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Another Brookstone Rover Project

I just got another brookstone rover at a very good price of $60 including shipping and should get it in 2 says or so,going to control both rovers with only one ARC plus a some other hacks

Will be posting my design up in less then a week.


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#1  

So... How is this going to work out? In a broad scale, I'm going to enjoy reading your more in depth explanation when you get there.

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#2  

How will you get around the IP address conflict issue? How do you plan to add more than one Movement Panel to ARC?

Short of replacing how the Brookstone Rover is controlled and moves this is not possible through only one instance of ARC.

#3  

using 2 ARC and each one has its own Movement Panel and using server command Sounds like it should work since i was told you can control other robots using server config,also not looking tot use movement panel,using scripts

Also from another post is may not work of DJ saying there might be a conflict of 2 ROVERS having the same address,so i have to see if the adddress can be changed,witch on most WIFI it can be changed.

So it may work or may not,i am pretty good at networking.

NOT so great at software only

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#4  

So you will be using two instances of ARC not one then, your original post is misleading. However, even with the server option turned on and the two instances of ARC talking with each other you cannot add more than one movement panel. Scripts wont help, to move the Rover in EZ-Script you use the Forward(), Reverse(), Left() and Right() commands which need use the Movement Panel of the ARC instance it is running in.

From the same post which DJ brought up the IP conflict you'll notice he clearly stated to you that you cannot control two Rovers through one ARC, networked via server or otherwise.

Movement panel is the only way to control the Rover. There are no Rover commands, like RoboSapien, Drone, RoboQuad etc. in EZ-Script. Unless you modify how the Rover moves, as stated in my original reply.

#5  

Its not misleading at all.i said i going to control 2 rovers with one ARC ,didnt say how i was going to do it,buy using 2 ARCs,

Maybe it WONT work,SINCE you dont have 2 of them you cant say it does or doest work

DJ did say that can use SDK to make a script for the ROVER movement panel

So the only problem now is to SEE if the address can be changed,SINCE you dont own one cant say it can or cant be done.

When i get my other in i will try it,I know the person from brookstone also,

#6  

Here is info i got from the manual

Each Rover has a unique SSID address (printed on the underside of the unit). If there are multiple Rover's being used, the individual SSID addresses will appear as Wi-Fi connections on your device. Select your Rover's SSID address.

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#7  

How is it only one ARC when you are using two instances? You will be using two instances of ARC. Therefore, stating you will be controlling both with only one ARC is misleading.

The SDK is completely different to Scripts. It is a replacement for ARC. If you plan to use the SDK then you will not be using ARC. It should be achievable via the SDK but not via only one instance of ARC.

I know what it says in the ARC manual and EZ-Script manual, tied in with what DJ has said it gives me a pretty good idea, but feel free to go against what the creator of ARC has said by all means.

Also, the SSID is, in layman's terms, the wireless network. The Rover is connected to the PC via WiFi by the PC connecting to the wireless access point created by the Rover. The SSID is not an issue and the extract from the manual is useless. The point is, when connecting to the SSID of a Rover the wireless network will assign the wireless card with an IP address, it is the same regardless of SSID. Even if you manage to change the SSID the IP address will not change. There will be a conflict unless you can adjust this.

I don't need to own two Brookstone Rovers to question what I have asked or know what I have stated, that argument is invalid. The fact is what you have originally stated is not possible without modification to how the Rover moves.

But I eagerly await seeing your design working and controlling two Rovers from a single instance of ARC.

#8  

I know you cant use ROVER in one ARC ,thats a major fact it cant have 2 movement panels BUT i am having 2 ARC and each one with its own control panel and using one ARC TO CONTROL BOTH OF THEM

Rover has a unique SSID address (printed on the underside of the unit). If there are multiple Rover's being used, the individual SSID addresses will appear as Wi-Fi connections on your device. Select your Rover's SSID address.

the company says you can have 2 rovers working with no conflicts,only in IPAD you cant control both of them

FOR this post i didnt ask for you HELP AT ALL, THIS is my idea not yours

I post post my results as i know it might work (I SAID MIGHT WORK)

SDK was a idea DJ said to another person,and he thought ? you cant change the SSD but the company who designs and makes them says you can change the SSID

I DID A TEST using a rover on one ARC AND ar drone on another ARC using WIFI and it work SECOND PART i was told by DJ while back i can have many many of ARCs running and use one to montor and control them,i have his link on set by step on how is done using SERVER config panel