This page is a guide for real life experiments at the CPM Lab at the chair i11 of the RWTH Aachen.

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Start an experiment

Use the Main PC to run your real life application HLC in the lab. It is the only PC in the room that is connected to the IPS. It is also possible to access it via remote, but also in this case, the script you want to test has to run on the Main PC. When you  When you enter the room the main PC is the one where the cable from the celing (IPS and labcam) are connected (it is the third PC from the entrance door when you go straight).

1. Start the router by using turning on the wallplug using the white remote control (position 2).
2. Start the main PC. If you do not see a login screen this most likely because the login screen is shown either on the big screen on the wall or the screen on your left. You can either unplug the second screen or turn the corresponding screen on (worst case, turn on both).
3. Check the current branch and checkout your branch if necessary.
4. Use git clean -xdf
5. Use ./build_all.bash 
6. Log in as cpm-user.
7. Build your desired version of the CPM Lab.
8. Start the LCC

Let the vehicles drive!

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2. Make sure that your HLC works in simulation

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If it does, proceed:you want to record a video of your experiment

1. Toggle the "Record" switch in the Lab Camera section of the Setup Tab of the LCC.
2. After you stop the experiment, you find the video in /tmp/cpm_lab_recordings/ 

Continue to

1. Turn the vehicles on and position them on in the grounddriving area.
2. Turn on "lab mode" in the Setup Tab of the LCC to activate the IPS.
3. All active vehicles will be selected by Wait until all vehicles are shown at their correct poses in the LCC.

4. Load your script and

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   click "deploy".

Using the labcam

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