Robotiq FT-150/300 Sensor
Instruction Manual
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4. Software
The following sub-sections provide instructions for installation of the software package on various platforms. This
allows you to get data from the FT Sensor.
Tip
Section 4. information on software is identical for both versions of the FT Sensor.
and sub-sections detail the installation of an open source development package, which can be
adapted according to the users' needs. It currently functions with Windows and Linux.
links to ROS.
and sub-sections refers to the driver package for Universal Robots.
refers to the ActiveDrive toolbar for Universal Robots.
and sub-sections
explains the Demo Software
will detail the use of serial communication in generic applications
The following table represent compatibility of our various
software packages on Universal Robots :
Package
CB1
CB2
CB3
CB3.1
FT Sensor driver
package
NO
YES
YES
YES
ActiveDrive toolbar
NO
NO
YES
YES
4.1 Development package
The Robotiq Force Torque Sensor development package can be downloaded at
.
Distribution License
The development package is distributed under the New BSD license, which is a permissive free software license. In
short, the provided code can be used in any project without any restriction regarding its use (commercial or not). If it
is included in a software, this software does not need to be open-source. However, the code is provided "as is"
without any liability from Robotiq and some restrictions apply regarding the distribution of the code and the use of
the Robotiq name.
The terms of the license (included in each source file) are described here:
