How to connect TurtleBot3 to Windows (WSL2)

[JeremyLebon]

I’m setting up a lab environment for my students and have replaced the Raspberry Pi 4 on the TurtleBot3 with a Raspberry Pi 5, so all logic now runs directly on the robot.

The challenge: most of my students use Windows PCs. I’d like to use WSL2 and a Docker container to connect to the TurtleBot3 via USB or over a Wi-Fi access point. However, I haven’t been able to get communication working between the TurtleBot3 and WSL2.

Is this even possible? Has anyone managed to get this setup running? I’d appreciate any guidance or tips.

[RobertKeyser]

Not sure about the specifics of the TurtleBot, but here are the steps I used to get my USB devices to show up in WSL

Getting USB devices to show up in WSL:

• GitHub - dorssel/usbipd-win: Windows software for sharing locally connected USB devices to other machines, including Hyper-V guests and WSL 2.
• IN WINDOWS as ADMIN:
• $ usbipd list
• $ usbipd bind --busid=
• $ usbipd attach --wsl --busid=
• $ usbipd

[JeremyLebon]

I could solve the problem. I nowcan connect from windows pc with rviz to the turtlebot3.

See small tutorial. Enjoy