A pair program for the OmniBot that uses IPC and WebSockets to give us near real-time updates from our bot
the premise of this web app, is to read from shared memory from the bot
flowchart TD
subgraph omnibot["omnibot (C)"]
botMain[main.c] --> motors[Motor Control]
botMain --> sensors[Sensors]
end
subgraph sharedMem["Shared Memory"]
shared["Shared Struct
- version
- direction
- motor_power
- bot_mode
- obstacle
- line sensors"]
end
subgraph omniscient["omniscient (Rust)"]
webApp[Web Interface]
webApp --> sound[Sound System]
webApp --> wsServer[WebSocket Server]
end
omnibot -->|writes| shared
omniscient -.->|reads| shared
wsServer -->|updates| browser((Browser))
classDef cCode fill:#5c8dbc,color:#fff,stroke:#000
classDef rustCode fill:#dea584,color:#000,stroke:#000
classDef sharedMemory fill:#f9e79f,color:#000,stroke:#000
classDef external fill:#f9f9f9,color:#000,stroke:#000
class omnibot cCode
class omniscient rustCode
class sharedMem sharedMemory
class browser external
typedef struct {
// we'll check for version
// number per update
// seems jank but the other option
// is to check for modified 0/1
// but the rust code needs W perms
// which i dont want
int ver;
int direction;
int motor_power[3];
// bot can be either
// line following: 0
// obstacle tracking/avoidance: 1
// man control: 2
int bot_mode;
// osbtacle stuff
int obstacle;
// line following stuff
int go_left;
int go_right;
int sensor_mode;
int sensors[4];
} Shared;chicken sounds from:
minecraft wiki
docker image inspo:
friday