About port Forwarding (To Rich) : The thing is that you cannot ping a computer located behind a firewall and, in the same way, I cannot reach my computer specifically from outside, unless I go through a VPN (such as the one that TeamViewer, or any remote control software, creates for its own purpose). I can of course use the VPN I already have (Hamachi) but for that I need EZ Bldr to work on the VPN address and not the local address. The thing is that EZBldr would need to create its own VPN for this solution to work from outside. I guess I will have to go throuhg the good all static routing table...

About WIFI : It's clearly the best solution but, Dougpope, you will indeed need more than 1.5Amps for your robot.

Now, to everyone who might be interested : I have a night vision ipcam on my bot. It takes overall up to 1.5 amps. It tended to crash everything down. I added a separate battery but I also installed a netgear wifi to ethernet adapter (found on Amazon long ago). It allows me to separate the network interface's power consumption from the ipcam consumption because the cam needs a very steady current. I'm also about to install two new batteries so overall I should have like 8 amps... (not all 8 amps going to the EZB, of course, 'cause I think to remember that 5 amps is its limit), is that right ?

Other question : anyone knows a way to reduce wifi interferences ? The thing is that I have 3 wifi sources on this robot... And its docking station is near a door with a metalic frame, I think this plays a role. EZB camera just can't handle the interferences, only my netgear wifi to ethernet interface seems to carry on.

Best,

Once you download the Virtual Serial Software and install it on your Win 7 computer just populate the fields on the form using the IP address discovered during the creation process of the WiFi board.

@Robot-Doc Have you tried using just the IP in the connection box rather than the virtual com port? Going by your screenshot 192.168.1.26:8090

@Rich, due to grandkids heading this way for egg hunts and eating, my workshop area has temporarily been re-purposed as a gathering area. In theory, your suggestion should work. I'll certainly attempt to establish a connection when time permits.

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Good Morning EZ-Robot Folks ! Happy Easter ! Joyous Passover !

@Rich, @Robot-Doc :

Atached are Screenshots of UART-WiFi and HW Virtual Serial Port SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING to ARC, COMPLETE With The NEW DEBUG Screen !

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Easter2013TestingofUART-WiFi.zip

Ok it happens again I get stuck with wifi module being undetectable my UART WIFI application even though it appears in the device manager on COM7 and even after uninstalling reinstalling drivers and all sort of things. the "Exit transparent transmission" gives an error message than just ask me if I would like to quit the application. I can connect through serial terminal but I would need to knwo what I can do from there to, for instance, hard reset the device.

Please, heeeelp ! stress

I think I really messed my TLG10UA03 UART-Wifi module... It worked at first but then I don't know what wrong config I did (using UART WIFI config) but now It can't find it anymore while I can still connect to the COM port through terminal. However I know nothing about the language I'm supposed to use... nor if there's a way to reset the adapter to default settings while I can't access it through UART WIFI config any longer... If someone knows what I'm supposed to do, please, help me... I'm sure there's a way to reset the chip from terminal since there's always a reset input in a chip.

Thanks, Elfege

Monday, 1 April 2013

Good Morning Elfege !

Your TLG10UA03 UART-Wifi module is wishing YOU Happy April Fool's Day !

I had a similar problem last month and Robot-Doc talked me through it.

His Included Documentation was slightly different than mine, so I have attached my version of UART Serial Wifi_test.pdf.

Please reconnect your Included USB-TTL Module to the UART-WiFi Module as shown in Fig-1, Page-2.

Reconfirm that your WiFi Setup Did Not Change, or better yet, set it to the Illustrated Local STATIC IP Address of 192.168.119, PDF Page-5.

Please see my previous Screenshots Easter2013TestingofUART-WiFi.zip above, and try Retesting ?

Best Wish & Call To Chat,

[email protected], 602-246-1246(H)

UARTSerialWifi_test.zip