ads_vendor

This ads_vendor package for ROS 2 vendors the Beckhoff ADS library. It downloads, builds, and installs the ADS library as part of the ROS 2 build process, making it easily available for other ROS 2 packages to depend on.

Features

• Automated Vending: Automatically downloads and builds the specified version of the Beckhoff ADS library during the ROS 2 workspace compilation.
• ROS 2 Integration: Integrates the ADS library into the ROS 2 build system, allowing other packages to simply find_package(ads_vendor) and link against ads.

Requirements

• ROS 2 (Humble Hawksbill or newer recommended)
• CMake 3.13 or higher
• Git

Installation

To use this package, you’ll need to clone it into your ROS 2 workspace and then build your workspace.

1. Clone this repository:

    git clone git@github.com:b-robotized/ads_vendor.git
    

1. Build your ROS 2 workspace:

    colcon build --packages-up-to ads_vendor
    

Usage

Once ads_vendor is built and installed, any other ROS 2 package in your workspace can declare a dependency on it and use the ADS library.

In your package.xml:

Add ads_vendor as a build and export dependency:

<depend>ads_vendor</depend>

And use the ADS headers like so:

#include <ads/AdsLib.h>
#include <ads/AdsDef.h>
...

License

This ads_vendor package was created by B-Robotized GmbH and is provided under the Apache 2.0 License.

The vendored Beckhoff ADS library is subject to its own license, which can be found in its repository.