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Question With Video On Bookstone Rover

hi.

I have problem with video from rover camera in EZ-Builder.
Sorry for bad English, it is not my native language.

First, all was ok. I've connected to robot from EZB, picture was ok, and I ran the robot by office about 10-20 minutes.

Then, after reconnect i saw black screen instead of picture. Motion controls still work fine. I tried to reinstall EZB, reset the robot, tried on another pc - nothing helps. On iphone everything is ok. Even the python script, that grabs jpeg from camera works fine.

I watched traffic between EZB and robot - it seems, that robot sends its video stream, but EZB shows only black screen.

Help me! thanks:)


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France
#11  
Hi

Thanks I read all the tuto, yes it's true *eek* but I didn't find the answer

How to connect my rover to my WIFI network ( not to my computer through wifi )

Thanks per advance for your HELP :D
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Synthiam
#12  
Please watch the video on the tutorial page.
France
#13  
I saw also de video *stress* but i didn't find HELP me *blush*
Russia
#14  
>How to connect my rover to my WIFI network ( not to my computer through wifi )

I'm now solving the same problem. It is not possible with standart instruments. The solution is to download firmware through com port on bottom of rover (under cover, near to the reset button). Unpack it, change config files and upload it back.

some info here http://www.openipcam.com/forum/index.php/topic,261.0.html



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Canada
#15  
@groniki Hello and welcome. I have been watching your posts and think I understand better what you wish to do. The link between the Rover and the ARC is an ad-hoc network... I believe... (as is its normal routine, only with iPhones/iPads/etc). It looks like what you are trying to do is tie your rover into an infrastructure network, then from there to the ARC. Unfortunately, I think the solution is outside the scope of this forum as you may be the first (here) to try this. If anyone out there knows better, then please correct me, lest I lead someone astray:P

It looks like @robot468 has the idea of looking into other sites that deal with the hacking of the Rover itself... which seems to be the root of the issue, not with DJ's ad-hoc tie-in with ARC.

Of course once you figure it out, please do share the solution with this forum so that it might help the next person who asks:) That way these off-the-scope hacks start to mesh with the whole EZ-Robot concept.
France
#16  
Hi Gunner
You are understand 100%
It's simple, I just want to remote through internet my Rover *sick*
I think the first step is to connect my rover to my infrastructure wifi network.
I understand that the rover firmware can only connect with ad-hoc network.
Is there a firmware for infrastructure wifi connection ?
*stress* *stress*
Russia
#17  
> It's simple, I just want to remote through internet my Rover

You can solve this without firmware hack. You can make server at home, connect it to rover by ad-hoc and simply forward 80 port from rover to external ip address.

My target is to avoid max control distance restriction. We have large office with common, single wi-fi network. It would be cool to travel everywhere :-)
France
#18  
Hi Robot 468
Ok I understand, but how I can connect my server to my rover through my infrastructure wifi network.
Sorry i don't understand *stress*
Russia
#19  
Without "infrastructure wifi network". You can connect server's wi-fi adapter directly to rover's ad-hoc network. Then server will be able to access rover's control port at 192.168.1.100:80. Then you should forward (by firewall, or another software) this port to external Internet IP address.
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Synthiam
#22  
Sorry to say, there is something wrong with your network, laptop or rover.
Russia
#23  
Rover, i think. I tried with another laptop.
But iphone/ipad client works well. And my self-made script for parsing videostream works too:(
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Synthiam
#24  
That's really strange. Are there any messages in the debug window?

1) Start ARC
2) Open debug window
3) Add Control->Robots->Brookstone Rover Movement Panel
4) Add Control->Camera->Camera Device
5) Select Brookstone Rover from Camera Device List
6) Press CONNECT on brookstone rover movement panel

Any messages in debug?
Russia
#25  
several reconnect/init camera attempts:

Code:


EZB 0: Brookstone Image ID: 212-52-195-11
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover

EZB 1: 
EZB 2: 
EZB 3: 
EZB 4: 
Camera Disabled
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Camera Disabled
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Camera Disabled
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Camera Disabled
Camera Disabled
Camera Initialized: Brookstone_Rover
Brookstone Image ID: 8-191-146-69
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Synthiam
#26  
Maybe the ARC application is blocked by the windows firewall accidently. Can you disable the windows firewall and try again. That information looks correct - the image id is valid
Russia
#27  
No, it establishes connection - motion controls work fine. I can drive, but i cant see.
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Synthiam
#28  
The camera is on a different port. Can you please try disabling windows firewall.
Russia
#29  
all ports are open. can you tell on wich port is camera? i'll check it manually
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