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FAQ

Warnings

"FootPedal not available - Continuing WITHOUT soft e-stop"

The foot switch is optional. If it is not connected, or if the udev rule has not been installed, Raiden prints this warning and continues normally. To enable it:

sudo bash scripts/install_footpedal_udev.sh

Then unplug and replug the foot switch. See Safety for details.


"Warning: CAN interface <iface> exists but is not UP"

The CAN interface was detected but is in a DOWN state. Bring all interfaces up with the reset script:

sudo bash scripts/reset_all_can.sh

This sets each detected CAN interface to 1 Mbit/s and brings it UP. You may need to run it after every reboot if your CAN interfaces are not configured to come up automatically.


"No CAN interfaces found"

No can* interfaces were detected at all. Possible causes:

  • The CAN adapter is not connected or not powered.
  • The kernel module is not loaded - try sudo modprobe can and sudo modprobe can_raw.
  • Run ip link show to list all network interfaces and check whether any can* entries appear.

"Warning: bimanual_transform not found in calibration; right wrist extrinsics will be in right_arm_base frame"

The calibration_results.json file does not contain the bimanual_transform entry that maps the right-arm base into the left-arm base frame. This is computed during calibration when both wrist cameras are calibrated together. Re-run rd calibrate with both wrist cameras present in ~/.config/raiden/camera.json.


"Warning: calibration_results.json not found"

The converter could not find the calibration file. Make sure calibration has been run and the result was saved inside the recording directory as calibration_results.json.


"Warning: Only N poses recorded (minimum: M)"

Too few calibration poses were recorded before quitting. Move the robot to more diverse positions and re-run rd record_calibration_poses. At least 5 poses are required; 7–10 is recommended.


"Warning: cameras did not produce a first frame within N s: <names>"

One or more cameras failed to deliver their first frame before the policy server timeout. Check that the cameras are powered, connected, and listed correctly in ~/.config/raiden/camera.json. For RealSense cameras, verify the serial number with rd list_devices.


"Warning: robot observation failed"

A single robot joint read failed during recording. This is usually transient (CAN bus glitch) and the frame is skipped. If it happens frequently, check CAN bus health with rd list_devices and reset interfaces with scripts/reset_all_can.sh.


Shell scripts

scripts/reset_all_can.sh

Resets all detected CAN interfaces to 1 Mbit/s and brings them UP. Run this after every reboot if the arms are not responding:

sudo bash scripts/reset_all_can.sh

scripts/install_footpedal_udev.sh

Installs a udev rule so the PCsensor USB foot switch is accessible without sudo. Run once after first connecting the foot switch:

sudo bash scripts/install_footpedal_udev.sh

Then unplug and replug the device. See Safety.


scripts/install_spacemouse_udev.sh

Installs a udev rule for all 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse devices (vendor ID 256f) so they are accessible without sudo. Run once:

sudo bash scripts/install_spacemouse_udev.sh

Then unplug, replug, and log out/in (or reboot) for the group change to take effect. See SpaceMouse setup.


scripts/install_ffs.py

Clones Fast Foundation Stereo into third_party/:

uv run python scripts/install_ffs.py

Then download the pretrained weights from the Fast Foundation Stereo repository and place the *.pth file in ~/.config/raiden/weights/.

See Installation - Fast Foundation Stereo.


sudo apt-get install tensorrt fails with Python version conflict

The tensorrt apt meta-package depends on python3-libnvinfer which requires Python < 3.11. Install the C++ tools directly instead, then add the Python bindings via pip:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends libnvinfer-bin libnvinfer-dev libnvinfer-headers-dev
uv add tensorrt

libnvinfer-bin provides trtexec and uv add tensorrt installs the Python bindings into the project environment.