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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+#--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--
+# 
+# Currently, it will flash the LED red if no heartbeat found 
+#
+# Author: Harrison
+# Last modified 22/03/21 by: Harrison
+# Translated to ROS2 by: Himsara
+#
+# Subscribed topics:
+#    - /base/heartbeat
+#--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--**--..--
+
+'''
+NOVA ROVER TEAM
+This node listens to heartbeat from base and performs actions if not received
+Currently, it will flash the LED red if no heartbeat found
+Author: Himsara Gallege
+'''
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+
+from std_msgs.msg import String
+
+class HeartbeatSub(Node):
+    # Store whether or not a beat has been found
+    beat = False
+    beat_count = 0
+
+    # The time out and loop counts
+    LOOP_HERTZ = 50
+    TIME_OUT = 25
+
+    # The initialisation function
+    def __init__ (self):
+        print("Initialising Heartbeat Subscriber class.")
+
+        # ROS initialisation
+        super().__init__('HeartbeatSub')
+        self.subscription = self.create_subscription(Empty, 'base/heartbeat', self.callback_func, 10)
+
+        y_parameter_descriptor = ParameterDescriptor(description='Rover Heartbeat Parameter')
+
+        # Declare Parameter
+        self.declare_parameter('/rover/heartbeat')
+ 
+        # Create timer to run checkheartbeat frequently
+        self.timer = self.create_timer(0.1, self.check_heartbeat)
+
+    # Called when received heartbeat information
+    def callback_func (self, data):
+        self.heartbeat()
+        self.beat_count = 0
+
+    def check_heartbeat(self):
+        if self.beat_count <= TIME_OUT:
+            self.beat_count += 1
+        else:
+            self.no_heartbeat()
+
+        # Set parameter
+        self.set_parameters([Parameter('/rover/heartbeat', Parameter.Type.BOOL, self.beat_count <= TIME_OUT)])
+
+
+    # When heartbeat times out
+    def no_heartbeat (self):
+        self.beat = False
+        print("\033[1;31;48mNo Heartbeart Detected\033[0;0m")
+
+
+    # When heartbeat returns
+    def heartbeat (self):
+        if not self.beat:
+            print("\033[1;31;44mHeartbeat Returned\033[0;0m")
+        self.beat = True
+