💻 IT setup and notes

💻 IT setup and notes#

This page contains the information for the IT team.

Schematic for the Carnival IT setup#

Technical notes#

Network setup#

Router NETGEAR AC1200

Internal admin panel

  • IP 192.168.0.1

  • user admin

  • pass 1111

Fixed IP addresses:

  • 192.168.0.10 - SPRINT “Download server” laptop

Access point

  • To be fixed to the tent pole

  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector with power adapter

  • IP ?

  • SSID MTBO

  • WPA2-PSK I<3mtbo!

Computers setup#

SPRINT “Download server” laptop

  • MeOS in network mode

  • MySQL database

    • Address: 192.168.0.10:3306

    • pass OACT

  • Competition information is stored in MySQL database

  • Results export + oScreen scripts for display

  • oScreen parser-and-server (see setup below)

  • serial monitor for meshO diagnostics log (see setup below)

TODO: Upload competition to the MySQL database beforehand

OACT21 “Enquiries” laptop

  • MeOS in network mode

  • Connect to MySQL database on the SPRINT “Download server” laptop

  • Online results (see setup below)

OACT22 “Backup download” laptop

  • Independent stand-alone MeOS instance

MTBO Acer Spin laptop

  • MeOS in network mode

  • Connect to MySQL database on the SPRINT “Download server” laptop

  • Announcer screen in MeOS

oScreen setup#

TODO: Add setup instructions for the server

Setup on the screens:

  • URL: http://192.168.0.10:5000?kiosk_id=NNN

Online results#

Online results are to be set up on OACT21 “Enquiries” laptop.

  • Start Online Results service in MeOS

  • Run every 15 sec

  • Check

  • URL https://www.melin.nu/online/emma/emmaupdate.php

  • Competition IDs:

    • Warm-up: 31547

    • Mass: 31548

    • Sprint: 31550

    • Middle: 31549

    • Long: 31551

  • Password: I<3mtbo

meshO diagnostics setup#

  • Radio meshO Prime unit is to be connected to the SPRINT “Download server” laptop

  • The unit provides two COM interfaces:

    1. For MeOS punch import, appears as SI dongle

    2. For diagnostics log, VS Code serial monitor can be used to monitor the log

  • In addition, a separate meshO Diagnostics unit can be connected to a separate laptop where Digi XCTU software can be used to diagnose the mesh network

  • Tate will run these diagnostics

meshO radio controls setup#

WARM-UP#

Warm-up event has one common score course: we will have radios only on start and finish.
Perhaps, meshO Boost unit will be needed to bring the signal through the tunnel.

  • 2x meshO Controls

  • 2x meshO Boost

  • 8m mast at the IT tent

MASS#

  • 5x meshO Controls

  • 2x meshO Boost

  • 8m mast at the IT tent

  • 3m mast to relay the signal over the crest of the hill

MIDDLE#

  • 5x meshO Controls

  • 4x meshO Boost

  • 3x 8m masts on the hills

  • 3x 3m masts at IT tent, start 1 and start 2

SPRINT#

  • 8x meshO Controls

  • 2x meshO Boost

  • 2x 8m masts at the IT tent and the hill

LONG#

  • 6x meshO Controls

  • 3x meshO Boost

  • 2x 8m masts at the IT tent and the hill

  • 3m mast at the old water tower

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