Recent changes to Kinova Sensor User Interface

Kinova Sensor User Interface modified by Jean-Philippe Roberge

Jean-Philippe Roberge — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:23:53 -0000

--- v4
+++ v5
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 2.0 Installation of KinovaSensorUI
 -----------------------------------

-###**2.1 1st way:** ***Using debian package*** (easy and recommended way)
+###**2.1** ***Using Debian Package***

 Debian packages are pretty easy to work with, as they contain not only the source code allowing binary-file generation, but also the explicit list of package(s) dependency.

Kinova Sensor User Interface modified by Jean-Philippe Roberge

Jean-Philippe Roberge — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:20:53 -0000

--- v3
+++ v4
@@ -66,6 +66,38 @@
 Installation should complete without error(s) as all the required packages will be installed together with kinovasensorui. You can then start using your software! (see next section)

+#### libgl1-mesa-glx Package Error
+
+Some users may have troubles completing the installation process using gdebi because of a libgl1 error such as shown below: 
+
+~~~~~~
+[xxxx@yyyy] $ sudo gdebi kinovasensorui_1.0-1_i386.deb               [/tmp]
+Reading package lists... Done
+Building dependency tree        
+Reading state information... Done
+Building data structures... Done 
+Building data structures... Done 
+This package is uninstallable
+Cannot install 'libgl1-mesa-glx:i386'
+[xxxx@yyyy] $
+~~~~~~
+
+If this is your case, this means you don't have the implementation of the OpenGL API installed on your machine. We will have to install that in order to use the interface, since OpenGL is required for data visualization. Thus, to fix that minor issue, just type the following in a terminal:
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri
+~~~~~~
+
+Then, just re-install kinovasensorui :
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo gdebi /home/username/Downloads/kinovasensorui_1.0-1_i386.deb
+~~~~~~
+
+Installation should now have completed without error(s). You can then start using your software! (see next section)
+
+
 3.0 Start working with the application
 --------------------------------------

Kinova Sensor User Interface modified by Jean-Philippe Roberge

Jean-Philippe Roberge — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:56:25 -0000

--- v2
+++ v3
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@

 [TOC]

-Welcome to RobotiqSensorUI's Wiki page!
+Welcome to KinovaSensorUI's Wiki page!
 =======================================

-This page was created to assist people with the installation of the RobotiqSensorUI package on Linux operating systems.
+This page was created to assist people with the installation of the KinovaSensorUI package on Linux operating systems.

 1.0 Pre-Installation
 --------------------
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@

 ###**1.1 1st way:** ***automatic installation*** (easy and recommended way)

-This first method copy and paste pre-compiled versions of *libmgl.so.7.0.0* and *libQtSerialPort.so.1* as symbolic links in /usr/lib. This is not dangerous in any way as these versions of the libraries were compiled speficially for RobotiqSensorUI, they can run on either 32 and 64 bits system architecture, they are far from being system-critical and moreover they are over-writtable (in the rare case you already had a version of one of the library running on your computer). I suggest you use this method over the 2nd one, as it is more likely to make you save a significant load of work.
+This first method copy and paste pre-compiled versions of *libmgl.so.7.0.0* and *libQtSerialPort.so.1* as symbolic links in /usr/lib. This is not dangerous in any way as these versions of the libraries were compiled speficially for KinovaSensorUI, they can run on either 32 and 64 bits system architecture, they are far from being system-critical and moreover they are over-writtable (in the rare case you already had a version of one of the library running on your computer). I suggest you use this method over the 2nd one, as it is more likely to make you save a significant load of work.

-1) Start by downloading the Install_Libs tarball at  and untar it in a folder (for example, /home/username/Downloads/Install_Libs. In that folder, you should find a folder named "Libs" and a bash script file named "Install_Libs.sh".
+1) Start by downloading the Install_Libs tarball at  and untar it in a folder (for example, /home/username/Downloads/Install_Libs. In that folder, you should find a folder named "Libs" and a bash script file named "Install_Libs.sh".

 2) Simply open a terminal and type:

@@ -42,37 +42,37 @@

-2.0 Installation of RobotiqSensorUI
+2.0 Installation of KinovaSensorUI
 -----------------------------------

 ###**2.1 1st way:** ***Using debian package*** (easy and recommended way)

 Debian packages are pretty easy to work with, as they contain not only the source code allowing binary-file generation, but also the explicit list of package(s) dependency.

-1)Start by installing *gdebi*, which is a small software that will allow the automatic resolution of all RobotiqSensorUI's dependencies:
+1)Start by installing *gdebi*, which is a small software that will allow the automatic resolution of all KinovaSensorUI's dependencies:

 ~~~~~~
 sudo apt-get install gdebi
 ~~~~~~

-2) Then download the RobotiqSensorUI Debian package at:  and save it in a folder (e.g.: /home/username/Downloads/).
+2) Then download the KinovaSensorUI Debian package at:  and save it in a folder (e.g.: /home/username/Downloads/).

