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## features
-|feature|due|status|author|description|
-|-|-|-|-|-|
-|view warnings / errors|
-|direct control|
-|configure map|
-|input orders|
-|enable/disable emergency mode|
-|enable/disable sensor calibration mode|
-|enable/disable wet floor mode|
-|read sensor values|
-|set display contents|optional
-|play music|optional
-|control leds|optional
+|feature|status|author|description|
+|-|-|-|-|
+|view warnings / errors|unimplemented||see a log of parsed warnings/errors
+|direct control|done|Loek|directly control the robot with tank-style controls
+|configure map|unimplemented||set map width/height and define entry/exitpoints
+|input orders|unimplemented||type orders with lists of coordinates to visit
+|enable/disable emergency mode|unimplemented||self-explanatory
+|enable/disable sensor calibration mode|unimplemented||self-explanatory
+|enable/disable wet floor mode|unimplemented||self-explanatory
+|read sensor values|unimplemented||dashboard that displays all i/o as bar graphs
+|set display contents|unimplemented||send text to display on lcd
+|play music|unimplemented||play tunes
+|control leds|unimplemented||turn on/off underside leds
## interface
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ the robot in various ways. it primarily works in a bios-like way, with the user
having access to multiple tabs containing options or custom interface elements.
to start the interface, the user should run `./main <com-port>`. the interface
-could look something like this (with colored text for element seperation):
+could look something like this (with colored text for element seperation, [see
+on figma](https://www.figma.com/file/vZ6rQp2G1HBAmbdrkxIZJ3/terminal-app)):
```
verbonden, 2ms ping (0.0.2-11-g92c394b) batterij 100%
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ sneltoetsen:
```
the top status bar is always supposed to be visible, and is sort of inspired by
-[ncmpcpp](https://github.com/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp). because the client software
-should use no libraries if possible, a custom renderer needs to be implemented,
-though it doesn't matter if it's very primitive.
+[ncmpcpp](https://github.com/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp). we're using
+[ncurses](https://invisible-mirror.net/ncurses/ncurses.html) to assist in
+creating a cross-platform terminal ui.
going from top-left in reading order the status bar contains: connection
status, ping time, robot version number, robot battery info, current logic
@@ -81,10 +82,3 @@ modules are executed after each other:
- status bar paint
- current tab paint
-## notes on ascii escape codes
-
-- color codes
-- terminal echo codes
-- how to read terminal (re)size
-- cursor movement(?)
-