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1. lt r2 gt lt name gt Cliff Left lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r2 gt 9 carnian lt r3 gt lt name gt Cliff Front Left lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r3 gt lt r4 gt lt name gt Cliff Front Right lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r4 gt lt rb gt lt name gt Cliff Right lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r5 gt lt r6 gt lt name gt Virtual Wall lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r6 gt lt r J gt lt name gt Motor Overcurrents lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r7 gt lt r8 gt lt name gt Dirt Detector Left lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r8 gt lt r9 gt lt name gt Dirt Detector Right lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r9 gt lt r10 gt lt name gt Remote Opcode lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r10 gt lt r11 gt lt name gt Buttons lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r11 gt lt r12 gt lt name gt Distance lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r12 gt lt r13 gt lt name gt Angle lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r13 gt lt r14 gt lt name gt Charging State lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r14 gt lt r15 gt lt name gt Voltage lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r15 gt2. 2 In the navigation bar write http device_name a NOTE roomba is the default name of the device 3 Add this link to your favourites bar Remote control from other platforms IF you are not using a Windows Operating System the NBNS feature has no effect if any special software was installed previously In these cases follow the steps 1 Open your web browser 2 Inthe navigation bar write http ip_address_of your device 3 Add this link to your favourites bar carnlan RooWifi engineering brc A Default Values e Wi Fi Mode Hot Spot Ad Hoc own Wi Fi By default RooWifi creates an own Ad hoc network The RooWifi different configuration will be performed through a web e Wi Fi Network Name ROOMBA WR e Wi Fisecurity Open without authentication e Wi Fi security key None e NBNS Name roomba e Web server access parameters User admin Password roombawifi e Network configuration o MAC Serial number This property is not modifiable o DHCP Client Disabled o IP Address 10 0 0 1 o Gateway 10 0 0 2 o Netmask 255 255 255 0 o Primary DNS 80 58 61 250 This property it s only useful when the device is connected through the Internet o Secondary DNS 80 58 61 254 This property it s only useful when the device is connected through the Internet CA carnian RooWifi External Links Official RooWifi The Wi Fi Remote for Roomba website htt
3. _ tt _ _ gt _ _t ttt_ttttt tP amp _tT_ P___ ____ ____ m__ t rgt99 Step by Step Configuration and Access We recommend use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browser due its load speed in webpages coded with HTML5 Some routers can decrease the refresh speed when using DHCP so using Google Chrome will compensate this lack of time 1 Connect RooWifi to the iRobot Roomba and wait until the LED blinks once each second 2 Search a Wi Fi network named ROOMBA WR 3 Connect to the Wi Fi and wait until the connection is properly done 1 With mobile devices this step may take more time than when it is done from a PC or laptop 2 Check your IP address if isn t 10 0 0 2 write manually these parameters IP 10 0 0 2 Gateway 10 0 0 1 and Netmask 255 255 255 0 4 Openthe web browser and 1 Windows OS Write the address http roomba in your browser 2 Others write the address http 10 0 0 1 in your browser 3 User information i User admin ii Password roombawifi 5 Wait until the web has been totally loaded and click on Setup Wi Fi Configuration of the main menu 6 Configure the parameters of your Wi Fi network Remember to disable the option that enables an own Wi Fi and be sure that all parameters are entered correctly Once all the parameters are entered Accept with the Save Reboot button and accept the popup dialog box We recommend DHCP checked for the Firs
