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Remote Control

With all hardware assembly, software installation and LAN setup, you can control the entire LunarBot with XBOX 360 joystick.

STEP BY STEP​

  1. Turn on two 24V batteries, robotic arm and chassis.
  2. Connect your device to WIFI: REDMI with PASSWORD: dssl123456.
  3. Launch TEAMVIEWER app, connect to the LunarBot by ip: 192.168.1.145, password: dssl62794316.
  4. Turn on XBOX360 joy stick. it should indicate connected to receiver 1.
  5. WITH IN the remote desktop of the LunarBot, run following commands
# Terminal 1
sudo xboxdrv --silent

# IT MUST SAYS CONNECTED WITHOUT ANY ERROR, 
#   IF USB UNCONNECTED, RE-PLUG THE RECEIVER AND RUN AGAIN
#   IF NO XBOX CONTROLLER CONNECTED, RE_PLUG RECEIVER WHILE RESTART THE JOYSTICK, THEN RUN AGAIN
# Terminal 2
cd Lunar_Rover_Hardware_Ws
. ./install/setup.bash
ros2 launch vos_bringup vos_bringup.launch

# IT MUSH SAYS VOS_CONTROLLER IS ACTIVE, IF NOT:
#   RESTART LUNARBOT
#   RESTART MINI PC
# Terminal 3
cd Lunar_Rover_Hardware_Ws
. ./install/setup.bash
ros2 launch rm_bringup rm_75_bringup.launch.py
# Terminal 4
cd Lunar_Rover_Hardware_Ws
. ./install/setup.bash
ros2 launch lunar_rover_remote remote.launch.py
  1. GOOD TO GO. PRESS BUTTON B then stick for chassis and only stick for arm.

TROUBLESHOOTING​

Config the Correct Device ID of the Joystick​

In lunar_rover_remote package, all launch file starting joy_node should be assigned with correct device ID.

Different USB PORT that Receiver of Joystick may lead to different device id.

If you found that it's not working when all scripts above is running correctly, check this.