RP6 ROBOT SYSTEM - 3. RobotLoader 2
Acceptable: Bad:
The transmission range of the WLAN is strongly dependent on the environ-
ment. Any kind of obstacle will more or less reduce the range (especially wa-
ter and metal). Nearby WLAN networks, 2.4GHz video transmitters and mi-
crowave ovens can also interfere with the own WLAN.
3.2. New Terminals
The serial terminal alone is not sufficient anymore and thus a network / WIFI terminal
has been added. Basically it behaves almost like the normal serial terminal. As it will
be necessary to switch more often between the tabs, it is possible to detach the ter-
minals into separate windows that can be freely positioned. So the screen could look
like the example below:
(The window size is adjustable)
Now the serial interface and the WIFI terminal can be used simultaneously for outputs
of the program which can be very useful during the development stage of new soft-
ware for the RP6 e.g. display at the same time outputs from the controller on the
main board via the serial interface and outputs of the RP6-M256 via WLAN, or gener-
ate two different outputs from the RP6-M256.
Tip:
It is also possible to use other terminal software like PuTTY or Tera
Term (both should have faster display refresh rate at high transmission
rates). If they are set to Telnet, a communication with the WLAN mod-
ule should be possible. Maybe you need to adjust the line breaks (CR or
CR+LF is used by the WLAN module interpreter, LF or CR+LF by the
example programs, so select CR+LF)
Unlike with the serial connection, the WLAN connection doesn't allow
you to start the loaded program by a simple “s” but with the command
“start_program” instead (this is more reliable via the WLAN connection,
also because of various status messages of the WLAN module).
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