4. lt r16 gt lt name gt Current lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r16 gt lt r17 gt lt name gt Temperature lt name gt SES RooWifi TRE CHcarnlan RooWifi lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r17 gt lt r18 gt lt name gt Charge lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r18 gt lt r19 gt lt name gt Capacity lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r19 gt lt response gt The main field for each sensor is called lt rX gt where X represents the sensor that is being monitored Every tag lt rX gt specifies the name of the sensor by to fields lt name gt which contains the name given by the vendor and lt value gt which contains the sensor value This way the user can obtain the sensor information from the XML file and doesn t need to store all sensors hardcoded All lt rX gt sensors are listed inside a tag called lt response gt Roomba Wi Fi Remote translates the answer to a block sensors frame that allows reading all sensors ata time rwr xml This file contains the sensors values read through an information request to the iRobot Roomba same information that can be got from the file explained before The difference is that in this case the information contained in lt rX gt tags disappear lt name gt and lt value gt fields are not used In order to clarify the differences between the two files find below an example of rwr xml fil
5. being provided are not intended to be complete in terms of required design marketing and or manufacturing related protective considerations including product safety and environmental measures typically found in end products that incorporate such semiconductor components or circuit boards This evaluation board kit does not fall within the scope of the European Union directives regarding electromagnetic compatibility restricted substances ROHS recycling WEEE FCC CE or UL and therefore may not meet the technical requirements of these directives or other related directives Acarnlan Roo Wifi ooo A O A E EER SE N SN SE SEN EST E E ZE TE TT RSIS Content RooWifiiFeaktunesi A no eee 00 Lore 4 T chmical Feabtures Ss none e E ee Ren EA i 4 Working Wi FiMo lei dennes ble ESS Eee Ses eee necs eL GS Ses ESA 5 HOPON aes on n ta erry ere 5 A o e ee ee Ad d Y __eoeoaT don n e 5 Reconfiguration Mode Transient RR n 5 ObEeracionmbyiFlashinog lecl zssssee0220220222000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 6 RES UONC A _ ent _ 6 ARR NES SAAT gt gt gt S RRR 6 Multiplatform peat el gee eres ere tn ro eerie re rare ee rere 7 Compatible OS And DEVICES ccccccnnnsdiirrcsccencrencctosteecoeteceesueeeseacececdensceanccnsecacceacscansecosecneteetecns 7 Installation iProcedure fraaenn Ran 8 EmbeddediWeb Server sore rina Ii nada 10 Users Remote Te e
6. is established the web interface controls are disabled and the Wi Fi Remote module becomes a Gateway between application and your iRobot Roomba like through the SCI interface directly Using the Gateway Mode Wi Fi Remote stops being Transparent only when it detects a Wake Up command From the user side to make a Wake Up command to the robot it just has to send a unique Wake up command In this moment the robot starts the process to be able to receive the next commands Wi Fi Remote uses an 115200 link to communicate with the iRobot Roomba If this value has been modified be sure to reboot Roomba with the clean button or rebooting the Socket to let the iRobot reconfigure the transmission rate automatically Read SCI Manual from iRobot Please read the SCI iRobot Specification because some specific SCI commands put the robot in idle modes disabling the correct operation of Clean Spot and Dock functions when the buttons are pressed IF you want to manage your iRobot Roomba using the embedded web server remember to close the TCP IP Socket RooWifi RooWifi has an external accessible file that allows developers the ability to perform a reading of the various sensors of the robot through an interpreter standard XML parser Different tags or fields are included in the XML files Each tag defines a sensor of the iRobot Roomba The structure defines the request commands 142 0 were all sensors are read These files are named roomb
