Before You Begin

This page assumes you already completed:

Enter the Workspace

cd ~/venom_ws
source install/setup.bash

Common Build Commands

1. Standard rebuild

cp ~/venom_ws/src/venom_vnv/driver/livox_ros_driver2/package_ROS2.xml \
   ~/venom_ws/src/venom_vnv/driver/livox_ros_driver2/package.xml

cd ~/venom_ws
rosdep install -r --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro $ROS_DISTRO -y
colcon build --symlink-install --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DROS_EDITION=ROS2 -DHUMBLE_ROS=humble

2. Clean build and install, then rebuild

cp ~/venom_ws/src/venom_vnv/driver/livox_ros_driver2/package_ROS2.xml \
   ~/venom_ws/src/venom_vnv/driver/livox_ros_driver2/package.xml

cd ~/venom_ws
rm -rf build install
rosdep install -r --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro $ROS_DISTRO -y
colcon build --symlink-install --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DROS_EDITION=ROS2 -DHUMBLE_ROS=humble

Update to the Latest Upstream Version

cd ~/venom_ws/src/venom_vnv
git pull origin master
git submodule sync --recursive
git submodule update --init --recursive

Common Launch Commands

1. Mid360 RViz validation

cd ~/venom_ws
source install/setup.bash
ros2 launch venom_bringup mid360_rviz.launch.py

2. Mid360 + Point-LIO

cd ~/venom_ws
source install/setup.bash
ros2 launch venom_bringup mid360_point_lio.launch.py

3. D435i / RealSense validation

cd ~/venom_ws
source install/setup.bash
ros2 launch venom_bringup d435i_test.launch.py

Suggested Order

  1. Validate Mid360 in RViz
  2. Bring up Mid360 + Point-LIO
  3. If you use a RealSense camera, validate D435i / RealSense next

Further Reading

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