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Re: introductions

 

Hi Mike,

The Smeter flow works using data coming from FRstack. I have no idea how to decode the smeter data stream that comes from the radio direct. VITA-49 is way over my head in coding to decode the data stream.

Let me know if you can pick it up from github here.?
I will add my other flows as time permits.

Gary


Re: parsing characters after specific text in a string - ideas?

 

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The issue is the messages are not always the same length and the word rfpower= appears over 10 times. I need to look for a unique keyword for the portion pertaining to the transmit slice.?

The other option I have is to get band data from my amp flow (80 for example) then do an if then function where if (band == 80){
Msg.band = 80
}

Do that for all bands.?

Then look for band 2 in the stream and then parse the Number after rfpower=

Since the length and contents of the messages from the radio vary that is probably the best way.?

73
Dave wo2x

Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?

On Jul 16, 2020, at 1:20 PM, K6HN <gary@...> wrote:

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Here is what I would use to get the '23' after the 'out'.

string = 'afgfadaefdvdvsdsscdwqout23fdhhgfgsjdgfsdfiop'
pos = string.search('out')? ? ? ? ?// find the start of 'out' in the string
pos = pos + 3? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? // add 3 to the start of 'out' to indicate the end of 'out'
data = string.slice(pos,pos + 2)? ? ? ? ? //get the 2 characters after the position of 'out'

There are many other ways to do this in Javascript.


Re: introductions

 

Looking forward to Gary’s Github....

Great job Gary!!


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On Thursday, July 16, 2020, 1:46 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

Wow Gary

Nice job.??

Would you be interested in sharing your S Meter flow?

Mike


On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM K6HN <gary@...> wrote:
I just found this group and look forward to participating. Here are a couple of my current node-red projects.

Antenna Switch Control, Rotor Control, S-meter.



Receiver antenna preamp and switching.



There are a few more applications in the works.

I am going to setup up a github account to share my flows so anyone can check them out.

Gary
K6HN


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Re: introductions

 

Wow Gary

Nice job.??

Would you be interested in sharing your S Meter flow?

Mike


On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM K6HN <gary@...> wrote:
I just found this group and look forward to participating. Here are a couple of my current node-red projects.

Antenna Switch Control, Rotor Control, S-meter.



Receiver antenna preamp and switching.



There are a few more applications in the works.

I am going to setup up a github account to share my flows so anyone can check them out.

Gary
K6HN


Re: parsing characters after specific text in a string - ideas?

 

Here is what I would use to get the '23' after the 'out'.

string = 'afgfadaefdvdvsdsscdwqout23fdhhgfgsjdgfsdfiop'
pos = string.search('out')? ? ? ? ?// find the start of 'out' in the string
pos = pos + 3? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? // add 3 to the start of 'out' to indicate the end of 'out'
data = string.slice(pos,pos + 2)? ? ? ? ? //get the 2 characters after the position of 'out'

There are many other ways to do this in Javascript.


Re: parsing characters after specific text in a string - ideas?

 
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Hi Gary,
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I have not gone back to investigate it since posting the question.
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The radio returns rfpower= for the current TX slice plus every band set up in the TX Band Setting table. I want to parse only the TX slice power slider value.
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I have an idea and can test tomorrow. Have to do some volunteer consulting for my former employer this afternoon.?
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73
Dave wo2x

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On Jul 16, 2020, at 12:51 PM, K6HN <gary@...> wrote:

Hi Dave,

Did you et this figured out or is it still an open question?

Gary
K6HN


Re: introductions

 

I just found this group and look forward to participating. Here are a couple of my current node-red projects.

Antenna Switch Control, Rotor Control, S-meter.



Receiver antenna preamp and switching.



There are a few more applications in the works.

I am going to setup up a github account to share my flows so anyone can check them out.

Gary
K6HN


Re: parsing characters after specific text in a string - ideas?

 

Hi Dave,

Did you et this figured out or is it still an open question?

Gary
K6HN


Re: UDP / GHE

 

Indeed. I have a Green Heron Select 8 antenna switch (not using it wireless but with a RG6 run from roof to shack) with a GH Wireless Base. I use the GH software configured with automatic band switch using the N1MM protocol, which receives the frequency information from the my Flex 6300 thru the Node Red flow made by Dave. This have been working correctly since I deployed it and never have stopped working.?This same flow sends the same information to a HF Auto tuner for band switching.?

The flow gets the radio info from the Flex and then sends it to GH Software (N1MM port) for automatic antenna switching according to band.

I?m available for any help as far as my knowledge allows me.

Regards,

Santiago

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Re: UDP / GHE

 

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Santiago is using the GHE UDP broadcast flow. He can comment on how it works. i had written it for him.

