Topbar

This section describes all the controls available in the application topbar as well as all the information displayed.

Access service views

The main controls of the topbar allow the user to switch between the different service views, listed here under:

to monitor all the fleet of the selected mission (see Navigation)

to exchange chat messages (see Chat)

to monitor telemetry parameters (see Telemetry)

to exchange files (see File Transfer)

Additional controls or information

Mission Selector

Opens a dialog box which allows to switch between authorized missions.

../_images/choose_mission.png — Mission Selector

By default, the box only shows missions with at least one active vehicle. The checkbox allows to also display past missions with no active vehicle. Accessing those mission allow to retrieve history or perform flight replays.

Current Time

Current time in UTC. This is the time of the device where the application is displayed, not the time of PLANET server.

Current User

Display current username. Clicking on this button opens a dropdown menuwhere user can logout or change its password.

More Actions

Dropdown menu with access to History, Admin and this documentation. Note that access to Admin section is restricted to users with admin priviledges.

Local Connection Status

If there is a connection issue between your browser and the PLANET server, the following banner will appear under the topbar.

../_images/disconnected.png — Disconnected notification

Reconnection is handled automatically. However, if the message persists, check your Internet connectivity for ground users, or your LAN connectivity for onboard users.

Caution

MQTT status indication

This indicator does not show the status of the connectivity between the onboard server and the ground server !