bluerov_dev

Description

bluerov development platform for marine mechatronics class for master-mir program -

Instructions

Setup the container using

copy paste the commands below onto a terminal from your pc or to the mir room pc

0. Install Docker on your PC.
1. Download the image from Docker Hub

docker pull gshubham96/bluerov_dev

2. Clone this repo where you want to store the data.

git clone https://github.com/gshubham96/bluerov_dev.git && cd bluerov_dev

3. Extract the volume.zip folder
4. Add the network interface to your PC with the following configs (If you'd like to connect to the BlueROV)

static_ip: 192.168.254.20
DNS: 255.255.255.0
gateway_ip: 192.168.254.1

If You are on Linux

1. Create a docker network with the following command

docker network create -d macvlan --subnet=192.168.254.0/24 --gateway=192.168.254.1 -o parent=enx00e04c3603d0 net_bluerov

enx00e04c3603d0 is the network driver address. It might be different for you. Find this with the command ifconfig.

2. To enable VNC, do the following (optional) https://collabnix.com/2-minutes-to-docker-macvlan-networking-a-beginners-guide/

sudo ip link add mac0 link <network_driver_addr> type macvlan mode bridge
sudo ip addr add 192.168.254.19/24 dev mac0
sudo ifconfig mac0 up

Run the Docker container using

If You are on Linux move to directory where volume was extracted and run this command

docker run -it --rm --name marine_mech -v $(pwd)/volume:/home/ubuntu/Desktop -p 6080:80 --shm-size=512m --net=net_bluerov --ip=192.168.254.15 --device=/dev/input/js0 gshubham96/bluerov_dev

If You are on Windows move to directory where volume was extracted and run this command

docker run -it --rm --name marine_mech -v ${pwd}/volume:/home/ubuntu/Desktop -p 6080:80 --shm-size=512m gshubham96/bluerov_dev

Access container using

docker exec -it marine_mech /bin/bash

Access gui using

browse: http://192.168.254.15:6080/ or http://127.0.0.1:6080/

Codes

1. Code is located in the directory \home\catkin_ws\Desktop

Extras

To install an IDE on linux on MIR room PC

get portable vs code from here

1. Download the 64-bit .tar.gz from https://code.visualstudio.com/download#

install this extenstion for docker access

1. Go here and click the "Download Extension" button. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker
2. In VS Code, press "F1" and search for "Install from VSIX" and select the above downloaded file
3. After installation, press "F1" and search for "Attach to Running Container" to connect docker and VS-Code for easy development. ^_^
4. enjoy life with a good beer/cola.