GCC Packages for Robotics and Servo Control on Ubuntu
For robotics and servo control on Ubuntu, several GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) packages and related libraries can be very useful. Here are the top packages and libraries you might consider installing:
GCC and Development Tools
build-essential
This package includes the GCC compiler, g++, make, and other essential development tools.
sudo apt-get install build-essentialgcc-arm-none-eabi
This is the GCC toolchain for ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-R processors, commonly used in embedded systems and robotics.
Robotics Libraries
ROS (Robot Operating System)
ROS provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It includes hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more.
ros-control and ros-controllers
These are ROS packages for controller interfaces and implementations.
Eigen3
A C++ template library for linear algebra, which is highly optimized for robotic computations.
PCL (Point Cloud Library)
PCL is a large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.
OpenCV
OpenCV is an open-source computer vision and machine learning software library.
Servo Control Libraries
Dynamixel SDK
A library for controlling #### Dynamixel servos, which are commonly used in robotics.
libserial
A cross-platform, simple serial port library for POSIX and Windows systems.
pigpio
A library for Raspberry Pi GPIO control, useful for servo and motor control.
#!/bin/bash
# Update package list
sudo apt-get update
# Install build-essential and related tools
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential gcc-arm-none-eabi
# Install ROS (assuming ROS Noetic for Ubuntu 20.04)
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80' --recv-key C1CF6E31E6BADE8868B172B4F42ED6FBAB17C654
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ros-noetic-desktop-full
# Initialize rosdep
sudo rosdep init
rosdep update
# Install ros-control and ros-controllers
sudo apt-get install -y ros-noetic-ros-control ros-noetic-ros-controllers
# Install Eigen3
sudo apt-get install -y libeigen3-dev
# Install PCL
sudo apt-get install -y libpcl-dev
# Install OpenCV
sudo apt-get install -y libopencv-dev
# Install libserial
sudo apt-get install -y libserial-dev
# Install pigpio
sudo apt-get install -y pigpio
# Final message
echo "Installation of GCC packages and libraries for robotics and servo control is complete."
