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rmw_cyclonedds

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  • Middleware
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A ROS 2 middleware plugin that lets ROS 2 use Eclipse Cyclone DDS as its underlying DDS implementation, with the aim of easy, fast and reliable communication.

Made by ROS 2.

Source on GitHub: github.com/ros2/rmw_cyclonedds (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit f1bbef1 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit f1bbef1 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Selected at runtime by setting the RMW_IMPLEMENTATION environment variable to rmw_cyclonedds_cpp.
  • Installed as a ROS 2 package for the Eloquent and Dashing releases, and built from source alongside ROS 2 Foxy.
  • Recommends enlarging the Linux OS receive buffer to avoid latency with large samples.
  • Supports debugging through ddsperf sanity checks, discovery peer settings, and Cyclone tracing and Wireshark captures.
  • Lists CycloneDDS Insight, a graphical DDS inspection tool, for inspecting participants and monitoring traffic.
  • Claims Quality Level 2 under its Quality Declaration.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit f1bbef1.

Getting started

Difficulty
Advanced

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
5 Oct 2026 on rolling
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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