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yshen

Dear DoF Pros,

Hi, I have a FT 300 sensor (2019) and running a ros-industrial/robotiq ROS package (http://wiki.ros.org/robotiq, https://github.com/ros-industrial/robotiq) in the following environment:

  • Jetson Xavier NX
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • ROS Melodic
The ROS package runs successfully after I installed dependencies and grant the USB port access.
Please note that there is no robotic arm in this application, the orientation/position of the sensor is fixed (45 deg tilted), and I attached a short handle to the sensor. The goal is to measure the force/torque added to the handle.

Question: is there is a way to calibrate the sensor in such no-robotic-arm settings? Or, do I need to?
Any information/suggestion/instruction would be much appreciated.

Best regards,
AS