AMB Hub Initial Setup

	Difficulty easy
	Steps 7
	Estimated Time 10 minutes

Step 1: Unboxing

In the hub box there are a couple items:

Hub PC

Power cord

Step 2: Connections

Plug in the power cord into the Hub PC.

Once connected to power the PC should boot automatically, if this does not happen just press the power button.

If using ethernet, plug an ethernet cable in.

We recommend a wired ethernet connection rather than WiFi, though either will work.

The hub must be connected to the same network as the printers and the UI.

Step 3: WiFi

If using WiFi, you will need to connect a monitor to the PC and setup the WiFi connection in Ubuntu.

The hub should boot into the desktop with no login at this time; however this is subject to change.

Step 4: Checking Connection with the UI

Download the AMBOTS UI here.
Install the UI by double clicking the AMBOTS App Setup.exe
Opening the UI (on the same network) you can check your connection to the hub.

Both icons in the lower right of the UI will be green.

left icon shows the app is online
right icon shows the hub is on

Go to the hub watcher panel in the UI.

In the top of the hub watcher panel, there should be a hub IP address.

The nodes will not be running automatically, so before you send a print, click the “Start Hub Nodes” button at the bottom of the hub watcher panel.

When pressed, give it a moment to launch, but all the nodes except the “maincom” node should start and show a in their row.

Step 6: Useful commands to know

If you run into issues, here are a few useful console commands to know for the hub.

rb;     reboots the hub
up;     updates
gitup;  updates then does a fresh git pull
ros;    dispays the node statuses, ip address of the hub, and hub id number
build;  rebuilds the nodes

There is also a file on the desktop listing commands including how to reinstall the hub. This may be removed in the future.

Step 7: Section Complete

The hub is now ready for use.