camera_setup.md

Camera Setup Documentation

For now, we are using an Intel RealSense D435 as our depth camera.

Installation Steps

(from https://github.com/IntelRealSense/realsense-ros):

1. Download Intel RealSense SDK
2. Install ROS2 wrapper with sudo apt install ros-humble-realsense2-* if not already installed.

Usage

• Launch the launch node: ros2 launch realsense2_camera rs_launch.py
• Can also use parameters such as: ros2 launch realsense2_camera rs_launch.py depth_module.profile:=1280x720x30 pointcloud.enable:=true

Extra Details

• Check the documentation at https://github.com/IntelRealSense/realsense-ros if more information is required, and update the documentation here if that information will be used by other members.