RoboThespian Shut Down
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Introduction
RoboThespian contains a PC and like any PC should be shut down fully before removing mains power.
This page explains how to shut down RoboThespian.
Before shutting down
If the robot is not in its resting position, then trigger the rest position from the COMPOSE screen
Shutdown using touchscreen
Access the administration section as detailed here
Under the 'System' tab in the Robot section press 'Shutdown' to shut down RoboThespian and the touchscreen kiosk. A message will confirm shutting down.
Earlier versions of the robot may require shutting down touchscreen and robot separately
Wait for RoboThespian to fully shut down - the LED on the computer on RoboThespian's back will turn off.
Please note that robot electronics will continue to run: eye screens will show a static graphic and (if fitted) body LEDs will continue to be illuminated
The touchscreen PC will close the interface, shut down and power itself off.
Switch off the mains power at the inlet or isolator
Shutdown RoboThespian using the Tritium GUI
You can shut down the robot through the Tritium GUI, this is especially useful if you are logged into the Tritium GUI already as you can shut down the robot remotely.
- If you are not logged into the Tritium GUI then log in to the Tritium GUI using your username and password associated with that robot, you can also log into the robot by clicking on its link through the robots.ea page
- If you are already logged in then shutdown the robot by first clicking on the serial number in the top left corner of the screen and then clicking the 'Shut down robot' in the bottom right corner of the screen
- The robot is now turned off but it still has power so unplug the mains from the robots base
Remote shutdown from a pc or server on the same LAN
- This method uses the Tritium Web API, it is also applicable to SociBot
- Note that access to the API is restricted to authorized applications.
- Use the Web API page Security tab to create a token
- To revoke access using a particular token, delete it
From a PC or server on the same LAN issue this command
curl -v --cookie tritium_auth_token=<auth token> -X POST -d "" http://<robot IP>/tritium/shutdown
- substitute <robot IP> with the IP of the robot on your LAN
- substitute <auth token> with the auth token generated from the Web API page Security tab
- Access is all or nothing – if the token is valid all API functionality is available to the application. If not, all API requests will be refused with 403 Access Denied.
Shutdown RoboThespian using power button on NUC (mini PC)
For Tritium 1 robots with a 5th gen or earlier NUC model mini PC only
- Should you need to, you can use the power button on the PC on the robot's back to initiate a shutdown.
Shutdown kiosk using power button on NUC (mini PC)
For wooden kiosks only
- Should you need to, you can use the power button on the PC inside the kiosk to initiate a shutdown.