7. Ax Asynchronous Javascript And XML In IDLE state without any connection to the RooWifi s Socket Server you can emulate a push button action using specific URL using GET parameters to specify the button that you want to emulate With these URLs and the JSON or XML files you can make an easy App to manage your robot without TCP connections although we recommend the use of sockets in the Gateway Mode to capture the data from robot s sensors and control and better performance http Roomba_Wifi_Remote_IP roomba cgi The parameter of GET is button and all its values could be e CLEAN Emulates the Clean Button e SPOT Emulates the Spot Button e DOCK Emulates the Dock Button The result is shown as plain text and depends on the action is done or not If the action is done the URL will print 1 otherwise will print 0 IF the result is negative 0 may be caused by an existing TCP connection or an error occurred In order to explain it clearer the calls to URL would be e http Roomba Wifi Remote IP roomba cgi button CLEAN e http Roomba_Wifi_Remote_IP roomba cgi button SPOT e http Roomba_ Wifi Remote_IP roomba cgi button DOCK carnlan RooWifi engineer 111 SS o Checking the connection from a PC or MAC RooWifi has an internal ICMP server This allows the user check if the RooWifi is connected properly Just open your terminal and use the ping command There are two different ways to use the ping
8. User Guide revision 1 5b 02 2013 RwRemote v2 Wi fi Remote for Roomba x RooWifi CD engineering css C3 carnian RooWifi Important information and safety conditions This user guide is permanently updated document Any change in this document could be done without previous notification You can find the last revision of this user guide in this website http www roowifi com A This device RwRemote v2 or RooWifi described in this user guide is a development board with Wi Fi interface IEEE Standard 802 11 compliant connectivity and mini din connector with UARL TTL communication developed by Carnlan Engineering http www carnlan com This development board enables you to send SCI commands specified in this document SCI protocol the web server application in the embedded web server roomba xml rwr xml roomba cgi and the roomba json files are examples of how to send commands to your iRobot Roomba in any platform without application installation needed to help software developers to make his own developments using these through the Wi Fi Interface If use Gateway mode you are allowed to change the mode of the robot safe passive full specified in the SCI specification protocol Be careful and be sure you understood the SCI specification until using this development board Since you control the using RooWifi or RwRemote v2 described in this document you accept the responsibility of any damage caused on it on t
9. a xml and rwr xml that can be accessed from the URL http Roomba_Wi fi_Remote_IP roomba xml and http Roomba_Wi fi_ Remote_IP rwr xml Remember that RooWifi requires user and password authentication For this reason leave these two fields in blank when configuring the device to use XML Otherwise the communication will be very slow or failed Given that the file is updated at the same time of execution only two simultaneous connections to roomba xml and or rwr xml are allowed This also occurs when accessing through the web interface of the Roomba Wi Fi Remote Important information in order to balance the embedded workload and create an efficient TCP IP connection when a connection to 9001 port is detected Transparent Mode or Gateway the refresh process of these files is interrupted explained in Gateway Transparent Mode roomba xml roomba xml file is a read only file and it is only updated with the value read From the robot sensors Sensors value is updated every 500ms and it does not depend on the accesses or reads to the file values are updated periodically Note this is an important data see Angle and Distance dedicated section on the SCI iRobot manual The fix part of the XML file structure is as shown below lt response gt lt r0 gt lt name gt Bumps Wheeldrops lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r0 gt lt r1 gt lt name gt Wall lt name gt lt value gt VALUE lt value gt lt r1 gt
10. ansparent Mode In the lines below you can find the structure of this file response ro name Bumps Wheeldrops value VALOR name Wall value VALOR name Cliff Left value VALOR name Cliff Front Left value VALOR name Cliff Front Right value VALOR name Cliff Right value VALOR name Virtual Wall SPRRSS HEAD DOMENICA ENNA NINNA RAIN carnlan RooWifi engineering rossetti As value VALOR bt name Motor Overcurrents value VALOR EEK name Dirt Detector Left value VALOR nrg 4 name Dirt Detector Right value VALOR r10 name Remote Opcode value VALOR I UTEN name Buttons value VALOR i m2 name Distance value VALOR 313571 name Angle value VALOR r14 name Charging State value VALOR A 15824 name Voltage value VALOR Aisa name Current value VALOR x alee name Temperature value VALOR fe r 188 4 name Charge value VALOR H 19 4 name Capacity value VALOR RooWifi Accessible URLs for AJAX Request commands The device has and accessible URL able to transmit using GET method the different robot buttons as parameters and it returns an answer in plain text depending on the operation result A
