openpilot_comma/tools/README.md

openpilot tools
============

System requirements
============

openpilot is developed and tested on **Ubuntu 20.04**, which is the primary development target aside from the [supported embdedded hardware](https://github.com/commaai/openpilot#supported-hardware). We also have a CI test to verify that openpilot builds on macOS, but the tools are untested. For the best experience, stick to Ubuntu 20.04, otherwise openpilot and the tools should work with minimal to no modifications on macOS and other Linux systems.

Setup
============
1. Clone openpilot into home directory:
```
cd ~

git clone --recurse-submodule https://github.com/commaai/openpilot.git

```

2. Run setup script:

Ubuntu:
```
openpilot/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
```
MacOS:
```
openpilot/tools/mac_setup.sh
```

3. Compile openpilot by running SCons in openpilot directory
```
cd openpilot && scons -j$(nproc)
```

4. Try out some tools!


Tools
============

[Plot logs](plotjuggler)
-------------

Easily plot openpilot logs with [PlotJuggler](https://github.com/facontidavide/PlotJuggler), an open source tool for visualizing time series data.


[Run openpilot in a simulator](sim)
-------------

Test openpilots performance in a simulated environment. The [CARLA simulator](https://github.com/carla-simulator/carla) allows you to set a variety of features like:
* Weather
* Environment physics
* Cars
* Traffic and pedestrians


[Replay a drive](replay)
-------------

Review video and log data from routes and stream CAN messages to your device.


[Debug car controls](carcontrols)
-------------

Use a joystick to control your car.



Welcomed contributions
=============

* Documentation: code comments, better tutorials, etc..
* Support for other platforms other than Ubuntu 20.04.
* Performance improvements: the tools have been developed on high-performance workstations (12+ logical cores with 32+ GB of RAM), so they are not optimized for running efficiently. For example, `ui.py` might not be able to run real-time on most PCs.
* More tools: anything that you think might be helpful to others.

![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/IdfBgwK.jpg)