devices you want to compile using ccmake instead of cmake.

Useful info to install GrabberControls2Gui

When installing GrabberControls2Gui, take into account the following points:

• GrabberControls2Gui requires Python 3+ with custom yarp Python bindings installed. Currently, installing them is not an easy task (see comment348230791@roboticslab-uc3m/yarp-devices#145 and roboticslab-uc3m/installation-guides#26) but we expect this to change in the future.

• Setup.py should take care of automatically installing the remaining dependencies for AravisGigEController (sudo python3 setup.py install).

Useful links

• Usage instructions for the different devices contained in this repository can be found in each corresponding subdirectory.