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Improve the quick start guide to make the start order more clear. (#115)
* Improve the quick start guide to make the start order more clear. * Added a couple of suggested improvements Thanks @gavanderhoorn * Made clear that we are extracting calibration, not calibrating the robot.
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[package's documentation](ur_calibration/README.md) for details.
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#### Quick start
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Once the driver is built and the **externalcontrol** URCap is installed and running on the robot, you are good
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to go ahead starting the driver. (**Note**: We do recommend, though, to calibrate your robot first.)
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Once the driver is built and the **externalcontrol** URCap is installed on the
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robot, you are good to go ahead starting the driver. (**Note**: We do
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recommend, though, to [extract your robot's
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calibration](#extract-calibration-information) first.)
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To actually start the robot driver use one of the existing launch files
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For more information on the launch file's parameters see its own documentation.
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Once the robot driver is started, load the previously generated program on the robot panel and
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execute it. From that moment on the robot is fully functional. You can make use of the pause
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function or even stop the program. Simply press the play button again and the ROS driver will
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reconnect.
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Once the robot driver is started, load the [previously generated program](#prepare-the-robot) on the
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robot panel that will start the *External Control* program node and execute it. From that moment on
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the robot is fully functional. You can make use of the *Pause* function or even *Stop* (◾) the
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program. Simply press the *Play* button (▶) again and the ROS driver will reconnect.
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Inside the ROS terminal running the driver you should see the output `Robot ready to receive control commands.`
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To control the robot using ROS, use the action server on
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