Access to the Onboard Computing Module Using Hostname

Introduction

The Vertex One onboard computing module can be accessed through the network, either via a LAN cable or Wi-Fi. The easiest way is to use the Robot Discovery feature of Avular Cerebra Lab, this automatically discovers all Vertex Ones in your local network.

Connection Without Cerebra Lab

Apart from using Cerebra Lab to connect to your Vertex One, you can easily connect to it using the hostname of the device.

The hostname of the onboard computing module is set to vertex-<robot_name>.local when the robot has been given a name. If the robot has not been given a name, the hostname will be vertex-<serial_number>.local.

  1. Locate the Serial Number of your Vertex One - Remove PowerPack, so that you can reach the bottom of the body with the label

    Serial Number

  2. The onboard computing module's hostname is set to vertex-<serial_number> (Change SN for the serial number of your Vertex One.)

  3. Test the connection - ping it using ping vertex-<serial_number>.local

  4. Connecting to the onboard computing module can then easily be done by using the hostname ssh avular@vertex-<serial_number>.local.

Note

It is recommended to always ssh using -A to enable SSH-key forwarding, which means you will be able to access your private repositories, without storing any SSH keys on the Vertex One itself (for a more detailed explanation, click here (External Link))

Alternative ways of connecting to the Vertex One are described here

Warning

Changing the network configuration of the compute module might interfere with being able to interface through the Ethernet port.