73
Dave wo2x


On Jul 16, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Ron <wv4ptn@...> wrote:

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Dave,

Thanks ! That gives me some idea on what it entails.
Since I'm looking to incorporate this into a multi op contest station, I'd really like to chat with someone that has it operational with GHE to see what limitations it has and how it would work across my network. If anyone can assist with schooling the clueless, Send me a FB friend request Ron Koenig (Pic of NO Please COPY)
Thanks again,
Ron, WV4P

Pic attached to give an idea of the station complexity.

On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 09:47, David De Coons wo2x <RocketNJ@...> wrote:
Good morning Ron.

Once you haveNode Red loaded you can check out the file section here


Read the readme on how to add the additional nodes I use in my flows. You should load the VITA49, FlexRadioV2, and HF Auto/GHE flows. Reboot after loading the flows. You will need to set the TCP address of your radio in the FlexRadio flow. There are comment nodes in various flows that describes anything that needs to be customized.

Dave wo2x


On Jul 16, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Ron <wv4ptn@...> wrote:

?G'Morning

I was told that someone(s) had a good way to convert FLEX CAT ? to UDP for controlling Green Heron Everyware devices. Michael told me to join to ask.
I did a light search but did not see any information. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. Ron, WV4P

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Hot to get up and running with Node Red - hardware and software

 

Hi All,

I am running Node Red on a Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB model with 32 GB microSD card but it should run fine on a 3B or newer with at least 8 GB microSD card.
I have killed 3 Samsung microSD cards (they heated up and cracked when in a SD to microSD adapter in the PC. Not sure why but the cheap microSD cards from MicroCenter (no name brand) have been working in several Pi's (Node Red and PiStar).

Software -ah yes... Here are notes that I have taken while building a Node Red Pi last week. It is not formatted yet but I know there are several people who could use some help getting started. So please feel free to comment as you go through it and we can work together to make it more complete then put it on the site WiKi.

Have fun and ask questions if you need help.

73
Dave wo2x

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recommend a 16 or 32 GB microSD card and a card reader to load the Raspberry Pi OS from your PC or MAC.
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Download latest Raspberry Pi "Buster" OS from?
https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
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Download Raspberry Pi Imager and run it when download is completed.
Choose Raspberry Pi 32 bit OS with desktop (top selection)
Click Choose SD card and you should see your card.?
Click Write. It will take several minutes depending on the size of your SD card.
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Once completed take the card out of the computer, wait a few seconds and put it back in.
Open File Explorer and browse to the SD card. It will display the boot partition. Right click and select new text file. Name it ssh with no extension (delete.txt).
Remove the SD card and install it in the Raspberry Pi.
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Boot up the Pi with it connected to your network via Ethernet.
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Download Putty from https://putty.org/
Install and run Putty. Enter the IP address of the Pi in Putty. The IP can be found in your router under device list. Alternately you can connect the Pi to a monitor with HDMI input and plug in a USB keyboard and mouse.
Once you enter the address of the Pi in Putty and hit enter you will see a prompt. Click Yes. A termonal window will open.
Login name is pi (lower case)
Password is raspberry
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Type sudo raspi-config
You can change the login password and network settings if you like.
Select Boot Options, then Desktop/CLI. Use the arrows to move and Enter key to select.
Choose Desktop Auto Login and hit Enter
Choose Interfacing Options then choose VNC.
Hit the left arrow to select Enable and hit Enter
When you see OK hit Enter
Select Update and hit Enter to update the Configuration Tool.
Select Advanced then select Expand File System and hit enter. When it says OK hit Enter.
Select Advanced then Resolution. Choose the highest resolution your monitor will support. When it says OK hit Enter
Arrow right until Finished is highlighted. Hit Enter. When prompted to reboot hit Enter.
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Close Putty
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The Pi will take a minute or so to reboot.
Download VNC Viewer from
https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/
Install it and run VNC Viewer.
Enter the IP address of the Pi to connect
The first time you will get a message there is no record of the connection. Click OK.
Enter the username is pi and password is raspberry
Follow the prompts to finish the setup.
The Pi will install updates which takes several minutes
When the updates complete click Restart
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Connect to the Pi with VNC Viewer
Open the terminal window and type in sudo su and hit Enter
To install Node Red type the following
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
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Type y and hit Enter at each prompt. It will take several minutes
Once complete type sudo apt-get update and hit Enter
When it completes type sudo apt-get full-upgrade and hit Enter
Type sudo systemctl enable nodered.service and hit Enter
Type sudo shutdown -r now to reboot the Pi. Node Red should automatically start.
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When the Pi reboots and Node Red starts open a web browser and enter the IP address if the Pi followed by :1880 (that is colon and 1880).
It will bring up the Node Red editor
You are now ready to create or import flows into Node Red.?
Some flows require additional nodes to be downloaded and installed.
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My flows and additional information are at https://github.com/wo2x/NodeRed
Please read the readme.md and install additional nodes.pdf files.
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Re: More hardware support by Node Red

 

Thanks Dave, as always. Yes, I know first hand about your availability and helpfulness.

