IFI Control System to Wifi?

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by nathanww

For the router and bridge to understand the signal from youroperator interface, you'd have to convert it into TCP/IP networking data. A 2009 or 2010 control interface will do this automagically, but an older one based on the IFI OI unit will require a custom-programmed "gateway" to sit between the OI and the router.

The same thing applies in reverse on the robot end. The IFI controller can't understand your TCP/IP encoded signal, so you need another gateway between the bridge and RC to convert the signal back into IFI-format. I'm not entirely sure if the IFI controller needs to handshake with the OI, but if it does(Or if you want to send back any sort of telemetry), both gateways would need to operate bi-directionally.


EDIT:Actually it looks like the Luminary Micro device at least is capable of performing this gateway function That makes it a lot easier if you want to connect a pre-2009 OI to a pre-2009 RC.

Nathan -

I think the part he originally posted also performs this function. All of the serial to ethernet modules that I've played with have done so.

The real magic will be in a) configuring it and b) having the IFI system respond to it. I don't think he can plug into the radio port, he'll likely need to plug into an unused serial port.

Can the IFI systems run without an official radio plugged into the radio port to tell it that everything is ok?