Re: Pi Problems with node red
You can set static IP but is very frowned upon. You are better off doing dhcp reservation in router for following reasons:
- you want to connect radio direct to computer. If radio is DHCP and router normally handles reservation, a direct connection will use a 169.254.X.X link local IP. Othwise you need to remember radio IP and set PC to static IP on same subnet.
- you get new router. Either from your ISP or you buy one. The subnet can be different leaving you with no communications to radio.
- most hams do not understand networking that well and wouldn’t understand subnetting or subnet masks.
- KISS. Keep It Simple Simon (was going to say stupid). You want things to work out of the box without the user having to have a degree in computer science.
I might be over dramatic but making a point why decisions are made. As far as my Flex Radio flow and having to change the Ping node IP, it is in the ReadMe node in the flow. Again my money is wagered on his radio’s IP changed with the new router replacement.
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On Jul 14, 2022, at 4:23 PM, Adrian Fewster <vk4tux@...> wrote:
?Dave, does the radio not have the manual ability to set static IP ? it relies on auto dhcp only ?
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Adrian
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Re: Pi Problems with node red
Yes, he can connect to api but my $$$ is on the radio IP address changed.
73 Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?
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On Jul 14, 2022, at 3:37 PM, Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:
? agree.....but, I assumed since Scott was able to connect to the Pi via Putty, he knew and was using the updated IP address in Node-Red. ?
Scott, do as Dave says, first, just to make sure.
Alan On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 3:18 PM David De Coons wo2x < RocketNJ@...> wrote: No!
By changing your router your radio IP probably changed. Check IP of radio then in Flex Radio flow change ping node IP to match radio.?
Deploy and shut down and restart client. Or worst case reboot api after, then reboot radio, then connect.?
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.? ?Scott
Since you can Putty into the Pi, the first step is to verify Node-Red is running.? If you followed the script from the site to install Node-Red, it is installed as a "Service", and the below commands will work.
Run this command to check Node-Red Status: ? ? ?systemctl status nodered.service
You should see "active(running)" in the return.
If not try this command to start Node-Red, then run the status command: ??systemctl start nodered.service
If Node-Red is not running, run the install script from?Nodered.org
If Node -Red is?running, then its a LAN / IP number issue.
Alan.? WA9WUD
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Re: Pi Problems with node red
agree.....but, I assumed since Scott was able to connect to the Pi via Putty, he knew and was using the updated IP address in Node-Red. ?
Scott, do as Dave says, first, just to make sure.
Alan
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 3:18 PM David De Coons wo2x < RocketNJ@...> wrote: No!
By changing your router your radio IP probably changed. Check IP of radio then in Flex Radio flow change ping node IP to match radio.?
Deploy and shut down and restart client. Or worst case reboot api after, then reboot radio, then connect.?
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.? ?Scott
Since you can Putty into the Pi, the first step is to verify Node-Red is running.? If you followed the script from the site to install Node-Red, it is installed as a "Service", and the below commands will work.
Run this command to check Node-Red Status: ? ? ?systemctl status nodered.service
You should see "active(running)" in the return.
If not try this command to start Node-Red, then run the status command: ??systemctl start nodered.service
If Node-Red is not running, run the install script from?Nodered.org
If Node -Red is?running, then its a LAN / IP number issue.
Alan.? WA9WUD
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Re: Pi Problems with node red
No!
By changing your router your radio IP probably changed. Check IP of radio then in Flex Radio flow change ping node IP to match radio.?
Deploy and shut down and restart client. Or worst case reboot api after, then reboot radio, then connect.?
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?
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On Jul 14, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:
?Scott
Since you can Putty into the Pi, the first step is to verify Node-Red is running. ?If you followed the script from the node-red.org site to install Node-Red, it is installed as a "Service", and the below commands will work.
Run this command to check Node-Red Status: ? ? ?systemctl status nodered.service
You should see "active(running)" in the return.
If not try this command to start Node-Red, then run the status command: ??systemctl start nodered.service
If Node-Red is not running, run the install script from?Nodered.org
If Node -Red is?running, then its a LAN / IP number issue.
Alan. ?WA9WUD
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Re: Pi Problems with node red
Scott
Since you can Putty into the Pi, the first step is to verify Node-Red is running. ?If you followed the script from the node-red.org site to install Node-Red, it is installed as a "Service", and the below commands will work.
Run this command to check Node-Red Status: ? ? ?systemctl status nodered.service
You should see "active(running)" in the return.
If not try this command to start Node-Red, then run the status command: ??systemctl start nodered.service
If Node-Red is not running, run the install script from?Nodered.org
If Node -Red is?running, then its a LAN / IP number issue.
Alan. ?WA9WUD
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Pi Problems with node red
Ok all so old router died, spectrum issued me a new one and now my nightmare has begun.? I try to start node red on pi and it just spams error of:
(error) (function:getDBM) TypeError: Cannot read property of 'smeters' of undefined
I did nothing but change router out.? I can putty into pi with no issue, zerotier sees pi no issues but I cannot connect to node-red or get it started.? Im sure something changed like a ip address or something but it is beyond me.