11. command e gt gt ping lt name of the device gt e gt gt ping lt device_ IP gt Emi C Windows system32 cmd exe n Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 12ms TTL 100 Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 15ms TTL 100 Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 1ims TTL 1090 Estadisticas de ping para 192 168 1 42 Paquetes enviados 4 recibidos 4 perdidos 604 perdidos Tiempos aproximados de ida y vuelta en milisegundos Minimo 1ims Maximo 166ms Media 36ms C Users Savi gt ping roomba Haciendo ping a roomba 192 168 1 42 con 32 bytes de datos Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 18ms TIL 100 Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 12ms TTL 100 Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 14ms TTL 100 Respuesta desde 192 168 1 42 bytes 32 tiempo 1ims TTL 1090 Estadisticas de ping para 192 168 1 42 Paquetes enviados 4 recibidos 4 perdidos 604 perdidos Tiempos aproximados de ida y vuelta en milisegundos Minimo 1ims Maximo 18ms Media 13ms C Users Savid_ Cal hta RooWifi o colono Multiplatform remote control Remote control from Windows RooWifi the Wi fi remote for Roomba has NBNS to make name addressing through Windows Operating Systems Thanks to this property you can connect directly to the RooWifi interface using directly the device name without the need of his IP To be able to use this Feature follow the next steps 1 Open your web browser
12. e compare it to a Roomba xml file lt response gt lt r0 gt VALUE lt r0 gt lt r1 gt VALUE lt r1 gt lt r2 gt VALUE lt r2 gt lt r3 gt VALUE lt r3 gt lt r4 gt VALUE lt r4 gt lt rb gt VALUE lt ro gt lt r6 gt VALUE lt r6 gt lt r gt VALUE lt r7 gt lt r8 gt VALUE lt r8 gt lt r9 gt VALUE lt r9 gt lt r10 gt VALUE lt r10 gt lt r11 gt VALUE lt r11 gt lt r12 gt VALUE lt r12 gt lt r13 gt VALUE lt r13 gt lt r14 gt VALUE lt r14 gt lt r15 gt VALUE lt r15 gt lt r16 gt VALUE lt r16 gt lt r17 gt VALUE lt r17 gt lt r18 gt VALUE lt r18 gt lt r19 gt VALUE lt r19 gt lt response gt carnlan engineering RooWifi JSON sensor file roomba json JSON file is updated such the XML files values are refreshed every 500ms interesting for measuring Distance and Angle The file containing the information in JSON format is roomba json This file can be accessed from http Roomba_Wi fi_Remote_IP roomba json and has exactly same roomba xml data e A structure called response with rX children e One rX for each sensor has a field called name defining the iRobot SCI specification e The field value is the last updated value from the automated process of Remote Wi Fi for Roomba When a connection to 9001 port is detected Transparent Mode or Gateway the refresh process of these files is interrupted explained in Gateway Tr
13. fter safety reconnections time it restores to the default parameters C23 carnian RooWifi OS A SS SE N N EN SR SE RE E NS E EN N SN RT EE TTI EE EE E EE SEES SEERE SEES SEERE Multiplatform Interface RooWifi allows the developers to control the robot through different interfaces or application services e Embedded Web Server e Socket Server Gateway Mode e Send Clean Spot and Dock commands using URL through GET AJAX Requests e Read sensors using XML or JSON files Compatible OS and devices The on board Embedded Web Server contains an optimized design to allow an easy Navigation using any device with LAN access and web browser The following list contains the most used devices tested with the Web Server Interface e Smartphones and Tablets with iOS o iPhone 3GS 4 4S 5 o iPad iPad 2 iPad3 o iPod Touch 2 e Smartphones and Tablets with Android 2 0 o later e Smartphones and Tablets with Windows Phone e Desktop netbooks and laptops with Linux amp MAC operating systems with next web browsers o Mozilla Firefox recommended o Google Chrome recommended o Chromium o Opera e Desktop netbooks and laptops with Windows operating systems with next web browsers XP Vista Win 7 Win 8 Internet Explorer version gt 7 Mozilla Firefox recommended Google Chrome recommended Opera Apple Safari O OQ O By default Android devices not allowed to connect to Ad Hoc infrastructures to do thi
