Installation
Windows
C++
vcpkg is used to install the Robot Raconteur C++ library. See https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg for installation instructions.
The robotraconteur package is available in the vcpkg registry.
vcpkg install robotraconteur
To build x64, use:
vcpkg --triplet=x64-windows install robotraconteur
Python
The Python wrappers are distributed using PyPi.
pip install robotraconteur
C#
The C# library is available on NuGet. Search for “RobotRaconteurNET”.
Java
The Java library is available on the releases page on github.
Ubuntu Xenial, Bionic, Focal, Jammy, and Noble
A PPA is available for Robot Raconteur. https://launchpad.net/~robotraconteur/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:robotraconteur/ppa
sudo apt-get update
C++
sudo apt-get install robotraconteur-dev
Python
sudo apt-get install python-robotraconteur
sudo apt-get install python3-robotraconteur
C#
The C# library is available on NuGet. Search for “RobotRaconteurNET”.
The Linux native library must be installed using apt:
sudo apt-get install librobotraconteur-net-native
Java
Java must be built from source
Debian 10 (buster)
An apt repository is available for Debian. Packages are available for amd64, armhf, and arm64. See below for raspbian setup. To use, run:
sudo apt install apt-transport-https dirmngr gnupg ca-certificates
wget -O - https://robotraconteur.github.io/robotraconteur-apt/wasontech-apt.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://robotraconteur.github.io/robotraconteur-apt/debian buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/robotraconteur.list
sudo apt update
C++
sudo apt-get install robotraconteur-dev
Python
sudo apt-get install python-robotraconteur
sudo apt-get install python3-robotraconteur
C#
The C# library is available on NuGet. Search for “RobotRaconteurNET”.
The Linux native library must be installed using apt:
sudo apt-get install librobotraconteur-net-native
Java
Java must be built from source
Raspbian 10 (buster)
The Raspberry Pi OS (raspbian) for amhf 32-bit processors is slightly different than the main debian armhf distributions. It uses ARMv6 instructions, instead of the ARMv7 instructions used by the main debian installation. Use the following to set up the raspbian repository, and see the debian section for the rest of the instructions.
Raspberry Pi OS (raspbian) for 64-bit uses the standard debian repository. This is only for 32-bit ARMv6 installation.
sudo apt install apt-transport-https dirmngr gnupg ca-certificates
wget -O - https://robotraconteur.github.io/robotraconteur-apt/wasontech-apt.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://robotraconteur.github.io/robotraconteur-apt/raspbian buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/robotraconteur.list
sudo apt update
Mac OSX
C++
Use brew to install the Robot Raconteur C++ library.
brew install robotraconteur/robotraconteur/robotraconteur
Python
The Python wrappers are distributed using PyPi.
pip install robotraconteur
C#
The C# library must be built from source.
Java
The Java library is available to download from the github release.
iOS
See https://github.com/robotraconteur/robotraconteur/wiki/iOS
Android
See https://github.com/robotraconteur/robotraconteur/wiki/Android
MATLAB Add-on
The Robot Raconteur Matlab add-on can be installed using the Add-On Explorer in Matlab. Search for “Robot Raconteur” and install the add-on by clicking the “Add” button. The homepage for the add-on can be found at https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/176028-robot-raconteur-matlab. Alternatively Click “Download from GitHub,” save the file, and open the file with MATLAB to install the toolbox.
LabVIEW Add-on
A Robot Raconteur for LabVIEW Add-on is available from Wason Technology, LLC as a commercial product. Click Here for information on installation and purchasing a subscription license.