Stellar Station Overview¶

Stellar Station is the control center of Stellar X. In a web browser you build the robot system as a graph of nodes (gateways, controllers, sensors, navigation and your own modules), load their design documents, start them, and watch their state and logs. The controller UIs (Motion Studio, Strider and Articulation) and Stellar Designer open from the Station as well.

Open the Station from any computer on the controller's network:

http://ROBOT_ADDRESS

In this guide the address is 192.168.60.18. On the controller's own network the Station needs no sign-in. Use a recent version of Chrome or Edge.

If you do not know the controller's address yet, see Network Settings.

1. Screen Layout¶

Station overview — The Runtime page of Stellar Station

No.	Item	Description
1	Runtime / Modules	The two pages of the Station. Runtime is the node graph shown here; Modules lists the available modules and installs your own (Modules).
2	LIVE and uptime	The Station is running, and how long it has been running.
3	Save state	Saved / Saving…. Every change to the graph is saved to the controller automatically. If a save fails, the label turns into Retry save.
4	Filter	Shows only nodes of a type (Gateway, Controller, Compound, Application) or a status. Nodes connected to a match stay visible but dimmed.
5	Load SDR	Replaces the whole Station with an `.sdr` file (Backup and Restore).
6	Export SDR	Downloads the whole Station as an `.sdr` file.
7	Add node	Adds a gateway, controller, compound or application node (Nodes and Connections).
8	Start all nodes	Starts or stops every node in dependency order (Running Nodes).
9	Resources	CPU, memory and GPU load of the controller.
10	Node card	One node of the graph, with its ports and its state.
11	Canvas controls	Zoom out, zoom level and zoom in, Fit view, Auto layout, and collapse or expand all node cards. Drag the empty canvas to move the view.
12	Inspector	Details of the selected node: its state, controls, design document, connections and logs. The button at the right end of the toolbar shows or hides it.

Tip: Right-click the empty canvas to add a node directly, and right-click a node for its actions (start, stop, open its UI, delete).

2. Resources¶

Click Resources to see the controller's load. View details opens the system monitor.

The bars turn amber at 70 % and red at 85 %. Stellar X has no GPU, so GPU shows —.

3. Theme¶

Click the Stellar mark at the top left and choose Theme › Midnight (dark) or Twilight (light).

4. What You Do on the Station¶

A typical robot system is built in this order. Each step has its own page.

flowchart TB
    A["Add nodes<br>gateway + controller"] --> B["Load design documents<br>.gw · .sdd · .sddm · .sdda"]
    B --> C["Connect ports<br>servo_link"]
    C --> D["Start nodes"]
    D --> E["Operate<br>Motion Studio · Strider · Articulation"]

Step	Page
Add nodes and connect their ports	Nodes and Connections
Load or edit the documents of the nodes	Design Documents
Start and stop nodes, read their state and logs, open the controller UIs	Running Nodes
Install your own programs	Modules
Back up, restore or copy the whole Station	Backup and Restore

For a complete walkthrough with a simulated robot, follow the Quick Start.

5. Pages Served by Stellar X¶

Address	What it is
`http://ROBOT_ADDRESS`	Stellar Station, and Stellar Designer when opened from a node
`http://ROBOT_ADDRESS:8081/...`	Controller UIs (Motion Studio, Strider, Articulation) and module UIs; open them from their nodes on the Station page
`http://ROBOT_ADDRESS:3000`	Network Settings
`ssh -p 2222 sodero@ROBOT_ADDRESS`	SSH Workspace

Anyone who can reach the controller's network can open the Station and command the robot. Keep Stellar X on a trusted network.

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