FlatTurtle Blog
9 September 2012
AB partners with MIVB to promote public transportation. Next up, FlatTurtle?
20 July 2012
Hello, I’ve been working these last three weeks on Flatturtle, together with Nik and Jens. We have three main components: controller for the infoscreen, controlbay and the infoscreen itself (TV). The infoscreen was as good as finished but still contained some bugs that were handled by Jens.
The controlbay lays in a secure VPN network but is also a communication point for the controller that sends HTTP requests. This means that the controlbay is the weak link in terms of security so we have to ensure unauthorized access is prevented. This task was given to Nik who handled this quite well. He provided a restful API where devices could authorize by providing a pin code that gives them access through an access token. There’s also made a distinction between mobile and dedicated devices so that we could release an application that gives people the chance to control the screen with their own phone while ensuring that it doesn’t interfere with dedicated usage.
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