Introduction

This article describes the standard configuration for Raivin demo units and the required setup to get a laptop or tablet (or phone) connected to the Raivin to see the web interface.

Requirements

• Raivin Alpha Unit
  • The correct firmware load will be pre-configured
• 12V Power Supply
  • Included in Raivin Demo Kits
• Camera Tripod or Magnetic Mount
• Laptop or Tablet/Phone
  • WiFi Configuration section below
• Chrome or Safari web browser
  • Edge should also work
  • Firefox and others have not been tested...

Physical Setup

The Raivin Alpha unit has a special loopback cable between the Raivin and the Radar module.  This cable provides power, canbus, and ethernet between the two devices.  This means there is NO ETHERNET available for general use, ONLY WIFI is currently supported.

Note: Raivin WiFi has poor range no more than 10m before you start dropping out, keep close!

1. Connect the 12V supply into a 120-240V wall socket.
2. Connect the 12V barrel connector to the barrel connector on the Raivin wiring harness.
3. Raivin will bootup and you'll see the blue light in the back flashing.

WiFi Configuration

The Raivin units are configured to run a WiFi Access Point with the name Raivin-XX where XX is the unit number as printed on the back of the case.  It is the final two digits from the serial number.

Once connected to the network the Raivin will have the IP address 10.10.10.1.

WiFi Client Configuration

The Raivin can also be configured to join a WiFi network.  It will continue to operate the AP even when connected to another network.  This can be useful when testing the Raivin in an office or home environment.

First you can confirm the network you wish to join can be found in the wifi list.

nmcli -c no device wifi list

Once confirmed you can join using the following command, enter the password for the wifi network when prompted.

# Replace <WIFI_NAME> with the actual WiFi network name.
nmcli -a device wifi connect "<WIFI_NAME>"

Web Interface

The Raivin has a web interface with real-time visuals of various system topics, including the camera-radar fusion output and camera visuals.

Connect using a web browser to https://10.10.10.1 or, if you have the verdin number, https://verdin-imx8mp-xxxxxxxx.local 

The first time you connect you'll get a warning about connection not being private.  This is normal, we don't have official certificates installed on the demo units.  Accepting the warning will vary slightly between browsers, the following are the screens shown by Microsoft Edge.

1. Click Advanced
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2. Click continue to verdin-imx8mp-xxxxxxxx.local (or 10.10.10.1)
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3. You should now see the Raivin WebUI landing page and can select one of the visualizations.
   • Segmentation View is a good visual for demos.
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   • The top shows the segmentation model output, people in green.
   • The bottom is the occupancy grid predicting the actual location of people in meters.