Need to understand how to best represent this data— either as a separate topic, or using MultiEchoLaserScan.

After some work with the sensor I get an error about the buffer. I am directly connected to the sensor via ethernet. ROS version is melodic. the error output and my launch file are as in the images

<launch> <arg name="host_1" default="192.168.2.223" /> <node pkg="omron_os32c_driver" type="omron_os32c_node" name="omron_os32c_node_1"> <param name="host" value="$(arg host_1)" /> <param name="frame_id" value="scan1" /> <param name="start_angle" value="2.2899" /> <param name="end_angle" value="-2.2899" /> <param name="publish_intensities" value="true" /> <param name="topic" value="scan1" /> </node> </launch>

Hi,

I am using the kinetic-devel, commit b1ceff7, driver in my robot. I am able to communicate and also I can see the readings when the default configuration is set. But when I try to set 25 Hz I see by means of rostopic hz command that the frequency goes down until no messages is printed i the output. After some second the publication is resumed for some seconds until the no messages i sprinted again and this way is repeated.Anybody had the same behaviour?

Hey, is it possible to release the omron driver for noetic? Are there any blocking issues for that?

Particularly around connection status, reporting frequency, etc.

It's been more than two years since this driver has seen any development and I was wondering if it was still in use, maintained, recommended for use, or if it has been superseded by another driver.

I'm also curious if there are many significant downsides to devices such as Omron's OS32C when compared to the more common, and more costly, offerings from SICK.

Thanks for your work on the Omron interface. My team is evaluating the viability of the OS32C for use in commercial indoor navigation.

We're only getting 12.9Hz, which seems to coincide with the 80ms dual-scan response time of the safety-rated outputs. Since a single scan only takes 40ms, can the driver publish the data at the advertised 25Hz rate? It would make navigation far more successful.

I am using multiple Omron scanners simultaneously using the omron_os32c_driver ( http://wiki.ros.org/omron_os32c_driver ) but it does't work for more than 1 scanner in the same time. When i run the first scanner i have got no error but when i run the second it shows an error telling me that it can't connect to the socket knowing that i am using different IP adresses.

Especially in initialization and reinitialization— the driver should recover more gracefully than it does at present.

https://github.com/ros-drivers/odva_ethernetip/blob/indigo-devel/src/session.cpp#L298

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'

See TODO here: https://github.com/mikepurvis/os32c/blob/indigo-devel/include/eip/sequenced_data_item.h#L93