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ROS Custom Message Support

Create ROS custom messages

You can create your own ROS custom messages and use them in MATLAB® and Simulink® with ROS networks to transmit information.To learn the requirements for generating custom messages, see ROS Custom Message Support.

For ROS 2, use ros2genmsg with your custom message packages.

Functions

rosgenmsgGenerate custom messages from ROS definitions
ros2genmsgGenerate custom messages from ROS 2 definitions
rosAddonsInstall add-ons for ROS

Topics

ROS

ROS Custom Message Support

Description of ROS custom message structure and how to create them.

Create Custom Messages from ROS Package

This example shows the procedure for creating a ROS custom message in MATLAB.

ROS 2

ROS 2 Custom Message Support

Custom messages are user-defined messages that you can use to extend the set of message types currently supported in ROS 2.

ROS Toolbox Documentation

Support