rosbot-xl

rosbot-xl is a free Linux software package in the System Tools category. It is delivered as a snap for installation on the single-board computer inside the ROSbot XL chassis. The package contains the software needed to operate the robot, including its controller and robot state publisher. It is intended for users configuring the ROSbot XL onboard computer and connecting it to the robot’s Digital Board.

The snap provides a basic ROSbot XL configuration and configurable groups named configuration, driver, ros, and webui. ROS settings include the domain ID, localhost-only mode, namespace, and DDS transport selection, with support for udp, shm, builtin, rmw_fastrtps_cpp, and rmw_cyclonedds_cpp. Driver settings control mecanum or differential drive, inclusion of the camera mount, optional camera and LIDAR models, and automatic or specified serial ports for the firmware and OpenManipulator-X. The configuration also identifies the locations used for corresponding DDS XML files and custom FastDDS setups. The webui group is exposed as a configurable parameter group, although the supplied information does not specify individual web interface settings.

Installation requires an Ethernet connection between the ROSbot XL single-board computer and the Digital Board. The Ethernet interface must use the static address 192.168.77.2, where port 8888 is used by the firmware. With that connection configured, the snap can be installed by running snap install rosbot-xl. On Linux, this places rosbot-xl in the snap-based software environment used for the robot’s onboard operation.

MirrorNest does not mirror the package files for rosbot-xl and instead links directly to the official release. This distribution model gives Linux users a catalog entry that points to the original source while identifying the package as free software in the System Tools category. The entry is therefore suited to users looking for the official snap and the setup information required to use it with ROSbot XL hardware.