 3) Use gdebi to install the software:

 ~~~~~~
-sudo gdebi /home/username/Downloads/robotiqsensorui_1.0-1_i386.deb
+sudo gdebi /home/username/Downloads/kinovasensorui_1.0-1_i386.deb
 ~~~~~~

-Installation should complete without error(s) as all the required packages will be installed together with robotiqsensorui. You can then start using your software! (see next section)
+Installation should complete without error(s) as all the required packages will be installed together with kinovasensorui. You can then start using your software! (see next section)

 3.0 Start working with the application
 --------------------------------------

-Once RobotiqSensorUI has been installed, you can launch it simply by typing, in a terminal:
+Once KinovaSensorUI has been installed, you can launch it simply by typing, in a terminal:

 ~~~~~~
-sudo robotiqsensorui
+sudo kinovasensorui
 ~~~~~~

 Here, *sudo* is optional but may be required on some system to allow serial port communications.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 Contact: Jean-Philippe Roberge 

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/robotiqsensorui/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/kinovasensorui/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.

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Home modified by Jean-Philippe Roberge

Jean-Philippe Roberge — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:53:56 -0000

--- v1
+++ v2
@@ -1,8 +1,90 @@
-Welcome to your wiki!
+(*AUTHOR: Jean-Philippe Roberge*)

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/kinovasensorui/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+[TOC]
+
+Welcome to RobotiqSensorUI's Wiki page!
+=======================================
+
+This page was created to assist people with the installation of the RobotiqSensorUI package on Linux operating systems.
+
+1.0 Pre-Installation
+--------------------
+
+Before starting the installation procedure, one needs to make sure *libmgl.so.7.0.0* and *libQtSerialPort.so.1* libraries are installed on the computer. Since these libraries are not provided as part of automatically-downloadable packages (e.g. by using *sudo apt-get install* or *yum install*), we need to rely on another way to get these essential files. There are two different ways to achieve this:
+
+###**1.1 1st way:** ***automatic installation*** (easy and recommended way)
+
+This first method copy and paste pre-compiled versions of *libmgl.so.7.0.0* and *libQtSerialPort.so.1* as symbolic links in /usr/lib. This is not dangerous in any way as these versions of the libraries were compiled speficially for RobotiqSensorUI, they can run on either 32 and 64 bits system architecture, they are far from being system-critical and moreover they are over-writtable (in the rare case you already had a version of one of the library running on your computer). I suggest you use this method over the 2nd one, as it is more likely to make you save a significant load of work.
+
+1) Start by downloading the Install_Libs tarball at  and untar it in a folder (for example, /home/username/Downloads/Install_Libs. In that folder, you should find a folder named "Libs" and a bash script file named "Install_Libs.sh".
+
+2) Simply open a terminal and type:
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo bash /home/username/Downloads/Install_Libs/Install_Libs.sh
+~~~~~~
+
+You're done with the pre-installation!
+
+
+
+###**1.2 2nd way:** ***manual installation*** (hard way -- for expert users only)
+
+Expert users who wants to manually install these two libraries can do so by compiling and installing the libraries one by one.
+
+1) To get *libmgl.so.7.0.0* (mathgl library), you need to follow all the instructions given at the mathgl website : . Please note that at this moment there is no Linux pre-compiled version of the library, so you need to download the source code, and compile everything. The source files are compiled thorough the C-Make / Make build system, so the good side is that you will be able to compile a machine-specific and efficient library. The bad side is that the installation may become time-consuming if any trouble happens.
+
+2) To get *libQtSerialPort.so.1* (Qt serial-port library), you also need to build and install the library by following all the instructions given here : . The installation is pretty straight-forward, but note that you will need *qmake* to compile the *.pro* file.
+
+Once these two libraries are installed, you are done with pre-installation!
+
+
+
+2.0 Installation of RobotiqSensorUI
+-----------------------------------
+
+###**2.1 1st way:** ***Using debian package*** (easy and recommended way)
+
+Debian packages are pretty easy to work with, as they contain not only the source code allowing binary-file generation, but also the explicit list of package(s) dependency.
+
+1)Start by installing *gdebi*, which is a small software that will allow the automatic resolution of all RobotiqSensorUI's dependencies:
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo apt-get install gdebi
+~~~~~~
+
+2) Then download the RobotiqSensorUI Debian package at:  and save it in a folder (e.g.: /home/username/Downloads/).
+
+3) Use gdebi to install the software:
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo gdebi /home/username/Downloads/robotiqsensorui_1.0-1_i386.deb
+~~~~~~
+
+Installation should complete without error(s) as all the required packages will be installed together with robotiqsensorui. You can then start using your software! (see next section)
+
+
+3.0 Start working with the application
+--------------------------------------
+
+Once RobotiqSensorUI has been installed, you can launch it simply by typing, in a terminal:
+
+~~~~~~
+sudo robotiqsensorui
+~~~~~~
+
+Here, *sudo* is optional but may be required on some system to allow serial port communications.
+
+
+4.0 Problems and bugs
+----------------
+
+Contact: Jean-Philippe Roberge 
+
+
+The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/robotiqsensorui/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.

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Home modified by Jean-Philippe Roberge

Jean-Philippe Roberge — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:31:50 -0000

Welcome to your wiki!

This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

The wiki uses Markdown syntax.

Project Members:

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