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ptz_action_server

  • Software
  • Perception
  • Library

Generic ROS action messages for controlling pan-tilt-zoom cameras and pan-tilt units, plus wrapper packages that expose vendor drivers through one common interface.

  • Stale

Made by clearpathrobotics.

Source on GitHub: github.com/clearpathrobotics/ptz_action_server (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit a90e272 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit a90e272 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Labels

  • StaleNo commit in 12 months: the newest is from 15 May 2024.

What it does

  • Defines a common ActionLib action for pan, tilt and zoom, with angles in radians and a standard sign convention.
  • Defines a state message reporting the camera's current pan, tilt and zoom, and whether it is idle, in position mode or in velocity mode.
  • Includes an action server wrapping the axis_camera driver, for most Axis PTZ cameras that use ethernet.
  • Includes an action server wrapping the flir_ptu package, for Flir D46 and E46 pan-tilt units over serial or ethernet.
  • Zoom is ignored on cameras without zoom support, such as the Flir D46.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit a90e272.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Stale: no commit in 12 months
Newest commit
15 May 2024 on main
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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