Anyone got any ideas?? I would like to not lose my flows or installs either.? :(
Scott
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Re: Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
Thanks so much Alan! Problem solved. Another lesson learned.
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Ed KA9EES
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Re: Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
I think the disconnect is within the new version of W1TR's app. I did just update to it. I had been running v3.9.6.5. Not sure, but there was something going on before I updated.
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Ed KA9EES
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Re: Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
Hi Alan,
This has happened remotely via my iPad. So at first I thought it might have something to do with the VPN. I checked it as soon as I got home on the local computer. Same thing. I am not using a web browser, but an App. I have refreshed it several times. I also opened it in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. Same result.
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Ed KA9EES
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Re: Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
Ed, I should add.
If refreshing your browser shows the dashboard updates you sent to the HF-Auto, it is a sign that your computer is not keeping up with the changes.
If so, try reducing?the number of open browser tabs or other applications running.
Alan
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:14 PM Alan Blind, WA9WUD via <a.alan.blind= [email protected]> wrote: Ed, try refreshing your browser.
Alan
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:09 PM Edward Dowdy < ka9ees@...> wrote: I'm running an HFAUTO tuner. Along with that I'm using W1TR's latest version of his HF_AUTO App 3.9.8.1. I can control it via the dashboard. Yet the GUI doesn't show the change. Any ideas on what's happening?
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Ed KA9EES
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Re: Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
Ed, try refreshing your browser.
Alan
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:09 PM Edward Dowdy < ka9ees@...> wrote: I'm running an HFAUTO tuner. Along with that I'm using W1TR's latest version of his HF_AUTO App 3.9.8.1. I can control it via the dashboard. Yet the GUI doesn't show the change. Any ideas on what's happening?
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Ed KA9EES
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Dashboard activates but doesn't reflect
I'm running an HFAUTO tuner. Along with that I'm using W1TR's latest version of his HF_AUTO App 3.9.8.1. I can control it via the dashboard. Yet the GUI doesn't show the change. Any ideas on what's happening?
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Ed KA9EES
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File /!1! Flows by Type/SVG Based Flows/Tuner Sweep.json updated
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The following files and folders have been updated in
the Files area of the [email protected] group.
By: Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...>
Description:
Update >> Bug fixes for the Memory Save Controls<<. Tuner Sweep. Using the 403A, Flex, Tuner Genius, teaches the TG-XL tuner the tuning solution for any range of frequencies and step size within the selected frequency range. Requires the WO2X Tuner Genius Flow.
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I did a live demo at Xenia with my Stream Deck plugged into my laptop. Using a combination of FRStack on the laptop with StreamDeck REST commands and then websocket back to Node RedPi in shack in NJ I had full control.
I like the 32 button vs 15 as I don’t have to switch between screens for commonly used controls (AC power outlets, rotor control, relays, antenna switch, PG XL amp, Tuner Genius and radio.)
There is a zip file in files section of the site with my different flows, Stream Deck plug-ins, and my profile for Stream Deck. Also have a video on YouTube where we cover configuring the Stream Deck.
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On Jul 14, 2022, at 3:33 AM, Barry Baines via groups.io <bbaines@...> wrote:
? I see that Elgato is offering a “Prime Day” discount via Amazon for the Stream Deck (Classic-original 15 key version) with a 33% discount ($99.99):
They’re also offering the MK.2 (15 Keys) for $149.99 and the MK.2 with 32 Keys for $224.70 (10% discount).
Questions:
1. ?With the development work done to date does it matter which version of Stream Deck is utilized? ?It isn’t clear to me what the differences are between Stream Deck Classic and Stream Deck Mk.2. ?
2. Any thoughts on whether 15 keys is “sufficient” or is 32 keys a “better" solution overall? ?Is having 32 keys worth the price difference for use in with Node Red?
3. Am I correct to presume that ?with Node Red running on a Pi4, the Stream Deck can still be plugged into a computer (PC or Mac)? ?
4. ?Has anyone done any development work where the Stream Deck is plugged into a remote computer ?(PC or Mac) and still be able to interface Stream Deck with Node Red located at the ham shack?
My amateur station is located in SE Georgia. ?I operate remotely about 90% of the time, so the investment in Stream Deck is dependent on whether I can use it away from the ham shack. ?I primarily use a Mac but do have a PC laptop I mainly use in my vehicle that could also be used at my remote locations to interface with a Stream Deck.
Thoughts/comments welcome & 73,
Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Boston, MA)
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I see that Elgato is offering a “Prime Day” discount via Amazon for the Stream Deck (Classic-original 15 key version) with a 33% discount ($99.99):
They’re also offering the MK.2 (15 Keys) for $149.99 and the MK.2 with 32 Keys for $224.70 (10% discount).
Questions:
1. ?With the development work done to date does it matter which version of Stream Deck is utilized? ?It isn’t clear to me what the differences are between Stream Deck Classic and Stream Deck Mk.2. ?
