Custom Message Support

Create ROS and ROS 2 custom messages

You can create your own ROS and ROS 2 custom messages and use them in MATLAB^® and Simulink^® with ROS and ROS 2 networks to transmit information. You can also replace the built-in messages with new or custom definitions. To learn the requirements for generating custom messages, see ROS Custom Message Support.

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

Functions

`rosgenmsg`	Generate custom messages from ROS definitions (Since R2019b)
`rosRegisterMessages`	Register ROS custom messages with MATLAB (Since R2022b)
`ros2genmsg`	Generate custom messages from ROS 2 definitions (Since R2019b)
`ros2RegisterMessages`	Register ROS 2 custom messages with MATLAB (Since R2022b)
`rosAddons`	Install add-ons for ROS (Since R2019b)

Topics

ROS 2

ROS 2 Custom Message Support
Description of ROS 2 custom message structure and how to create them.
Create Custom Messages from ROS 2 Package
Create ROS 2 custom messages in MATLAB.

ROS

ROS Custom Message Support
Description of ROS custom message structure and how to create them.
Create Custom Messages from ROS Package
Procedure for creating a ROS custom message in MATLAB.