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playerprint [Utilities] Synopsis playerprint prints out sensor data to the console. It is useful mainly for verifying that a device is working during the setup or debugging process. If you want to visualize data, try playerv. If you want to log data to a file, try the writelog driver. Usage playerprint is installed alongside player in $prefix/bin, so if player is in your PATH, then playerprint should also be. Command-line usage is: $ playerprint [-t] [-u <rate>] [-h <host>] [-p <port>] <device> Where the options are: -h <host>: connect to Player on this host (default: localhost) -p <port>: connect to Player on this TCP port (default: 6665) -t : print the timestamp before the data (default: don't print timestamps) -u <rate>: request data update at <rate> in Hz (default: 10Hz) For example: $ playerprint -p 7000 laser Features playerprint can print out data for the following kinds of devices: position position3d truth sonar laser localize fiducial gps ptz blobfinder ir energy bumper wifi