Manage Organisation - Communications channels#

Create a communication channel#

To configure the On-robot Meili Agent you must set up your vehicles fleet in the FMS.

Step 1: Communication channels Overview

  • Navigate to the Communication channels tab.
  • Click the + Add channel button to create a new communication channel.

Step 2: General Information

  • In the New communication channel form, enter a unique name for the setup.

  • Select the team from the dropdown menu that will use this fleet setup.

  • From the dropdown, select one of the supported Communication protocol: between the new fleet and the FMS:

    • MQTT_IoT: Used for IoT devices that communicate using MQTT protocol.
    • MQTT_SDK: Used for vehicles that uses MQTT communication protocol defined and supported in Meili SDK - MQTT client.
    • MQTT_VDA5050: Used for vehicles that support VDA5050.
    • WS_SDK: Used by vehicles that communicate with Meili FMS using websocket protocol, defined and supported in Meili SDK - Websocket client.
    • OPC_UA: Used For IoT devices that uses OPC protocol. It is necessary to install MQTT-OPC bridge provided by Meili to enable this type of communication. For more information go to OPC -devices

  • From the dropdown, select one of the supported Communication formats:

    • RAW: unprocessed data.
    • YAML: human readable data serialization format_
    • JSON: JavaScript Object Notation, used to send structured M2M data.
    • XML: eXtensible Markup Language, used for complex configurations.

  • Choose a Setup type from the dropdown menu. This defines the configuration settings that your fleet will adhere to.

    • Vehicles: For Robots
    • Device Model: IoT

These selections determine how your fleet setup will communicate within your organisation.

Step 3: You need to add vehicles or devices to the fleet depending on the selected Setup Type.

  • Vehicles: Add Vehicle
  • Device Model: Add Vehicle

Step 4: Once added, the vehicle or the devices will be listed on the New fleet setup form Add Vehicle

Step 5: If the Setup Type is vehicle, you can configure the different ROS topics that will be sent to the FMS by clicking on the settings button (In the blue square in the image above)

Note The ROS topics’ names and message type are set by default:

Command Description Message type
pose /amcl_pose geometry_msgs/PoseWithCovarianceStamped
battery /battery_state sensor_msgs/BatteryState
goal /move_base_simple/goal geometry_msgs/PoseStamped
goalArray /move_base/status actionlib_msgs/GoalStatusArray
goal_cancel /move_base/cancel actionlib_msgs/GoalID

Step 6:

  • Click Save to add the new fleet setup to your organisation’s overview.
  • You new fleet and pin will be listed on the main Fleet setup dashboard.
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