2. Any thoughts on whether 15 keys is “sufficient” or is 32 keys a “better" solution overall? ?Is having 32 keys worth the price difference for use in with Node Red?
3. Am I correct to presume that ?with Node Red running on a Pi4, the Stream Deck can still be plugged into a computer (PC or Mac)? ?
4. ?Has anyone done any development work where the Stream Deck is plugged into a remote computer ?(PC or Mac) and still be able to interface Stream Deck with Node Red located at the ham shack?
My amateur station is located in SE Georgia. ?I operate remotely about 90% of the time, so the investment in Stream Deck is dependent on whether I can use it away from the ham shack. ?I primarily use a Mac but do have a PC laptop I mainly use in my vehicle that could also be used at my remote locations to interface with a Stream Deck.
Thoughts/comments welcome & 73,
Barry Baines, WD4ASW/1 (Currently in Boston, MA)
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Re: File /!1! Flows by Type/SVG Based Flows/Tuner Sweep.json updated
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I added a Sweep Memory Module. ?Here is a screenshot of the new Dashboard Group:  After building a Tuner Sweep, give the default file name a prefix. ?The default name is the band-year-day-minute, of the scan. Then "Save Sweep"  You can recall and load to the Bar Graph, any of the saved sweeps using a dropdown, that has a list of all the saved Sweep file names.  The Sweeps are stored in a text file in your Node-Red host PC's, "Document" directory, "tuner_sweeps". ?One subdirectory, "sweep_data" contains a file for each saved sweep, and, a file named, "sweep_names" is a text file of all the saved sweep names.  If your current Raspberry Pi user name is "pi", no changes are required. ?If you have a different user name or if you want to save the "tuner_sweeps" directory in a different location, you can easily modify the path on the "Memory Control Module" editor page:  Alan. WA9WUD
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File /!1! Flows by Type/SVG Based Flows/Tuner Sweep.json updated
#file-notice
The following files and folders have been updated in
the Files area of the [email protected] group.
By: Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...>
Description:
Update >> Added Sweep Memory Controls. Name, Save and Recall previous sweeps, and display on the Sweep Bar Graph<<. Tuner Sweep. Using the 403A, Flex, Tuner Genius, teaches the TG-XL tuner the tuning solution for any range of frequencies and step size within the selected frequency range. Requires the WO2X Tuner Genius Flow.
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Re: Tuner Genius Auto Tune video
I already have a video on YouTube in setting up the Tuner Genius. It covers setting the bypass segment. It is on my YouTube and Flex Radio’s YouTube channels.?
73 Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?
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On Jul 11, 2022, at 3:07 PM, Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:
? ahhhh.....perhaps a "WO2X" video, "How to set up your tuner?genius antenna program, using the Tuner Scanner" tool.
Alan On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 2:59 PM David De Coons wo2x < RocketNJ@...> wrote: Correct. And when entering the bypass start and stop frequencies in the Tuner Genius app under Device Settings/Other/Band Settings, don’t forget to enter the frequencies in kHz.
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.? ?In Dave's video, he shows the Tuner Sweeping and Learning a band.? By placing your Tuner Genius in "Bypass", and running a scan, you will see the antenna's SWR sweep, with no tuner.? This would be helpful to find the frequency ranges you may elect to have the Tuner Genius automatically bypass.? Here is a scan of my G5RV on 40 meters, Tuner Genius in "Bypass".  Alan. WA9WUD
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Re: Tuner Genius Auto Tune video
ahhhh.....perhaps a "WO2X" video, "How to set up your tuner?genius antenna program, using the Tuner Scanner" tool.
Alan
On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 2:59 PM David De Coons wo2x < RocketNJ@...> wrote: Correct. And when entering the bypass start and stop frequencies in the Tuner Genius app under Device Settings/Other/Band Settings, don’t forget to enter the frequencies in kHz.
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.? ?In Dave's video, he shows the Tuner Sweeping and Learning a band.? By placing your Tuner Genius in "Bypass", and running a scan, you will see the antenna's SWR sweep, with no tuner.? This would be helpful to find the frequency ranges you may elect to have the Tuner Genius automatically bypass.? Here is a scan of my G5RV on 40 meters, Tuner Genius in "Bypass".  Alan. WA9WUD
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Re: Tuner Genius Auto Tune video
Correct. And when entering the bypass start and stop frequencies in the Tuner Genius app under Device Settings/Other/Band Settings, don’t forget to enter the frequencies in kHz.
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?
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On Jul 11, 2022, at 2:52 PM, Alan Blind, WA9WUD <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:
?In Dave's video, he shows the Tuner Sweeping and Learning a band.? By placing your Tuner Genius in "Bypass", and running a scan, you will see the antenna's SWR sweep, with no tuner. ?This would be helpful to find the frequency ranges you may elect to have the Tuner Genius automatically bypass. ?Here is a scan of my G5RV on 40 meters, Tuner Genius in "Bypass".  Alan. WA9WUD
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