Evolution Robotics ER1 - Telnet Windows XP Setup; Older Windows Telnet Setup

ER1 User Guide 10-3
Telnet Windows XP Setup
There is also a checkbox in the dialog which allows the user to turn off the API interface
without having to bring up the Settings dialog box. This prevents a malicious user, or a
wayward program, from continually reconnecting to the robot and locking out the user.
Telnet Windows XP Setup
This interface allows the telnet program to be used to connect to the robot and try out the
commands.
Telnet programs vary, but here's a description of how you would connect to the robot using
the one which comes with Windows XP:
1. Start the ER, click on the Settings button, select the Remote Control tab, and click on
the robot’s laptop Allow API control in this instance. (You can use the same port and
password which you would normally use for remote control. The password can also be
empty.)
2. On the remote client PC, click the Start button on the taskbar. Click Run, and type the
following in the Open field:
telnet <ip address> <port>
e.g.:
telnet localhost 9000
or
telnet 10.0.0.2 9000
substituting the IP address of the system running er1.exe (localhost if it is the same
machine that you are going to run telnet on), and the port number being used in the
Remote Control tab.
3. Since local echo is off, by default, you will not be able to see what you type as you
type it. To correct this, type:
Ctrl+]
4. This will take you to command mode for telnet. Type:
set LOCAL_ECHO
5. Then, hit the enter key twice. The first time turns on local echo mode, and the second
takes you back to your telnet session to the robot, blanking the screen.
Older Windows Telnet Setup
For older Windows telnet programs, e.g. Win98 and NT4:
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above.
2. To turn on local echo, use the Terminal / Preferences... menu item in telnet, click the
Local Echo box, then click OK.