Re: [HBRobotics] Wowwee Rovio & API

[Andrew G. Miller]

My Rovio has the same reconnect problem, even with a static IP.  I doubt the static a IP will help.


BTW, I've been playing with the Rovio API a bit.  If you would like to generate a simple HTML Test page with some of the API commands in their simplest form, enter your Rovio's local IP in this page and save the generated page souce;

                       http://24.6.45.180/cgi-bin/rovio_util.cgi

(My ISP's DHCP provided IP will change eventually, so this link will then be invalid, but it should work for a few weeks or until I re-register my Dyn-DNS.)

It is only a quick test utility, and it's mostly the ReadOnly methods that are part of the Test page.  the CGI just sticks your Rovio's IP into the HTML tags. 

API docs PDF is at Wowee.com under Rovio Support.  There are some cut-n-pastey errors in their document, but my API Test Utility page helped me figure out what was what.

The Write methods of the API can be added with a few HTML INPUT statements if someone is ambitious. If you do make Write enhancements, please let me know and I will add them to the .CGI version.

Enjoy,

- Andrew -



----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Palmer" <ch...@zencow.com>
To: hbrob...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:15:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [HBRobotics] Wowwee Rovio

Hi, all...

An update of my experiences with the new Rovio.  My first mail to HBRC
about the battery reported that I might have also had probelms with the
battery, but after additional charge cycles, I haven't noticed it having
any problems (nor have I really measured how long it runs, but at least
it doesn't stop dead 30 seconds after leaving the charger like its
maiden voyage).

Regarding the wifi configuration...  I banged on this for quite a while
when I was first running the setup program on Windows XP and discovered
the same issue with the thing not liking spaces in the passphrase.  I
temporarily simplified the passphrase and then after it successfully
connected to my WPA2 router (yes, after the latest stable firmware
update, WPA2 is supported), I was able to change the passphrase thru the
Rovio's web interface configuration to a more complex passphrase.
Finally, I then changed my wifi router back to its more complex
passphrase and the Rovio was able to connect.  The problem with spaces
is in the setup program itself and not the Rovio.

Currently, my Rovio connects to my wifi, but when I leave it on all day,
sitting in the charger, it loses the wifi connection at some point and
never reconnects.  I emailed Wowee support about it (after a week being
out of town, the Rovio's LED was orange indicating no connection, but
also after just a day at work, I couldn't get to my Rovio even tho the
LED was still green, until I power-cycled it).  They recommended I re-do
the setup and use a static IP instead of DHCP.  I haven't tried making
the changes, yet, but thought I'd pass on the info, in case anyone else
was having this issue.  My DHCP server will give my Rovio the same IP
every time, so I don't know how this will help, unless there are issues
with the DHCP client on the Rovio (seems possible).

-Chris

On 4/2/2010 8:23 PM, James M.(Jim) Geidl wrote:
> Yeah, I got mine working to but it sure doesn't like password phrases with
> spaces in them.
>
>
> Jim, K6JMG
> www.spinochio.com
>
> No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a large number
> of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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>  
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: hbrob...@googlegroups.com
>>[mailto:hbrob...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of George Warner
>>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 7:16 PM
>>To: hbrob...@googlegroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [HBRobotics] Wowwee Rovio
>>
>>After updating the firmware (via VirtualBox) I was able to
>>connect to my Rovio via WPA.
>>
>>On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:39 AM, James M.(Jim) Geidl wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Fortunately, I am in the computer repair business and had
>>
>>another WiFi
>>
>>>router around so I set it up with WEP and left my main
>>
>>router with full
>>
>>>security.   I, personally, think WEP could be a deal
>>
>>breaker for Wowwee.  I
>>
>>>have not figured out if it will use WPA after the firmware
>>
>>update, yet.
>>
>>>M
>>
>>--
>>Enjoy,
>>George Warner, (408)974-0668
>>Schizophrenic Optimization Scientist
>>Apple Developer Technical Support (DTS)
>><geo...@apple.com>
>
>

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[James M.(Jim) Geidl]

Andrew,

 

Thanks.  This must be what they are using for things like RoboCommander.

 

Jim, K6JMG
www.spinochio.com

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From: hbrob...@googlegroups.com [mailto:hbrob...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew G. Miller
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:22 AM
To: hbrob...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [HBRobotics] Wowwee Rovio & API