wireless_scanner_ros

wireless_scanner_ros package (ROS1)

WiFi/BLE scanner for ROS

Installation

1. Install python packages

$ sudo apt-get install python3-gi python3-dbus # for dbus_ibeacon_scanner.py

Usage

1. Launch a wifi/ble topic receiver

$ roslaunch wireless_scanner_ros wifi_ble_receiver.launch

2. Run wifi/ble scanner scripts

2.1 Move to the catkin workspace directory

$ cd ~/catkin_ws

2.2 Open a new terminal window, run a WiFi scanner

$ sudo -s
$ source devel/setup.bash
$ rosrun wireless_scanner_ros iw_wifi_scanner_node.py _interface:=<network_interface>

2.3 Open a new terminal window, run a BLE beacon scanner

$ rosrun wireless_scanner_ros dbus_ibeacon_scanner.py

3. Check if wifi and ble published to /wireless/beacons and /wireless/wifi topic.

$ rostopic echo /wireless/beacons

$ rostopic echo /wireless/wifi

4. After collecting wifi/ble RSS data, stop each ROS node and node.js script by pressing Ctrl+C.

Published topics

• /wireless/wifi
• /wireless/beacons
• /wireless/wifi_scan_str
• /wireless/beacon_scan_str