Dynamixel SDK

The ROBOTIS Dynamixel SDK is a software development kit that provides Dynamixel control functions using packet communication. The API is designed for Dynamixel actuators and Dynamixel-based platforms. For more information on Dynamixel SDK, please refer to the e-manual below.

• ROBOTIS e-Manual for Dynamixel SDK

Supported Programming Languages

DynamixelSDK supports various programming languages.

• C: *Dynamic library and source code of this library and examples
• C# / Java / MATLAB / LabVIEW: Support based on dynamic library using C language
• C++: *Dynamic library and source code of this library and examples
• Python: Python module and examples (* Dynamic library (*.dll, *.so, and *.dylib files) / .dll: dynamic-link library on Windows / .so: shared object on Linux / .dylib: dynamic library on MacOS)

ROS 1 Packages for Dynamixel SDK

develop	master	Indigo + Ubuntu Trusty	Kinetic + Ubuntu Xenial	Melodic + Ubuntu Bionic	Noetic + Ubuntu Focal

ROS 2 Packages for Dynamixel SDK

ros2-devel	ros2	Dashing + Ubuntu Bionic	Eloquent + Ubuntu Bionic	Foxy + Ubuntu Foxy

For more information on ROS Packages for Dynamixel SDK, please refer to the ROS wiki pages below.

• http://wiki.ros.org/dynamixel_sdk
• http://wiki.ros.org/dynamixel_workbench
• http://wiki.ros.org/dynamixel_workbench_msgs