Sat, 14 Nov 2009
Web-based "Admin" interface for SRV-1 Blackfin & SVS robot controllers
Extending the direct web interface to SRV-1 Blackfin and SVS we recently introduced, we have added direct support of HTTP POST methods for uploads of firmware, html pages, picoC scripts, etc, to the SRV-1 / SVS firmware. Those familiar with our existing firmware & file upload mechanism using XMODEM with Teraterm, lsz, etc, will recognize this as a significant enhancement.
Here is an example of the browser interface after selecting the srv1.ldr firmware image to upload:
and the browser display after upload has completed:
As with the web-based interface to the robot controls, no special console software is required - only a browser. Thus far, we have successfully tested with Firefox, Internet Explorer 8, Chrome and Safari, including iPhone and Google Android phone browsers. This capability is included in the latest version of SRV-1 / SVS firmware posted to code.google.com.
Beyond the file upload capability, we will be looking at ways to employ HTTP POST functionality for other functions such as robot configuration (selection of sensors, motor drive mechanism), image calibration (lens rectification, color range selection), neural net specification, etc. We have just started to explore the possibilities.
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