Created anchor node, Updated .gitignore

.gitignore

@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ log/
 
 #VSCode settings
 .vscode/
+
+#Pycache folder
+__pycache__/

src/anchor_pkg/anchor_pkg/anchor_node.py

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from std_srvs.srv import Empty
+
+import signal
+import time
+import atexit
+
+import serial
+import sys
+import threading
+import glob
+
+from std_msgs.msg import String
+from ros2_interfaces_pkg.msg import CoreFeedback
+from ros2_interfaces_pkg.msg import CoreControl
+
+serial_pub = None
+thread = None
+
+class SerialRelay(Node):
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Initalize node with name
+        super().__init__("anchor_node")#previously 'serial_publisher'
+
+
+        # Create publishers 
+        self.arm_pub = self.create_publisher(String, '/anchor/arm/feedback', 10)
+        self.core_pub = self.create_publisher(String, '/anchor/core/feedback', 10)
+        self.bio_pub = self.create_publisher(String, '/anchor/bio/feedback', 10)
+
+        self.debug_pub = self.create_publisher(String, '/anchor/debug', 10)
+        
+        # Create a subscriber 
+        self.relay_sub = self.create_subscription(String, '/anchor/relay', self.send_cmd, 10)
+
+        # Loop through all serial devices on the computer to check for the MCU
+        self.port = None
+        ports = SerialRelay.list_serial_ports()
+        for i in range(4):
+            for port in ports:
+                try:
+                    # connect and send a ping command
+                    ser = serial.Serial(port, 115200, timeout=1)
+                    #(f"Checking port {port}...")
+                    ser.write(b"ping\n")
+                    response = ser.read_until("\n")
+
+                    # if pong is in response, then we are talking with the MCU
+                    if b"pong" in response:
+                        self.port = port
+                        self.get_logger.info(f"Found MCU at {self.port}!")
+                        break
+                except:
+                    pass
+            if self.port is not None:
+                break
+        
+        if self.port is None:
+            self.get_logger.info("Unable to find MCU...")
+            time.sleep(1)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        
+        self.ser = serial.Serial(self.port, 115200)
+        atexit.register(self.cleanup)
+
+
+    def run(self):
+        # This thread makes all the update processes run in the background
+        global thread
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=rclpy.spin, args={self}, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        
+        try:
+            while rclpy.ok():
+                self.read_MCU() # Check the MCU for updates
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            sys.exit(0)
+
+    def read_MCU(self):
+        try:
+            output = str(self.ser.readline(), "utf8")
+            
+            if output:
+                # All output over debug temporarily
+                self.get_logger().info(f"[MCU] {output}", end="")
+                msg = String()
+                msg.data = output
+                self.debug_pub.publish(msg)
+                return
+        except serial.SerialException as e:
+            print(f"SerialException: {e}")
+            print("Closing serial port.")
+            if self.ser.is_open:
+                self.ser.close()
+            self.exit(1)
+        except TypeError as e:
+            print(f"TypeError: {e}")
+            print("Closing serial port.")
+            if self.ser.is_open:
+                self.ser.close()
+            self.exit(1)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Exception: {e}")
+            print("Closing serial port.")
+            if self.ser.is_open:
+                self.ser.close()
+            self.exit(1)
+
+    def send_cmd(self, msg):
+        self.ser.write(bytes(msg, "utf8"))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def list_serial_ports():
+        return glob.glob("/dev/ttyUSB*") + glob.glob("/dev/ttyACM*")
+    
+    def cleanup(self):
+        print("Cleaning up before terminating...")
+        if self.ser.is_open:
+            self.ser.close()
+
+def myexcepthook(type, value, tb):
+    print("Uncaught exception:", type, value)
+    if serial_pub:
+        serial_pub.cleanup()
+      
+
+def main(args=None):
+   rclpy.init(args=args)
+   sys.excepthook = myexcepthook
+
+   global serial_pub
+
+   serial_pub = SerialRelay()
+   serial_pub.run()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTSTP, lambda signum, frame: sys.exit(0))  # Catch Ctrl+Z and exit cleanly
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda signum, frame: sys.exit(0))  # Catch termination signals and exit cleanly
+    main()
+

src/anchor_pkg/setup.py

@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ setup(
     zip_safe=True,
     maintainer='tristan',
     maintainer_email='tristanmcginnis26@gmail.com',
-    description='TODO: Package description',
-    license='TODO: License declaration',
+    description='Anchor node used to run all modules through a single modules MCU/Computer. Commands to all modules will be relayed through CAN',
+    license='All Rights Reserved',
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
+            "anchor = anchor_pkg.anchor_node:main"
         ],
     },
 )