Terminology

Term Explanation

Section or Page

A part of the app designed for a specific function (e.g. steering, simple composer, …).

Dashboard

A home-page in ZBOS Control that can be customized to show only the needed widget.

Widget

An item of the dashboard designed to show and control one part of the robot.

Blueprint

The general layout for the dashboard where the widgets may be placed.

Joystick

A joystick to control the movement of the robot (or specific parts of the robot).

Keypad

A keypad used to control the movement of the robot (or specific parts of the robot).

POI or Point-Of-Interest

A Point of Interest is a specific location defined on a map-object where the robot can navigate to.

Connection page

The page on the robot displaying the network information.

Local connection

A connection between ZBOS Control and a robot using a local network

Remote connection

A connection between ZBOS Control and a robot using the internet

It is highly recommended to use the tablet or smartphone in a Landscape-orientation, especially when using the composer- or editor-pages.