14. g it in safe or passive mode See SCI Specs e Clean Button Push Clean button emulation e Spot Button Push Spot button emulation e Dock Button Dock Button emulation e Mode Icon Shows if any Socket Client is connected to the device disabling the buttons And all the sensor information captured From the SCI port of your robot Adding Four easy Fields summarizing the sensor information and specific value of every sensor e Obstacle and Virtual Wall detection e Charging Status e Battery Level carnlan engineering RooWifi EG E E ESS gt Driver s Remote This page puts the robot in a mode that enables the user to move the robot with these actions e Turn on Side Brush or Vacuum e Turn left 15 45 or 90 e Turn right 15 45 or 90 e Drive forward e Drive backward At the bottom of the web page you can Find the same buttons Clean Spot Dock and mode icon SetUp Wi Fi Configuration This is the most important page WebAccess Properties us to configure the Wi Fi connection and gt allow you to change the user and password password settings too Save Reboot Network Configuration Properties To disable the authentication mc TE 00 06 90 C8 accessing through HTTP you can leave Z R P 10 0 0 1 blank the user and pasword fields n i 7 Netmask 255 255 255 0 The Network connection pns Zf parameters configurable are DNS2 50 58 6150 Save Reboot e Self Wifi Ne
15. he robot or any external device furniture or object As a development board once you connected this board to your robot the manufacturer of this development board and the manufacturer of the robot are not responsible of any damage caused on iRobot Roomba or other device where you connected the board Use by your own risk As an electronic circuit some parts of the described device could be hot depending of the environment conditions like temperature or humidity when connected Be sure don t touch any component over the board when the board is plugged and be sure caching the board by the slim sides of the device perpendicular to the component solder plane A If any furniture or object lets the robot passing or go under we recommend to use virtual walls by iRobot around to disable passing under it when you do an action with the robot Clean and Spot actions in Safe or Passive mode to be sure that the development board described in this document could not be damaged or any other external component like the furniture the object or the same robot Disclaimer This evaluation development board is intended for use for ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY and is not considered by Carnlan com or RooWifi com to be a finished end product fit for general consumer use Persons handling the product s must have electronics training and observe good engineering practice standards As such the goods
16. in standalone mode or defined by user s software in Gateway Mode e User Interface o Physical Layer Wi Fi IEEE 802 11b o Application Layer Web Server through HTTP TCP Port 80 with authentication TCP Socket Server for client server applications o Supported Protocols and Standards XML Read only with data refresh of 500ms JSON Read only with data refresh of 500ms AJAX Request through GET Calls and text format output e Operating Systems amp Compatible devices o Android gt 2 0 o IOs gt 3 1 o Blackberry o WebOs o Windows Phone o Linux o MacOs o Windows e Wi Fi 802 11 Interface o IEEE Std 802 11 compliant RF Transceiver o IEEE Std 802 11 b g n compatible o ISM Band 2 400 2 484 GHz operation o External antenna option with ultra miniature coaxial connector o Range Up to 400m o Baud rate 1 and 2 Mbps o Encryption AES128 o Supports 802 1x 802 1u security Open for self generation and external Wi Fi connections WPA PSK Personal for external Wi Fi connections WPA2 PSK Personal for external Wi Fi connections o Radio regulation certification FCC for EUA IC for Canada ETSI for Europe ARIB for Japan RooWifi RooWifi The Wi Fi Remote for Roomba has different working modes Don t worry if you didn t configure well the connection or if you changed your home router or location RooWifi is able to detect wrong configurations and it will restore itself to default values RooWifi can work in
