Use Of Sessantaquattro; Sessantaquattro Wifi Interface - BIO electronica sessantaquattro User Manual

sessantaquattro user manual v1.1 - June 2017
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USE OF SESSANTAQUATTRO

The sessantaquattro can be interfaced to any computer with a network interface and running any
kind of operative system. This manual refers to the use of sessantaquattro together with PC with
Windows and the freeware software OT BioLab. In case a different type of operative system is
used, or if the user interface needs to be customized the configuration and communication
protocol of sessantaquattro is available as Matlab examples. Please contact OT Bioelettronica to
receive the additional manual and examples.

8.1 Sessantaquattro WiFi interface

The WiFi interface available for sessantaquattro is similar to the interface available for other
devices like printers, routers or access points. As any other device connected to a network,
sessantaquattro has its own IP address. When sessantaquattro is connected to a network (with the
same IP range of the PC) it is accessible for data transfer, ping or configuration, through its web
configuration page.
It can act as an access point or can connect to a WiFi network generated from other access points.
In the default factory settings, sessantaquattro generate a WiFi network open (with no password)
with name "sessantaquattro" and act as a DHCP server providing the settings to the devices that
are connected to the network. The sessantaquattro default IP address, when it act as access point,
is 192.168.1.1, with subnet mask 255.255.255.0. When successfully connected to the network
generated by sessantaquattro, typing the IP address on any browser the internal configuration
page will be displayed (refer to section 8.6). The configuration page allows to check the device
current settings and to change all the parameters.
A list of networks, and relative password to access them, can be saved in the internal flash
memory of sessantaquattro (refer to section 8.6). When the sessantaquattro is configured to
connect to an external WiFi network, at start-up, it try to connect to one of the network in its list
and, when successfully connected, it starts to blink the white led twice. In this condition a service
called mDNS running on sessantaquattro can be used to find its IP address. OT BioLab software
make available a button in the configuration window to directly open the sessantaquattro web
Bonjour
page. Another option is to use a free software called that will receive the mDNS message
displaying the sessantaquattro IP address.
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