W&M Robo-Ops Dashboard Server

Backend that powers the dashboard

Dependencies

• Node.js version 4 or 5 (node-sqlite does not support v6 yet)
• sqlite3

Setup and Running

Installation

# sqlite3
sudo apt-get install sqlite3

# node.js
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# robo ops server
git clone https://github.com/wm-robo-ops/server.git && cd server
npm install
make

Initialize the sqlite3 rock database

./init_db.js

you may also have to run the following after the database is created:

chown 664 robo-ops.db

Start the servers with logging

ROBO_OPS_PASSWORD="<THE_PASSWORD>" nohup ./password_server.js | tee -a password.log
nohup ./server.js | tee -a server.log
nohup ./video_stream_server.js | tee -a video.log
nohup ./dof_stream_server.js | tee -a dof.log

Debugging

Most problems can be solved by restarting the offending server. Don't forget to cat the logs to see wassup!

API Endpoints

####/stats

{
  "cameras":{
    "bdfront":{
      "device":"192.168.1.133",
      "port":8001,
      "vehicle":"bigDaddy",
      "nameReadable":"Big Daddy Front",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    },
    "bdright":{
      "device":"192.168.1.121",
      "port":8002,
      "vehicle":"bigDaddy",
      "nameReadable":"Big Daddy Right",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    },
    "bdback":{
      "device":"192.168.1.151",
      "port":8003,
      "vehicle":"bigDaddy",
      "nameReadable":"Big Daddy Back",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    },
    "bdleft":{
      "device":"192.168.1.142",
      "port":8004,
      "vehicle":"bigDaddy",
      "nameReadable":"Big Daddy Left",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    },
    "arm":{
      "device":"192.168.1.000",
      "port":8005,
      "vehicle":"bigDaddy",
      "nameReadable":"Arm",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    },
    "scout":{
      "device":"192.168.1.200",
      "port":8006,
      "vehicle":"scout",
      "nameReadable":"Scout",
      "on":false,
      "frameRate":0
    }
  },
  "gps":{
    "bigDaddy":{
      "device":"192.168.1.133",
      "port":4001,
      "name":"bigDaddy"
    },
    "scout":{
      "device":"192.168.1.200",
      "port":4002,
      "name":"scout"
    },
    "flyer":{
      "device":"192.168.1.000",
      "port":4003,
      "name":"flyer"
    }
  },
  "dofDevice":{
    "bigDaddy":{
      "device":"192.168.1.133",
      "port":3001,
      "name":"bigDaddy"
    },
    "scout":{
      "device":"192.168.1.200",
      "port":3002,
      "name":"scout"
    },
    "flyer":{
      "device":"192.168.1.000",
      "port":3003,
      "name":"flyer"
    }
  }
}

####/rocks/add

Request body:

{
	"lon": <Number>,
	"lat": <Number>,
	"color": <String>,
	"id": <String>
}

Response

ok

####/rocks/remove/:id

Remove a rock by its id

Response

ok

####/:vehicle/video/:camera

Response

some video streaming socket

Ports

• 5555 - Web API
• 9000 - Pi command server
• 7000 - Pi camera streaming server
• 300* - dof devices
  • 3000: Pi Server
  • 3001: Web/big daddy
  • 3002: Web/scout
  • 3003: Web/flyer
• 400* - gps
  • 4000: Pi server
  • 4001: Web/big daddy
  • 4002: Web/scout
  • 4003: Web/flyer
• 800* - cameras
  • 8000: Pi Server
  • 8001: Web/big daddy front
  • 8002: Web/big daddy right
  • 8003: Web/big daddy back
  • 8004: Web/big daddy left
  • 8005: Web/arm
  • 8006: Web/scout