17. p www roowifi com Blog for developers http www roowifi com category developers Sample Codes using Getway Mode http www roowifi com category developers examples applications Last news about RooWifi http www roowifi com category roomba wifi remote v2 Youtube s Channel http www youtube com channel UCggFfy31jJd7Hy5HDp2FWbA RSS Feed http www roowifi com feed Robot Roomba SCI specification manual http www irobot com images consumer hacker roomba sci spec manual pdf Contact Information IF you want to contact directly with us please send an email to this email address info roowifi com RooWifi RwRemote v2 Wi fi Remote For Roomba
18. ri sce Sion 120957 2 22 a I O 10 Drivers Remote oaen een 2227 27 Di A Re lira 11 Setup Wi FilConfigurationi A O CN 11 Gateway Or Transparent Mode ccccccccccccsssccccccssscccccccssscccccscsssccccccssscccceccsssssccccccssssccccess 13 Xml Sensor Files Roomba Xml amp RW XML 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000e00 14 RPoombo gt meee eee e e __ _ _Td 0 41 Tear __ e 14 A conoce 16 JSON Sensor File ROOMDAaA JSON cccccccssccccsssssscccccsssssccccsssssscccccssssscccccssssscccecssssssccessssssecs 17 Accessible Urls For Ajax Request Commands ccc cccccsssscccccssssscccccssssccccccssssccccccssssccccees 19 Checking The Connection From A Pc Or Mac cccccccccccccccccce0000000000000000000000000000000000000020 20 Multiplatform Remote Gontrol gt ei 3000 esa 21 Remote Control From Windows cccccccccococcccooo0cccoo00c0ccoo0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 21 Remote Control From Other Platforms ccocccccoo0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 21 ra OEA AAA A R eee 22 5491 F UE E E E A A E AE 23 CONCICE INFO MALO Pen pp IRE i 23 SSS SSS carnla RooWifi engineering RooWifi Features Technical features e Power consumption 200mA O Roomba Battery Voltage 17V approx e iRobot Roomba interface o Physical Layer MINI DIN 7 PINS PS 2 o Application Layer SCI iRobot Roomba Protocol
19. s first connection needed to be Root not recommended or configure the device using a laptop PC Mac After the home Wi Fi network configuration process you could access to the device completely carnlan RooWifi engineering Installation procedure It s important to follow the next steps to avoid making any short circuit when connecting the RooWifi board through the PS 2 connector of your robot Connecting the board to the robot is very simple Each Roomba 500 and 700 series has a mini din 7pin port used for SCI communications It is usually located on the top of the robot and sometimes protected with a cover In 500 series the connector is located under the cover at the top of the robot In 700 series this connector is located under the handle at the top of the robot too Each RooWifi board has a mini din 7pin PS 2 connector to plug it directly to your robot See the pictures below to see the result 700 series Once the board is placed correctly the RooWifi board will start working in HotSpot mode as default if a connection to your Home Wi Fi was set before the Roowifi will start working in Reconfiguration Mode C3 carnian RooWifi bre Errani Sii i i i a i i i i a i i li i e li i i e ii i i i i i i i i Soe cece e a e e e a e e e e ae acne eee ae nee ee ne eee eee a ene cn ne ee ue ee e_ e_oeoe y0_ _ _ _ _ P _ _ P P _ _ t _ _
20. t connection IF you choose the option to connect to RooWifi through another Wi Fi e Connect to your local Wi Fi Wait until the device LED stops blinking in little intervals and starts doing it every 3 seconds a NOTE If after 3 minutes the LED starts blinking every 2 seconds some error occurred In this case the device will start again in default mode and you can start again with the first step making sure that all entered parameters are correct b Once you have configured your RooWifi it s not necessary to follow the above steps if the scenario doesn t change anymore This is possible because all the values are stored in the internal ROM of the microcontroller carnlan RooWifi engineering Embedded Web Server Every RooWifi device has an on board embedded web server It allows the user to control the robot actions without any app installation and a multiplatform graphic interface The Embedded Web Server Interface has a user password authentication The default values are e User admin e Password roombawifi The Web Server contains three html Files and allow user to control your robot and view in Real Time sensor information The Web GUI adapts the style sheet dynamically depending of the device and the web browser of the user All pages have an easy menu to access to the other pages The three mentioned pages are explained below User s Remote This page contains the basic controls for your robot keepin
