Listening State

Listening State

The following are the functions of the listening state:

1. Monitor the radio receive channel for commands from earth (Mission Control)
2. Analyze the commands to estimate how much power would each command take.
3. Route the command to the appropriate state if there is sufficient power to honor it.

Animation/ Graphical Indication: The rover displays a blinking green light when it receives a message.

Important points to note: If the rover does not have sufficient power to honor the command received, it saves off the message for later and puts itself into hibernating state. Receiving a message reduces the radio life by 1.