WifiSignalPubNode.cpp

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#include <ros/ros.h>
#include <ros/publisher.h>

#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <linux/wireless.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>

#include <rtabmap_ros/MsgConversion.h>
#include <rtabmap_ros/UserData.h>

// Demo:
// $ roslaunch freenect_launch freenect.launch depth_registration:=true
// $ roslaunch rtabmap_ros rtabmap.launch rtabmap_args:="--delete_db_on_start" user_data_async_topic:=/wifi_signal rtabmapviz:=false rviz:=true
// $ rosrun rtabmap_ros wifi_signal_pub interface:="wlan0"
// $ rosrun rtabmap_ros wifi_signal_sub
// In RVIZ add PointCloud2 "wifi_signals"

// A percentage value that represents the signal quality
// of the network. WLAN_SIGNAL_QUALITY is of type ULONG.
// This member contains a value between 0 and 100. A value
// of 0 implies an actual RSSI signal strength of -100 dbm.
// A value of 100 implies an actual RSSI signal strength of -50 dbm.
// You can calculate the RSSI signal strength value for wlanSignalQuality
// values between 1 and 99 using linear interpolation.
inline int quality2dBm(int quality)
{
        // Quality to dBm:
        if(quality <= 0)
                return -100;
        else if(quality >= 100)
                return -50;
        else
                return (quality / 2) - 100;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
        ros::init(argc, argv, "wifi_signal_pub");

        ros::NodeHandle nh;
        ros::NodeHandle pnh("~");

        std::string interface = "wlan0";
        double rateHz = 0.5; // Hz
        std::string frameId = "base_link";

        pnh.param("interface", interface, interface);
        pnh.param("rate", rateHz, rateHz);
        pnh.param("frame_id", frameId, frameId);

        ros::Rate rate(rateHz);

        ros::Publisher wifiPub = nh.advertise<rtabmap_ros::UserData>("wifi_signal", 1);

        while(ros::ok())
        {
                int dBm = 0;

                // Code inspired from http://blog.ajhodges.com/2011/10/using-ioctl-to-gather-wifi-information.html

                //have to use a socket for ioctl
                int sockfd;
                /* Any old socket will do, and a datagram socket is pretty cheap */
                if((sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == -1) {
                        ROS_ERROR("Could not create simple datagram socket");
                        return -1;
                }

                struct iwreq req;
                struct iw_statistics stats;

                strncpy(req.ifr_name, interface.c_str(), IFNAMSIZ);

                //make room for the iw_statistics object
                req.u.data.pointer = (caddr_t) &stats;
                req.u.data.length = sizeof(stats);
                // clear updated flag
                req.u.data.flags = 1;

                //this will gather the signal strength
                if(ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIWSTATS, &req) == -1)
                {
                        //die with error, invalid interface
                        ROS_ERROR("Invalid interface (\"%s\"). Tip: Try with sudo!", interface.c_str());
                }
                else if(((iw_statistics *)req.u.data.pointer)->qual.updated & IW_QUAL_DBM)
                {
                        //signal is measured in dBm and is valid for us to use
                        dBm = ((iw_statistics *)req.u.data.pointer)->qual.level - 256;
                }
                else
                {
                        ROS_ERROR("Could not get signal level.");
                }

                close(sockfd);

                if(dBm != 0)
                {
                        ros::Time stamp = ros::Time::now();

                        // Create user data [level] with the value
                        cv::Mat data(1, 2, CV_64FC1);
                        data.at<double>(0) = double(dBm);

                        // we should set stamp in data to be able to
                        // retrieve it from rtabmap map data to get precise
                        // position in the graph afterward
                        data.at<double>(1) = stamp.toSec();

                        rtabmap_ros::UserData dataMsg;
                        dataMsg.header.frame_id = frameId;
                        dataMsg.header.stamp = stamp;
                        rtabmap_ros::userDataToROS(data, dataMsg, false);
                        wifiPub.publish<rtabmap_ros::UserData>(dataMsg);
                }
                ros::spinOnce();
                rate.sleep();
        }

        return 0;
}