cesposo / vive_ros

ROS package for publishing HTV VIVE device locations.

Installation instructions can be found on INSTALL.md. Video example: https://youtu.be/1hiX0f6UAew

Usage

Before start:

• Make sure VIVE is present as several /dev/hidraw* and you have access permissions.
• Make sure VIVE display is enabled as extended view.
• Libraries and Steam are present on the folders described by INSTALL.md.

Procedure:

1. Start a roscore
2. Launch the SteamVR's vrserver by launching the file: roslaunch vive_ros server_vr.launch
3. Launch the node: roslaunch vive_ros vive.launch
4. To close the node you can Ctrl+C. To close the vr server you have to kill the process. For convenience: rosrun vive_ros close_servervr.sh