ROSberry Pi x 2 + Google Coral + Intel Realsense Wrapper Setup

[robbiebbaker]

With the Raspberry Pi now being used as our main source for ROS for the foreseeable term please complete all items in this issue.

Equipment needed:

• Raspberry Pi x 2
• Google Coral Board
• Intel Realsense D455

Checklist:

1. Prepare Raspberry Pi

• Flash Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop onto two raspberry Pi 4 devices
• Set up SSH for remote access
• Set up with UBC wi-fi (eduroam)

2. Install ROS2

• Install ROS2 Humble
• Set up the ROS2 environment variables
• Verify and Test ROS2 installation

3. Intel Realsense D455 Setup

• Install the necessary Intel Realsense D455 drivers and libraries
• Verify the camera is recognized and functional

4. ROS2 Workspace Configuration

• Create a ROS2 workspace on each Raspberry Pi
• Integrate with Github
• Install ROS2 dependencies for working with the Intel Realsense camera

5. Google Coral Setup

• Setup Google Coral Board

6. Sample Application Setup:

• Test out entire setup and workflow to ensure that the Intel Realsense D455 camera is working with ROS2 and that the Google Coral board is setup

7. Create Comprehensive Documentation:

• Create comprehensive documentation with clear, step-by-step instructions
• Create image of Raspberry Pi so that we can distribute and use in future