By adding a real-time numeric stream to your teleoperation interface, you can send a numeric value to your robot in real-time, while optionally monitoring the current stream value.

This guide will teach you how to create and configure a real-time numeric control stream for teleoperation.

Step 1: Navigate to device teleoperation settings

1. In Formant, in the upper-left corner, open the menu and click Settings.
2. Click Devices, and then click on the device you want to configure.
3. Click on the Teleoperation tab to open the teleoperation configuration page.

Step 2: Add a real-time numeric stream

ROS

1. In the teleoperation configuration page, scroll down to Numeric and click the plus (+) icon
2. Click Add ROS Topic.
3. Enter the name of the ROS topic you want to use and select the ROS version.
4. Click Done to create the stream.

API

1. In the teleoperation configuration page, scroll down to Numeric and click the plus (+) icon
2. Click Add from API.
3. Enter the name of the API stream you want to use and select the ROS version.
4. Click Done to create the stream.

Step 3: Configure your numeric stream

You can customize the operator's interface with the numeric stream by clicking the edit (pencil) icon on the stream you just created.

See also

• Create a teleoperation interface

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