21. the bottom of configuration form See Embedded Web Server C4 carnian RooWifi As explained in previous points RooWifi has a LED to show users in which state the device is working on referred to the Wi Fi connection status In the following table find attach the different working modes looking at the blinking frequency FLASHING LED WORKING MODE RooWifi is creating his own hotspot 1 time per second network This operation mode doesn t have internet connection RooWifi is connecting to your domestic Wi Fi The RwRemote will retry the 3 times per second connection during 2 5 minutes If the connection fails after this time RooWifi will create a Hotspot network RooWifi has connected successfully to the domestic Wi Fi The internet connection will be dependent on the router configuration Every 3 seconds Restore button RooWifi enables you to restore the default Wi Fi mode Hot Spot manually if any problem exists during the connection or other kind of issue ex Forgotten IP address without DHCP To restore the default Wi Fi parameters only need to push the button over the RooWifi during 6 seconds After this event will see how the Led is blinking 1 time per second the board is working in HotSpot mode This procedure doesn t change the user password properties of the webserver only restore the network and the Wi Fi connection properties Auto restore function RooWifi detects when the connection is lost and a
22. two different states Also has an extra transitory state just for configuration Hotspot Mode RooWifi generates his own Wi Fi network Ad Hoc This configuration mode allows users to connect directly to the RooWifi In this mode the device is totally autonomous from other Wi Fi network and doesn t have Internet connection To be sure you are in this operation mode check if the LED blinks one time every second Home Wi Fi Mode RooWifi is connected through a domestic home Wi Fi network with WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal security key This mode allows users several new ways to connect to the device e You can access to the RooWifi from outside your local network So users will be able to control their robots from the Internet e Control the robot from any device that has a web browser connected to the local net To be sure you are working in this mode check if the LED blinks every three seconds Reconfiguration Mode transient RooWifi has a state that indicates when it is trying to configure itself and connect to a domestic home Wi Fi network generated from a router The LED will blink Faster up to three times per second This process can last up to 2 5 3 minutes IF any error occurs during the process applying new router configuration then RooWifi will go back to the default configuration HotSpot mode and the Wi Fi configuration web page of the internal Web Server will show the possible issue during the connection process at
23. twork If checked the RooWifi will generate his own Wi Fi network HotSpot Mode e SSID Name of the Home Wi Fi network or generated HotSpot Name depending of the Self Wi Fi Network checkbox e Key Type You can choose WPA Personal WPA2 Personal or Open In HotSpot mode only Open security key type is allowed e Device Name Name of the device for NBNS Microsoft networks See Remote Control from Windows Chapter e User Password e MAC MAC address of your device and SN of your RooWifi Read only parameter e DHCPON Enables DHCP protocol when connecting to a Home Wi Fi network This checkbox disables the rest of IP addressing parameters carnlan RooWifi engineering EEE nno ooo ooo e IP IP address in the network The default value is the current IP address of the device If you are in DHCP mode and your IP is 192 168 1 10 this is the value that appears in this field when loaded the page e Gateway Netmask Primary DNS and Secondary DNS Acarnlan Roo Wifi Gateway or Transparent Mode RooWifi is an easy way to start developing applications to communicate with a device using standard TCP IP Sockets User completely forgets about the physical layer and accesses directly the robot through software developed or not by himself to send the SCI commands When RooWifi module is working it waits for a remote connection on TCP port 9001 independently of the connection status with web server When the connection
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