saltybot_dashboard — Issue #483

Remote monitoring dashboard for SaltyBot — web UI served on Orin port 8080.

Features

  • Real-time Status: Battery %, voltage, robot state, motor speeds
  • Sensor Health: Camera, LiDAR, audio, IMU status indicators
  • Map View: Occupancy grid visualization
  • Event Log: Last 20 events from event logger (Issue #473)
  • WiFi Signal: Signal strength monitoring
  • WebSocket Updates: Live push updates to all connected clients
  • Mobile-Friendly: Responsive design works on phones/tablets
  • REST API: /api/status endpoint for HTTP polling fallback

Launch

ros2 launch saltybot_dashboard dashboard.launch.py port:=8080

Access

Open browser to: http://<orin-ip>:8080

ROS2 Topics Monitored

  • /saltybot/battery_percent — Battery percentage
  • /saltybot/battery_state — Battery voltage/current
  • /saltybot/telemetry/motor_rpm — Motor speeds
  • /saltybot/state — Current robot state
  • /saltybot/events — Event stream
  • /saltybot/sensor_health — Sensor status
  • /map — Occupancy grid (OccupancyGrid)

Architecture

  • Backend: Flask + Flask-SocketIO (Python/ROS2)
  • Frontend: HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript
  • Protocol: WebSocket (with HTTP polling fallback)

Issue #483

Implements remote monitoring dashboard as specified in Issue #483.