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asked 2011-11-24 06:07:10 -0500

alfa_80 gravatar image

I am running 2 nodes. One is polar_scan_matcher and the other one is my own node that publishes scan messages. Something is wrong somewhere because when the 2 nodes run at the same time, the publisher of the scan messages is being block as I received an error saying "WARNING: no messages received and simulated time is active. Is /clock being published?" when I run "rostopic echo -c /scan"

As I run "rostopic list", I got these topics:/clock, /goal, /imu, /initialpose, /pose,/pose2D,/rosout, /rosout_agg,/scan,/tf.

What could be the possible culprit? How do I fix it?

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answered 2011-11-24 08:05:52 -0500

Chad Rockey gravatar image

updated 2017-11-22 16:59:36 -0500

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It looks like you've somehow set the "use_sim_time" parameter to true, but you don't have a clock source (ie: rosbag play --clock or some other source, like Gazebo).

Since you're using tf, WallTime isn't an option.

You can check the status of the use_sim_time parameter by using rosparam.

rosparam get use_sim_time

And if it is set somehow, you can reverse it by running:

rosparam set use_sim_time false
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Should I run/include this on in the launch file or running as a command? I've tried as a command, still not working..
alfa_80 gravatar imagealfa_80 ( 2011-11-24 17:05:26 -0500 )edit
You're right..I've just changed the value in the launch file and that works..Thanks anyway.
alfa_80 gravatar imagealfa_80 ( 2011-11-24 18:34:28 -0500 )edit

Just one small addition because it confused one of my contacts: If you use Gazebo this does not apply to you. Gazebo publishes the /clock topic for you.

v4hn gravatar imagev4hn ( 2017-08-29 02:34:01 -0500 )edit

answered 2019-08-13 03:38:06 -0500

sandy174 gravatar image

it might be possible that your simulation time is active in the master. you can use the following command in your master: $ rosnode cleanup

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