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Boston Acoustics SPOT System Administration

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  • Page 1   SPOT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION  SPOT 2.0.1       ...
  • Page 2     © Boston Dynamics 2020    All rights reserved    D-0023-2.0.1                Boston Dynamics  78 4th Ave.  Waltham, MA 02451  USA    (617) 868-5600    support@bostondynamics.com          BOSTON DYNAMICS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 3 Spot system administrators carry out software updates, configure network settings, and perform  routine maintenance for Spot robots. Tools for recalibrating aspects of the robot's mobility and  perception systems are available for administrators to use to help keep the robot operating as ...

  • Page 4: Admin Console

      ADMIN CONSOLE  Spot robots are equipped with a web server that provides access to an administrative console  that can be accessed by robot operators and administrators.   Robot admins use the console to perform software updates, manage users and accounts, ...
  • Page 5     ADMIN CONSOLE SECTIONS  User management*  Create and manage operator and admin accounts.  Network setup  Configure robot wifi and ethernet settings.  Software update*  Review current software version information. Upload and  install new robot software and monitor update progress.  Logs  Review and download log data.
  • Page 6 3. Configure a static IP address for your computer to use an address within the range 10.0.0.*  4. By default, the Spot robot IP address is 10.0.0.3. If you have more than one Spot robot, use  the admin console to change the default IP of additional robots to avoid address conflicts.  ...

  • Page 7: Network Setup

        NETWORK SETUP  The Spot Robot is designed to operate in a variety of environments and conditions. As a result,  communications requirements will differ as well. Matching communications with environmental  other requirements is essential to successful robot operations.   The Spot robot is designed to be comms agnostic. We've performed testing with the following: ...
  • Page 8 This is useful for joining company or site-specific WiFi networks, for example, when operating  Spot around a large office building. If using a controller to operate a robot on a shared WiFi  network, be sure to also configure the controller to join that network. ...
  • Page 9 2. The robot WiFi network will automatically assign the computer an IP address. Make sure  the computer is configured to use DHCP for this WiFi network.  3. Use a web browser to navigate to Spot’s IP address: https://192.168.80.3  4. The login page for the console should appear. If it does not, check the computer’s ...
  • Page 10 SETTING UP  MULTICAST DNS  Spot v2.0 includes support for multicast DNS (mDNS). This enables users to access a robot’s  admin console using the robot’s name in the browser URL instead of the robot’s IP number.   For example, to open the URL for a robot named “spot_1:"  ...

  • Page 11: Changing Default Passwords

    Spot ships with default passwords for admin and user accounts. Change these passwords  during robot setup.  ADDING USERS  Each operator should have an individual user account defined on the Spot robot. Accounts can  be managed through the admin console by a user with admin privileges.    ...

  • Page 12: Managing Licenses

    ABOUT SPOT LICENSES  The Spot license is a binary file that you upload to the robot using the web admin console. You  update your license separately from the robot's software.   Some capabilities for the Spot robot are available only with specific licenses. These capabilities ...
  • Page 13     Any user can view license information. Only admin users can update a license.  Expiring license message on the tablet controller  When your robot license nears its expiration date, the controller tablet displays a warning when  you log in. The warning appears two weeks before the license expires.    ...

  • Page 14: License Types

    When you update your robot to version 2.0.1, your initial license is automatically created. It is  valid for one year as an Explorer Model Spot robot. This license gives your robot all the  capabilities you had before upgrading to version 2.0.1.  ...
  • Page 15 Robot features associated with the robot's license.     Expiring license message in the admin console  If the robot's license has expired, a warning message appears in the Spot License section of the  admin console page:    BOSTON DYNAMICS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 16 Spot 2.0.1 collects basic metrics about how the robot operates. The Enterprise Spot licenses  allow users to opt out of this metrics collection. Please refer to Spot documentation about  metrics collection and for more information the data that is collected, and for details about ...
  • Page 17     If the license uploaded is not from Boston Dynamics, does not correspond to your robot, or is  invalid or out of date, an error message is displayed. The license will not be installed and any  previous valid license will be retained.  Note: If you have multiple license files, you can freely switch between them.
  • Page 18   SPECIFYING FIDUCIAL SIZE  With Spot v2.0.1, you have the option to specify the dimensions of the fiducials for Spot to use to  record and play back Autowalk missions.   You can define a custom dimension for a range of AprilTag fiducials. For example, you may want ...
  • Page 19   CONFIGURING FIDUCIAL SIZES AND RANGES  1. Open the robot's admin console and navigate to the Specify Fiducial Size section of the  General Settings page:    2. Edit the start and end range fiducial IDs, if needed.   3. Specify the default fiducial size in meters.   4.

