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Installation

LGDXRobot2 ROS 2 can be installed using package manager. The packages are available for both AMD64 and ARM64 architectures. However, only ROS 2 Jazzy (Ubuntu 24.04) is supported.

Installation

  1. Install ROS 2 Jazzy
  2. The packages are hosted in a self-hosted repository, install this package to add the repository and the public key.
wget -q https://ros.bristolgram.uk/lgdxrobot2-apt-source.deb
sudo dpkg -i lgdxrobot2-apt-source.deb
sudo apt update
  1. Install the packages. This will also install the required dependencies, including the Nav2 stack.
sudo apt install lgdxrobot2-udev \
  ros-${ROS_DISTRO}-sllidar-ros2 \
  ros-${ROS_DISTRO}-lgdxrobot2* \
  ros-${ROS_DISTRO}-explore-lite \
  ros-${ROS_DISTRO}-multirobot-map-merge

Do not install rplidar_ros, as it appears to be out of date.

Installation (.deb Packages)

If adding the repository is not possible, the packages can be installed using the .deb packages.

  1. Install ROS 2 Jazzy
  2. Download following packages from the Releases page.
  • SLAMTEC LIDAR ROS 2
  • M-EXPLORE ROS 2
  • LGDXRobot2 ROS 2
  • LGDXRobot2 UDEV (Universal)
  1. Install the packages and dependencies.
sudo apt install ./*.deb

Customisation

If certain functionality is not required, it can be omitted when installing the packages.

  • lgdxrobot2_navigation, explore_lite, multirobot_map_merge
    Can be omitted if the Nav2 is not required. In the lgdxrobot2_bringup package, launch files that include nav should not be used.

  • lgdxrobot2_webots
    Can be omitted if the Webots simulation is not required. In the lgdxrobot2_bringup package, launch files that include simulation should not be used.