Communications
Only data passes to and fro on the mobile phone network so the SIMs are enabled for data traffic only. This makes them considerably less expensive than a standard phone contract.
To check the battery status, for example, a command has to be sent to Robop so that the correct data is returned to the user. In practice this is achieved by logging on to a secure web site where the user needs to know the Robop phone number and a password. Logging on to this web site can be done from any web enabled device such as a WAP mobile phone, desktop PC or laptop. The secure web site is hosted by a control centre. At this control centre web commands are translated into a data stream which is sent over the O2 network to the receiving Robop. In turn this Robop returns the battery status data, to the control centre, where it is converted and appears on the web site. Being web enabled of course means that a Robop located anywhere in the world can be interrogated, thereby allowing large companies with Robops deployed widely to monitor their birds from a central location.
All the software has been designed and tested but awaits a real customer requirement to put the process into operation.
To check the battery status, for example, a command has to be sent to Robop so that the correct data is returned to the user. In practice this is achieved by logging on to a secure web site where the user needs to know the Robop phone number and a password. Logging on to this web site can be done from any web enabled device such as a WAP mobile phone, desktop PC or laptop. The secure web site is hosted by a control centre. At this control centre web commands are translated into a data stream which is sent over the O2 network to the receiving Robop. In turn this Robop returns the battery status data, to the control centre, where it is converted and appears on the web site. Being web enabled of course means that a Robop located anywhere in the world can be interrogated, thereby allowing large companies with Robops deployed widely to monitor their birds from a central location.
All the software has been designed and tested but awaits a real customer requirement to put the process into operation.
Communications with a Robop is possible using the CommsVersion which contains the electronics from a Nokia mobile phone integrated with the standard control electronics, as discussed in the Remote Control page. As with any mobile phone the circuit within Robop has to contain a SIM and be enabled for a particular network. In our case we have a block of SIMs enabled for the O2 network.Each SIM has to have an O2 contract. Of course Robop’s control system understands data not voice commands.
