Re: Segway: queue overflow

> Toby,
>
> We added ProcessMessage in the Main loop and also changed the
> multiplying constants from MM_S to M_S and from DEG_S to RAD_S (Player
> 1.6 sent commands in mm/s and deg/s, 2.0 sends in m/s and rad/s) in
> the MakeVelocityCommand (or something like that) function.  After
> doing that we were able to get the robot to move and turn, but only
> above certain speeds and turnspeeds.  For instance, we have to send at
> least a 100 deg/s turnspeed to get it to turn and a >1 m/s
> translational speed to get it to drive.  Any clue as to why that is
> true?
>
> Just for clarification, Sparta is working in the same lab as myself.
>
> Thank you,
> Brandon Sights
> sights@...
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Toby Collett <toby@...>
> Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [Playerstage-users] Segway: queue overflow
>
>  
>> I should really finish what im doing before posting emails....
>>
>> I had a better look at the source and the driver was not calling
>> ProcessMessages in its main thread. I have added this to CVS now,
>> im not
>> sure what the delay is like for anonymous CVS at the moment, but
>> all you
>> need to do is add a ProcessMessages() near the start of the for
>> (;;)
>> loop in the main thread, about line 325.
>>
>> Toby
>>
>> Toby Collett wrote:
>>    
>>> Just had a quick look at the source, definitely a few comments
>>>      
>> of *TODO*
>>    
>>> in there still, but it appears the position geometry request
>>>      
>> should be
>>    
>>> handled okay so its probably not that...
>>>
>>> what messages are appearing on the server end?
>>>
>>> also try just subscribing to the power interface on the RMP,
>>>      
>> this is one
>>    
>>> of the simplest interfaces and will allow you to check out the
>>>      
>> basics of
>>    
>>> the driver without extra complications...
>>>
>>>
>>> Toby
>>>
>>> Sparta wrote:
>>>  
>>>      
>>>> As soon as I hit subscribe to position2d on playerv, playerv
>>>>        
>> freezes.  I know
>>    
>>>> that playerjoy works fine when I test it on other things.  It
>>>>        
>> seems to be
>>    
>>>> the segwayrmp driver, but I'm not sure what about it is causing
>>>>        
>> this to
>>    
>>>> happen.
>>>>
>>>> Sparta
>>>>  
>>>>    
>>>>        
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