wireless

ROS 2 packages for monitoring wireless network interfaces on Linux systems.

Packages

wireless_watcher

A ROS 2 node that publishes connection information about a Linux wireless interface, including link quality, signal level, bitrate, and ESSID. It also provides diagnostics via diagnostic_updater.

Published Topics:

Topic	Type	Description
connected	std_msgs/Bool	Whether the wireless interface is currently connected
connection	wireless_msgs/Connection	Detailed connection information

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
hz	double	1.0	Publishing rate in Hz
dev	string	""	Wireless device to monitor (auto-detected if empty)
connected_topic	string	"connected"	Topic name for connection status
connection_topic	string	"connection"	Topic name for connection details

Launch:

ros2 launch wireless_watcher watcher.launch.py

wireless_msgs

Message definitions for describing a wireless network.

Message	Description
Connection.msg	Full connection details
Network.msg	Network information
Quality.msg	Link quality metrics
Scan.msg	Scan results

Build

colcon build --packages-select wireless_watcher wireless_msgs

License

BSD