This is something I just started planning for 2021, so there is a long way to go, but I will keep you all posted.

Santiago

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Re: More hardware support by Node Red

 

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I have the 2x8 Antenna Genius and plan to start on a flow for that in the near future.

I am seriously giving thought on swapping out my KPA1500 with a PG XL amp. Not sure on that yet.

?I don’t mind helping others to suport hardware that I do not have. I just did the W2 watt meter with connecting into Alan’s PC via TeamViewer (with Alan watch8ng). It was a good learning experience for both of us as we brainstormed to get it working well.

73
Dave wo2x


On Jul 16, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Santiago Mejia via groups.io <hi8smx@...> wrote:

?Dave and Mike, just wanted to ask a question, as we move forward and deeper on Node Red uses. I?m in the planning phase for my 2021 shack, which hopefully will see several changes, for example Green Heron Select 8 will be substituted by an Antenna Genius, my DCU Rotator Control will be substituted by a Rotator Genius and most important, it will include a PGXL and probably (if available for that time) my HF Auto will be substituted with an Tuner Genius and will be a backup tuner.

Have you seen any examples of Node Red controlling these devices? specially Mike, who I think already uses some of Ranko?s products.

Santiago

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Re: UDP / GHE

 

Dave,

Thanks ! That gives me some idea on what it entails.
Since I'm looking to incorporate this into a multi op contest station, I'd really like to chat with someone that has it operational with GHE to see what limitations it has and how it would work across my network. If anyone can assist with schooling the clueless, Send me a FB friend request Ron Koenig (Pic of NO Please COPY)
Thanks again,
Ron, WV4P

Pic attached to give an idea of the station complexity.


On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 09:47, David De Coons wo2x <RocketNJ@...> wrote:
Good morning Ron.

Once you haveNode Red loaded you can check out the file section here


Read the readme on how to add the additional nodes I use in my flows. You should load the VITA49, FlexRadioV2, and HF Auto/GHE flows. Reboot after loading the flows. You will need to set the TCP address of your radio in the FlexRadio flow. There are comment nodes in various flows that describes anything that needs to be customized.

Dave wo2x


On Jul 16, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Ron <wv4ptn@...> wrote:

?G'Morning

I was told that someone(s) had a good way to convert FLEX CAT ? to UDP for controlling Green Heron Everyware devices. Michael told me to join to ask.
I did a light search but did not see any information. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. Ron, WV4P


Re: More hardware support by Node Red

 

Dave and Mike, just wanted to ask a question, as we move forward and deeper on Node Red uses. I?m in the planning phase for my 2021 shack, which hopefully will see several changes, for example Green Heron Select 8 will be substituted by an Antenna Genius, my DCU Rotator Control will be substituted by a Rotator Genius and most important, it will include a PGXL and probably (if available for that time) my HF Auto will be substituted with an Tuner Genius and will be a backup tuner.

Have you seen any examples of Node Red controlling these devices? specially Mike, who I think already uses some of Ranko?s products.

Santiago

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73 de Santiago
HI8SMX
web:?
YouTube: HI8SMX?
Twitter: @hi8smx
Instagram: hi8smx


Re: UDP / GHE

 

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Good morning Ron.

Once you haveNode Red loaded you can check out the file section here


Read the readme on how to add the additional nodes I use in my flows. You should load the VITA49, FlexRadioV2, and HF Auto/GHE flows. Reboot after loading the flows. You will need to set the TCP address of your radio in the FlexRadio flow. There are comment nodes in various flows that describes anything that needs to be customized.

Dave wo2x


On Jul 16, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Ron <wv4ptn@...> wrote:

?G'Morning

I was told that someone(s) had a good way to convert FLEX CAT ? to UDP for controlling Green Heron Everyware devices. Michael told me to join to ask.
I did a light search but did not see any information. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. Ron, WV4P


UDP / GHE

 

G'Morning

I was told that someone(s) had a good way to convert FLEX CAT ? to UDP for controlling Green Heron Everyware devices. Michael told me to join to ask.
I did a light search but did not see any information. Can someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. Ron, WV4P


Re: Videos for new users

 

Hi Kevin,

This company and fellow have a very good series of videos for first-time node red users.



73

Andy

VA3CW


Re: File /wo2x flows/ElecraftW2_beta4.json uploaded #file-notice

 

And...now added to the Satellite Work Station:

Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 9.18.42 AM.png


Re: File /wo2x flows/ElecraftW2_beta4.json uploaded #file-notice

 

I installed the W2 into my "Production Pi".? Added actual names to the ranges and sensors.? Also, added a button to power on/off the W2 meter.

Here is a dashboard screenshot:

Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 8.52.22 AM.png

Alan
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