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HomeBot Web Control Panel User Guide

Overview

The web control panel allows you to remotely operate the robot via a phone, tablet, or computer within the local network.

Left joystick: Controls the robot's chassis (forward/backward/rotation)
Right joystick: Controls the robotic arm (under development)

Architecture

Mobile/Tablet → WebSocket → Flask Server → ZeroMQ REQ → ChassisService
                                                      ↓
                                              Direct Call to Chassis Driver
                                                      ↓
                                               ST3215 Servo Motor

Quick Start

1. Start the Chassis Service

cd software

# Windows
start_chassis_service.bat --port COM3

# Linux/Mac
./start_chassis_service.sh --port /dev/ttyUSB0

2. Starting the Web Control Interface

# In a new terminal
cd software/src
python -m applications.remote_control

3. One-Click Startup (Recommended)

cd software
start_all_merged.bat  # Windows

4. Accessing via Mobile Phone

Browser access: http://<robot_IP>:5000

Configuration

Default Addresses

ChassisService: tcp://127.0.0.1:5556
Web Server: http://0.0.0.0:5000

Serial Port Settings

ChassisConfig(
    port="COM3",           # Windows
    # port="/dev/ttyUSB0", # Linux
    baudrate=1000000,
)

Instructions

Action	Description
Left joystick	Move forward/backward/rotate
Right joystick	Robotic arm (in development)
Emergency stop	Immediately stop all motion

Status Indicators

WebSocket 🟢 Green = Normal connection
Arbiter 🟢 Green = Chassis service normal

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