With new SRV-1 Mobile Surveillance Robot you can explore the dangerous terrain of your home or office. This palm sized robot packs tank-like treads a 1000MIPS 500MHz Blackfin BF537 processor and a mini video camera Omnivision OV9655 1.3 megapixel 160×128 to 1280×1024 resolution. Using 802.11b/g wi-fi the SRV-1 interfaces wirelessly with a remote PC. The Java-based console software includes a built-in web server to monitor and control the SRV-1 via a web browser from anywhere in the world, as well as archive video feeds on demand or on a scheduled basis. The SRV-1 Mobile Robot comes fully assembled and ready to use, but requires some technical knowledge of Java, networking and the command line to set-up the software.

 

Product Features

- Mobile Robot is controlled via web browser with live video feed

- Teleoperate mode to drive robot around via console software or remotely via web browser

- Open Source design with full access to source code (GPL) and schematics

- Robot is fully programmable for autonomous operation

- Extensive software support through 3rd party applications

- Host software has built-in web server and video archiving

- Robot can run programs written in interpreted C and stored in onboard Flash

- Wireless remote control or viewing up to 100m indoors and 1000m outdoors (line of sight)

- Robot can be controlled from a terminal/console for easy testing

- Linux 2.6 support as well as “bare metal” programming with GNU bfin-elf-gcc

 

Hardware

Processor: 1000mips 500MHz Analog Devices Blackfin BF537, 32MB SDRAM, 4MB Flash, JTAG

Camera: Omnivision OV9655 1.3 megapixel 160×128 to 1280×1024 resolution

Robot Radio: Lantronix Matchport 802.11b/g WiFi

Range: 100m indoors, 1000m line-of-site

Sensors: 2 laser pointers for ranging, support for up to 4 Maxbotics ultrasonic ranging modules and various I2C sensors

Drive: Tank-style treads with differential drive via four precision DC gearmotors (100:1 gear reduction)

Speed: 20cm - 40cm per second (approx 1 foot/sec or .5 mile/hour)

Chassis: Machined Aluminum

Dimensions: 120mm long x 100mm wide x 80mm tall (5″ x 4″ x 3″)

Weight: 350gm (12oz)

Power: 7.2V 2AH Li-poly battery pack - 4+ hours per charge

Charger: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz (US plug)

 

Software

Robot Firmware: easily updated, written in C language under GPL Open Source, compiled with GNU bfin-elf-gcc and bfin-uclinux-gcc toolchains

Onboard User Programming: interpreter for “small C” language with special robot-specific commands are provided for running user programs from onboard Flash memory

 

Development Tools: GNU toolchains via http://blackfin.uclinux.org

 

Console Software: Java based application, runs on Windows, MAC, Linux. WebcamSat web server module built into console software, allows multiple simultaneous remote viewers via Internet

 

Robot Control Protocol: Published here. Easily used from other applications

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