  • Page 20: Software Updates

    UPDATING ROBOT SOFTWARE  Updated software for the Spot robot is downloaded from Boston Dynamics to a computer and  then uploaded from the computer to the Spot robot. A link to the robot software update is  emailed by Boston Dynamics.  1. Download the .BDE file for the latest release by following the link provided by Boston ...
  • Page 21 4. Download the latest release (2.0) and allow App Center to complete the installation  process.  UPDATING THE SPOT ROBOT SDK  1. Access the spot-sdk GitHub repo at:  https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk  2. If you haven’t already cloned the repo you can do a local git clone using SSH or HTTPS, ...

  • Page 22: Robot Maintenance

        ROBOT MAINTENANCE  PHYSICAL INSPECTION  Inspect Spot before use:  ● Inspect camera windows for cracks or any obstruction that could occlude lenses, such as  tape or debris.  ● Check for broken plastic pieces, especially the yellow crash protection shell. ...
  • Page 23 Use mild detergent to clean Spot. Do not use strong solvents.  Note: Do not submerge Spot. Spot is resistant to light sprays of water but should not be sprayed  forcibly with water jets or submerged in water. Submerging Spot will permanently damage the ...
  • Page 24   3. Use a vacuum cleaner hose to clean out the fan filters.  The screws to be removed and reinstalled are circled in red:  Rear sit plate (8x M5x18 screws) Front sit plate (4x M5x10, 2x M5x18) 4. Reinstall Rear Sit Plate on the Rear Plate Cap and secure to the chassis with 8x M5x18  screws.
  • Page 25   RECALIBRATION  WITH SPOTCHECK  SpotCheck is a feature that improves Spot’s mobility with joint and vision calibration. SpotCheck  can resolve problems with the robot’s gait, such as stumbling on stairs or limping, by evaluating  current settings and recalibrating, if needed. ...

  • Page 26: Camera Calibration

    JOINT CALIBRATION AND CAMERA CHECK  To prepare for the calibration process:  ● Put Spot in the sit pose on a flat manufactured surface with at least 1.5 m of clearance all  around. Level ground is essential.  ● Avoid sitting the robot on surfaces that are very shiny or transparent, as well as matte ...
  • Page 27 3. Make sure that the panel is evenly and adequately lit for the duration of the calibration  process (approx. 15 minutes).  4. Stand Spot on a flat manufactured surface so that the rear faces the calibration panel at a  distance of 1m with at least 1m of clearance all around. Level ground is essential. ...
  • Page 28     After camera calibration is complete, run the joint calibration and camera check again to verify  that the cameras are in working order.  To revert to the previous calibration, click the “Revert” button on the SpotCheck panel.    NOTE: Only the last calibration settings are saved. If you run SpotCheck in quick succession you  may not have a good recalibration to revert to.
  • Page 29 3. Download log files to a computer. Encrypted logs can be large; download them via wired  Ethernet.  4. Delete downloaded logs from Spot to make space for new ones. If desired, lock log files to  prevent deletion.  5. Contact a Boston Dynamics support representative for a secure upload link. ...
  • Page 30     Refining log selection  ● Click and drag the edges of the date range gray box to expand or contract the range  ● Click inside the gray box to move the date range forward or backward  Select or deselect from the log categories to filter event data:   ●...

  • Page 31: Downloading Logs

        DOWNLOADING LOGS  Downloaded log data is encrypted and can only be viewed by Boston Dynamics Support.   Once you have selected the log data you want to download based on date range, type, and  category, click the download button to start the download process.    ...
  • Page 32 All data can be reviewed and approved by  customers prior to upload to Boston Dynamics.  OPTING OUT  Customers with a Spot Enterprise license have the option to opt out. Spot Explorer licenses do  not offer the opt out option.  SPOTMETRICS OPTIONS ...
  • Page 33   You can also enable automatic or manual data collection. The automatic collection option  requires Internet access to enable a weekly data transmission to Boston Dynamics host systems.   Data collected by SpotMetrics  The following data is gathered and transmitted back to Boston Dynamics each week.  Category ...

  • Page 34: Contacting Support

    3. Enter text describing the bug. The data is logged for review later using the admin console  Log section.   Bugs reported on the controller are logged on Spot and must be downloaded from the robot  and manually transmitted.  Contact support@bostondynamics.com to initiate a bug report. ...

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