Level 3 - Nodes
Level - 3
Nodes
Standalone executables used to send or receive data using:
- topics
- services
- actions
- parameters
NOTE: the -h can be used to see the help menu NOTE: what a node is, listing the active ones, and reading everything a node exposes with ros2 node info.
Viewing
ros2 node list shows all active nodes
ros2 node info /node_name to see all the activities and actions possible by the node
Task
Run turtlesim and see the node running and see all of its actionable options

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