Operation - Use the Dashboard#

This section describes how to use the Dashboard.

To open the Dashboard, run:

dts duckiebot dashboard ![DUCKIEBOT_NAME]

To open a specific page on the Dashboard, run the following command, where ![PAGE] is the page (e.g., robot/mission_control):

dts duckiebot dashboard ![DUCKIEBOT_NAME] --page ![PAGE]

Pages#

Once logged in, you will see a navigation panel on the left side of the Dashboard.

Note the pages in the table below.

Page

Description

File Manager

A tool for managing the files on a Duckiebot

Portainer

A tool for managing the containers on a Duckiebot

Robot

Provides information about the status of a Duckiebot

Users

Allow multiple accounts to use one Duckiebot

Profile

Provides information about a Duckietown account

Package Store

Provides available packages for a Duckiebot

Settings

Allows the configuration of the Dashboard to be changed manually

Robot#

On this page, you can find several tabs related to your Duckiebot.

Info#

In this tab, you can find information about your Duckiebot, including its name, type, configuration, CPU usage, temperature, etc.

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Fig. 41 The Info tab on the Robot page of the Dashboard.#

Note

In this tab, you can find your Duckiebot’s firmware version.

Mission Control#

In this tab, you can see what your Duckiebot sees, its lateral and angular speed, and a plot of its left and right motor speeds.

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Fig. 42 The Mission Control tab on the Robot page of the Dashboard.#

Health#

In this tab, you can see a plot of your Duckiebot’s temperature, frequency and CPU usage.

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Fig. 43 The Health tab on the Robot page of the Dashboard.#

Architecture#

In this tab, you can see the a graphical representation of the ROS network on your Duckiebot.

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Fig. 44 The Architecture tab on the Robot page of the Dashboard.#

Portainer#

On this page, you can manage the containers on your Duckiebot.

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Fig. 45 The Portainer page of the Dashboard.#