Flir ROS Driver

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Flir ROS Driver Parameters

It is necessary to setup the ROS parameters to enable communication between the camera Driver and ROS.

Flir ROS Parameters

ROS Parameter

Description

api_file_path

Path to the REST api definition file.

camera_api_key

Every camera needs to authenticate the user data and requests.

camera_ip

IP address of the camera.

ir_format

Smart cameras provide data in different formats (e.g. avc, mpeg4, mjpg)

is_rgb_required

True if RGB image from the camera is required.

visual_format

Smart cameras provide data in different formats (e.g. avc, mpeg4, mjpg)

is_http

If the communication is http or https.

overlay

Show/Hide camera overlay.

verbose

If true redirects API requests and json data to standard output.

Flir ROS Driver

  • Launch the ROS Driver

roslaunch flir_smart_camera_driver driver.launch

Flir Published Topics

Flir ROS Published Topic

Topic name

Type

alarms/active

flir_msgs/ActiveAlarms

alarms/triggered

flir_msgs/TriggeredAlarms

stream/ir

sensors_msgs/Image

stream/rgb

sensors_msgs/Image