Tinca/Docs/Widgets/Notification Feed

Notification Feed

PRO
STATUS · 7 FIELDS · 4×2 DEFAULT

Live log stream from /rosout with severity filtering

When to reach for it

Notification Feed is the live log viewer: severity-filtered messages from /rosout, with optional timestamps and node names. Use it during long autonomous runs, anytime you want the robot's own log voice visible alongside the dashboard. For raw topic data including non-log messages, Topic Log (Pro) is the broader inspector. For your own publish events, Publish Log.

Worked example: Nav2 navigation run

Point Log Topic at /rosout, which auto-fills Message Type to rcl_interfaces/msg/Log. Set Min Severity to Warning so the feed only surfaces what needs attention during a long Nav2 run, then drop it to Info while debugging a specific failure. Leave Auto-scroll on for hands-off monitoring, off when you want to scroll back through what just happened without the view jumping.

Watch out for
  • Min Severityfilters messages after they've already reached /rosout; it doesn't touch the node's own logger level. If you set it to Debug and still see nothing, raise the verbosity on the robot, not in Tinca.
  • The subscription is capped at 20 Hz regardless of Max Entries; a node logging faster than that has entries dropped before severity filtering ever sees them.
  • Switching Log Topicwipes the buffer immediately, so swap topics only when you're done reading, not mid-incident.

Configuration fields

Log Topictopic

The log topic (rcl_interfaces/msg/Log), usually /rosout.

Message Typestring

The ROS message type for this topic, e.g. sensor_msgs/msg/Image. Usually auto-filled when you choose a topic.

Min Severityselect

Hide messages below this level. Info shows Info and above; Error shows only errors and fatals.

DebugInfoWarningErrorFatal
Max Entriesslider

How many recent log lines to keep before old ones drop off.

20 to 500, step 10
Auto-scrollboolean

Keep the newest message in view as logs arrive.

Show Timestampboolean

Show the time each message arrived.

Show Node Nameboolean

Show which node logged each message.