IPCx

IPCx stands for Inter-process communication x.

The IPCx is a set of libraries and tools for Inter-process communication. Our IPC type is publish–subscribe pattern. Now we are developing it with matlab and python3 which are based on ROS . The IPCx runs python3 on WSL but runs matlab on Windows 10.

Version of Software

We developed on

software	version
WSL	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Python	Python 3.8.2 64 bit
Matlab	2020a
ROS	ROS Noetic Ninjemys (ROS 1)

Moreover, IPCx require ROS Toolbox on Matlab.

• For more information about ROS Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/products/ros.html

• For installation of ROS Toolbox: https://www.mathworks.com/help/ros/ug/install-robotics-system-toolbox-support-packages.html

Installation

1.Install WSL, Python3, Matlab

2.Install ROS

you can see our ROS installation tutorial at https://github.com/CUASL/ipcx/wiki/Installation

3.Copy our library folder ipcx on our github to your project directory so that you can use our library.

4.import our library in your code

python

import ipcx

matlab

addpath('ipcx')

Usage

You can get start and see more tutorial wiki

How to run

This example will show case server: python and client: matlab

• step 1 open WSL

roscore

• step 2 open another WSL and run your serverfile

python3 yourServerFileName.py

For Example in example directory

python3 ex_publisher.py

• step 3 open matlab and run your client file

for example(run in matlab bash or you can click run at matlab UI)

ex_subscriber

Supported platforms and languages

• platforms
  • Windows 10 with WSL
  • Linux/Ubuntu
• Languages
  • Python3
  • Matlab