RealSense USB Depth Cameras#
RealSense USB depth cameras provide color, depth, and motion data for robot perception workloads. Review the System Requirements before installing camera software.
Software#
Install the RealSense SDK 2.0 packages using the official librealsense Linux installation instructions
For ROS 2 Jazzy, install the required RealSense tools and ROS 2 wrapper from your configured package repositories.
NOTE: Prerequisites for the RealSense packages can be found in the Getting Started guide.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ros-jazzy-librealsense2-tools ros-jazzy-realsense2-camera
For ROS 2 Humble, install the required RealSense tools and ROS 2 wrapper from your configured package repositories.
NOTE: Prerequisites for the RealSense packages can be found in the Getting Started guide.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ros-humble-librealsense2-tools ros-humble-realsense2-camera
Next steps#
For USB-connected depth cameras, see the RealSense with ROS 2 sample application.
Individual Blueprints can require additional firmware, launch parameters, or camera calibration. Follow their prerequisites before using a camera in a robot application.