Steps to Build

The steps to build a hardware plugin are explained below.

1. Prepare a clean installation of the targeted NavWiz version. A clean installation is important so that the navwiz_build_plugin tool can identify all the missing dependencies (by comparing them with the current state of the system) and bundle them in the plugin package.

2. Create a ROS workspace containing all the source code of the hardware repositories or packages. Do not build or install the dependencies for the packages manually.

3. Change the working directory to the workspace folder, and run the navwiz_build_plugin tool:

   $ cd ~/ws_hardware
   $ navwiz_build_plugin
   

4. The hardware plugin (hardware_<date_time>.plugin file) will be generated in the workspace folder.