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Overview¶
What are RSB and the RS* ecosystem?¶
In one sentence, RSB and the RS* ecosystem are a collection of software projects that support the development, operation and analysis of event-based multi-platform, multi-language distributed systems developed by the cognitive systems engineering group.
OK, but what does that actually mean?
RSB and the RS* ecosystem
Most of these projects are named "RS<some letter>" where "RS" is short for "Robotics Systems". Here are the most commonly used ones:
RSC | Robotics Systems Commons | A C++ library of frequently needed functions |
RSB | Robotics Service Bus | See next paragraph |
RSBag | Robotics Systems Bag Tools | Record/replay communication between programs |
RST | Robotics Systems Types | Collection of data types; supporting infrastructure |
event-based […] distributed systems
The main purpose of RSB is to enable programs, potentially running on multiple computers, to exchange data in a principled and efficient way. Events are one kind of flexible building block form which more complex forms of communication can be constructed.
development, operation and analysis of […] systems
Programs using RSB, their communication and involved data types can be inspected, monitored, recorded, replayed and analyzed. These features aid the development, operation and analysis of systems.
multi-platform
RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be used on Linux, MacOS and Windows.
multi-language
Components using RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be written in C++, Python, Java, Common Lisp and with some restrictions Matlab.
developed by the Cognitive System Engineering Group
See http://www.cor-lab.de/cognitive-systems-engineering. For the kinds of support we provide , see next section.
Documentation¶
Project | Project Website | Manual | API Documentation |
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RSC | Redmine Project | ||
RSB | Redmine Project | RSB Manual | C++ Python Java |
RSBag | Redmine Project | RSBag Manual | |
RST | Redmine Project | RST Manual |
Access¶
On Ubuntu Trusty systems, RSB and the RS* ecosystem can be accessed in two ways:- Using the pre-installed software in
/vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/
- Using Debian packages (see instructions)
In both cases, RS* software can be used in software projects as described in the build system tutorial.
Software | /vol/isy/ |
Debian Package(s) |
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RSC | C++: librsc0.10 |
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RSB | C++: rsb-tools-cpp0.10 , Common Lisp: rsb-tools-cl0.10 |
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RSB Tools | /vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/rsb-{logger,send,…}{cl,cpp}0.10 |
C++: librsb0.10 |
RSBag Tools | /vol/isy/2014-15/releases/trusty/bin/bag-{record,play,…}cl0.10 |
Common Lisp: rsbag-bin-cl0.10 |
RST | C++, Python, Java: rst0.10 |
Support¶
- Mailing-list
- Write: mailto:rsb@lists.cor-lab.uni-bielefeld.de
- Subscribe: https://lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/cor-lab/mailman/listinfo/rsb
- IRC: #rsb IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
- Reporting Bugs:
https://code.cor-lab.org/projects/rs*/issues/new
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