Software
microstrain_inertial
By MicroStrain by HBK, United States (checked on github.com/LORD-MicroStrain (opens in a new tab)), from github.com/LORD-MicroStrain/microstrain_inertial (opens in a new tab)
- Perception
- Driver or SDK
- Licensed per package
ROS 2 driver and node for MicroStrain by HBK inertial sensors, built on the MIP SDK, with messages, examples and RQT plugins for viewing device status.
- Licensed per package. No license at the repository's root: each of its packages carries its own license.
Facts
- GitHub stars
- 134read on 6 Nov 2026
- Last update
- 1 Oct 2026Newest commit on ros2
- Maintenance
- Activea commit in the last 90 days
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- ROS 2 installed, MicroStrain inertial sensors connected over serial ports (for example /dev/ttyACM0); udev rules are provided to create device symlinks.
Checked on GitHub on 6 Nov 2026.
Licenses
- Code
- Licensed per package
No license at the repository's root: each package carries its own. Read the license of each package you use.
No license file at the repository's root at commit 77271ba (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Each package has its own licence file (driver, examples and msgs MIT; rqt BSD-2-Clause), except microstrain_inertial_description: only its package.xml says MIT.
Overview
What it does: Robotheca's summary
- ROS 2 driver node that communicates with MicroStrain inertial devices.
- Provides a collection of messages produced by the driver node.
- Includes example C++ and Python subscriber nodes showing how to use the driver.
- Includes RQT plugins to view device status while the driver runs.
- Supports launching multiple sensors at once, each in its own namespace with its own parameter file.
- Offers a lifecycle node variant that can be configured, activated, deactivated and shut down.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 77271ba, not by its creator.
The README
Files and versions
- Repository on GitHubgithub.com/LORD-MicroStrain/microstrain_inertial (opens in a new tab)
- The version Robotheca read77271ba (opens in a new tab)
- Latest releaseNone published on GitHub
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Use it
How to install it, in the creator's words: The project's website (opens in a new tab)
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