Sphinx and Bebop_autonomy

[amstalfo]

I have seen a video on youtube that shows a person using bebop_autonomy and Sphinx together. http://forum.developer.parrot.com/t/using-bebop-autonomy-with-sphinx-on-same-machine/6726 highlights the problem. When I run the bebop_node.launch or bebop_nodelet.launch file I get the same error as I would if the real quadcopter were off. I am using the bebop2 and ip address of 10.202.0.1 for sphinx instead of the default ip address for the bebop. Can someone lead me in the right direction to using bebop_autonomy and Sphinx together? Thanks

[thomas-bamford]

In Sphinx's documentation (https://developer.parrot.com/docs/sphinx/dronefile.html) it states that in the dronefile:

"For the currently supported drones,

NAME_ONCE_ASSIGNED must be ‘eth0’,
IP_ADDRESS must be ‘192.168.42.1/24’."

So you should change your configurations in the ros launch file and simulator dronefile, accordingly. This is regardless of the IP address found when running 'iwconfig.' Unlike the Bebop 2 hardware, it seems that the only IP address configuration allowed is the default '192.168.42.1'.

[thomas-bamford]

Bebop_autonomy is a client, so the connection issue is related to Sphinx and its network configuration on your computer. The easiest way to get them up and working together is having two computers: one that runs Sphinx as a host, and another that connects to the host's wifi and runs bebop_autonomy as a client.

You should confirm that your computer running Sphinx is compatible according to their documentation: https://developer.parrot.com/docs/sphinx/system-requirements.html

I will be testing this in my lab tomorrow to make sure the two computer configuration works.

[suraj2596]

Another possible reason would be the GPU support. The built-in GPU(Intel-xxx) doesn't support most of the time even with low_gpu="false". I had to migrate to another laptop with 1060 to get it working.

[gsilano]

As discussed on the Parrot Bebop forum, me and my colleagues are working on Sphinx and bebop_autonomy, as well. We made available our code on GitHub, the dev/Sphinx branch, but it is not yet ready to be released. In any case, I thought it would be useful for someone, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any question.