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ROS Toolbox System Requirements

To generate custom messages for ROS or ROS 2, or deploy ROS or ROS 2 nodes from MATLAB® or Simulink® software, you must build the necessary ROS or ROS 2 packages. To build these packages, you must have Python® software, CMake software, and a C++ compiler for your platform. To connect to ROS and ROS 2 networks with the rosinit function, you must install and set up the required version of Python.

To generate and deploy ROS or ROS 2 nodes from MATLAB or Simulink, you must also have a MATLAB Coder™ or Simulink Coder license respectively. To generate and deploy CUDA® optimized ROS or ROS 2, you must have a GPU Coder™ license.

Note

The nodes in MATLAB and Simulink software can still communicate with ROS or ROS 2 nodes in ROS or ROS 2 distributions that are not included in Recommended ROS and ROS 2 Distributions, only if the message definitions are the same.

Recommended ROS and ROS 2 Distributions

Release-wise Support for Recommended ROS and ROS 2 Distributions

Third-party Software

 R2024a

 R2023b

 R2023a

 R2022b

 R2022a

 R2020b to R2021b

Configure Python Environment

Release-wise Information to Configure Python Environment

MATLAB ReleaseConfigure Python Environment
R2022b and onwards

 Configure Python Environment Using ROS Toolbox Preferences

Prior to R2022b

 Configure Python Environment Using pyenv Function

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