Installation

You'll need a working copy of the heyu software installed at the standard location (/usr/local/bin/heyu). Here's a good FAQ on how to install it.

Just download the code in the directory you want:

bzr branch lp:ros-heyu-x10

Then, you can edit your config_file_path (in heyu_x10/heyu_X10/src/heyu_node.py) (this will be set as a parameter some day).

Locate the full path to heyu_X10 ros package and add it to the code to your ROS_PACKAGE_PATH (you should probably add this to your .bashrc) e.g.: export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=/path/to/code:${ROS_PACKAGE_PATH}

Then build it: eventhough it's a python node, you need to generate the services, etc...

rosmake heyu_X10

If you want to get the latest version, just run:

roscd heyu_X10 ; bzr pull lp:ros-heyu-x10

Do not forget to rebuild the update with: rosmake heyu_X10

Getting Started

Start the roscore in a console:

roscore &

Then just start the node:

rosrun heyu_X10 heyu_node.py

If you want to start one of your appliances (replace True by False if you want to stop it):

rosservice call /heyu/back_porch/command True

If you want to check the status of your appliances:

rosservice call rosservice call /heyu/back_porch/state

You can of course replace bedroom_light by your other appliances. If you want to get a list of the possible appliances, you can run:

rosservice list