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Updated RQT gui. See related PR's description for more information: https://github.com/ethz-asl/ethz_piksi_ros/pull/75

Support for post process toget RTK positions using RTK lib. See [https://github.com/ethz-asl/ethz_piksi_ros/wiki/Data-collection-and-post-processing(https://github.com/ethz-asl/ethz_piksi_ros/wiki/Data-collection-and-post-processing) and https://github.com/ethz-asl/ethz_piksi_ros/tree/master/utils/piksi_rtklib_postp

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

This release improves KML generation. Example of KML generated file rendered in Google Earth:

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

This release reverts the GUI's worker to a ros Timer and thereby removing unnecessary dependencies. For the latest features have a look at the description of release v1.5.0.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

This release adds the GUI (rqt_gps_rtk_plugin) to continuous integration.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

With this release, the rqt gui is updated accordingly, if some (or all) messages are not received anymore.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

This release just handles install space. For latest features have a look at the description of release v1.5.0.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.5.12.

New additions:

• Support of Firmware 1.5.12 and lib SBP 2.3.15.
• Raw IMU and magnetometer are published only if publish_raw_imu_and_mag is set to true.
• SBAS (Satellite-based augmentation systems support wide-area or regional augmentation through the use of additional satellite-broadcast messages) support is added for SPP measurements and a specific flag is set in case this mode is active. In this case, var_spp_sbas is used to fill in messages.
• Launch files for rover and base station are modified to allow more parameters from command line (very useful when testing multiple devices attached to the same PC).
• New message: "DeviceMonitor_V2_3_15.msg" can be used to check temperature and voltage of the device.
• New message: "ReceiverState_V2_3_15.msg" containes new state of the device (no major changes here).
• New message: "TrackingState_V2_3_15.msg" containes new receiver state of the device (no major changes here).
• New message: "Uart_State_V2_3_15.msg" can be used to check Xbee connection status. To be tests in next field test and in case it works then it can be integrated in the GUI as well.
• GUI now has a specific color for SBAS mode and has "Age of corrections" filed in the first page, as it's quite an important value.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.3.10 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.4.10.

New additions:

• LibSBP 2.3.10;
• Rover and Base Station settings in folder utils/piksi_multi_config;
• New message: "Observation" with satellite observation messages from the device, published in debug mode;
• New message: "BasePosLlh", published in debug mode;
• New message: "BasePosEcef", published in debug mode;
• Rosbag record script to record published topics from the driver;
• Consistent version numbering in every package;
• GUI shows signal strength in dB Hz, instead of dB Hz / 4 (as it was for old version of SwiftNav firmware);
• Various minor fixes.

Requirements: LibSBP 2.2.15 (installed automatically when running 'piksi_multi_rtk_ros/install/install.sh') and Piksi Multi Firmware v1.2.14.

New additions:

• TCP support: SwiftNav device can be attached to PC either by serial or via TCP.