OpenMCT with OpenMCT-ROS Integration

This project demonstrates integration of OpenMCT with OpenMCT-ROS using the space-station-os/demo_ground_control repository.

Objective

Enable visualization of ROS (Robot Operating System) data streams within the OpenMCT web-based telemetry framework.

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Assumptions

Before following this guide, you are assuming that:

• You have Node.js (>=14.x recommended) installed.
• You have ROS (Robot Operating System) installed and configured.
• You have rosbridge_websocket running or plan to use the demo_ground_control simulation.
• Your environment supports WebSockets and has no firewall blocking 9090 (the default ROSBridge port).

If these assumptions don’t hold, steps may fail or produce no data.

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Installation

1. Clone the Demo Ground Control Repository

git clone https://github.com/space-station-os/demo_ground_control.git

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2. Build openmct-ros

Navigate to the openmct-ros directory inside the cloned project:

cd demo_ground_control/openmct-ros

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the distribution files:

npm run build:dist

This will generate the dist folder containing the plugin files needed by OpenMCT.

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3. Install OpenMCT Dependencies

Navigate to the openmct directory:

cd ../openmct

Install the required Node packages:

npm install

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4. Start OpenMCT

Run the development server:

npm start

By default, OpenMCT will be served at:

http://localhost:8080/

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