Control Panel

The control panel is a new feature on the Elphel cameras that allows for:

• A quick scan of camera hardware & software status
• A separate report of camera hardware & software status can be generated, this can be sent to Elphel for the aid of troubleshooting the cameras or for personal use.

Current Status

This project is currently in BETA, and can be found at http://camera address/UI.html after reflashing with the latest tarball

The Control Panel can show the following information

• Camera IP address, Gateway, Broadcast Address, Netmask, and other network settings
• Camera Serial Number
• Camera Software Version
• Processes (Daemons) currently running on the camera
• FPGA info
• fpga_sdram_phase
• Cat_interupts

You can change the following network settings with the Control Panel

• Camera IP address
• Broadcast address
• Netmask
• Gateway

All of this information is included in a status report the camera is able to generate. This report can be sent to Elphel support for help with troubleshooting.

Version 2

This new version of the control panel will feature a tabbed interface and will be written with expansion and modularization in mind.

Back-end

The back-end will be a simple php script that calls functions and indexes them into a simple xml file, which is parsed by the javascript in the front-end.

Front-end

General Tab

The general tab will be the first seen (like the index) and will display general information, quickly accessed, including:

• Camera serial number
• Camera IP address
• Software version
• Date & Time
• Sensor model and revision
• Board Type
• Compiled Camera Status (on expand)
• links:
  • source code on the camera
  • the Axis website
  • the Elphel website
  • Sourceforge page
  • Admin-bin built-in program

Configuration Tab

• Change Network Settings
• Change Date & Time
• Restart Network Daemon
• Restart Camera
• Fan Control
• Drive Configuration

Board Specific Tab

The board specific tab will change on the type of board plugged in, and the type of developer board being used. It will have tabs and specific options for:

• 359 developer's board
• 353 developer's board
• 369 developer's board

Help Tab

The help tab will have some clarifications of the project, but will not be a substitute for good design.

Other Changes

• Confirm Changes Dialogue:
  • A simple dialogue that confirms changes (alert) and an ajax-dynamic tab that lists changes (a hidden div)

Suggestions

Any suggestions for features or additional camera information you would like to see should be listed here.

This is a part of Project α