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Change in API vars with v3.9.x


 

Has anyone upgraded to v3.9.x?? I ask because I just successfully upgraded my 8600M to v3.9.18 but now some of the basic API vars (i.e., PA Voltage, Input Voltage, Fan speed & PA Temp) appear to have changed in the RAD.? Trying to confirm if this is occurring with anyone besides myself.
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Mike / K5MAP


 

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API is the same. What are you seeing? If no meters from radio, check IP address of radio matches Ping node.?

73
Dave wo2x
Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?

On May 28, 2025, at 11:58?PM, Mike Pate - K5MAP via groups.io <k5map@...> wrote:

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Has anyone upgraded to v3.9.x?? I ask because I just successfully upgraded my 8600M to v3.9.18 but now some of the basic API vars (i.e., PA Voltage, Input Voltage, Fan speed & PA Temp) appear to have changed in the RAD.? Trying to confirm if this is occurring with anyone besides myself.
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Mike / K5MAP


 

In my flow, I have a switch node which breaks out the vars... in the switch I have the following:
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matches regex RAD\/.+\/MAINFAN
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When I check the flow value of FAN, NR shows the following
{"src":"RAD","num":0,"nam":"+13.8B","low":10.5,"hi":15,"desc":"Main radio input voltage at CPU (continuous)","unit":"Volts","fps":0,"topic":"RAD/0/+13.8B"}
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So, if the vars haven't changed, I'm struggling to find the source of my issue.
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Mike / K5MAP


 

Oh wait... I think I identified the source of my problem...? in the node which sets the Flow vars, I have the following:
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Set flow.FAN to the value msg.payload["6"]
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Could the order of the values have changed with the new version?
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Mike / K5MAP


 

It has been a long time since I last visited this flow... here is a pic of the flow.? Is there anything you see which needs to be changes?
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Mike / K5MAP


 

Dave,
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Ok, I figured it out... in the upper right corner of my flow, I have a Change node which reads the msg.payload and parses out the vars using the msg.payload["x"].? It appears there is a couple of new vars which changed the order of what my node expected.? I updated the payload array values and all is working again.??
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Given how my flow is impacted by the order of the payload array, do you have a recommendation on a better way to parse these values?
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Mike / K5MAP


 

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Use a switch node and use the Match RegEx. See my Flex Radio v16 flow for example.?

I also set the meters to zero when radio is off (ping fails). That way I know if radio is on.?

73
Dave wo2x
Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?

On May 29, 2025, at 12:16?AM, Mike Pate - K5MAP via groups.io <k5map@...> wrote:

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It has been a long time since I last visited this flow... here is a pic of the flow.? Is there anything you see which needs to be changes?
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<Screenshot 2025-05-28 231519.png>
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Mike / K5MAP


 

Will do, much thanks!
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Mike / K5MAP


 

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Mine looks pretty much normal here, both Voltages, PA Temp, are Normal except the fan speed may be a little high, or maybe it's just because it's a quite warm night.

This Email is ONLY for the Person or entity it was addressed to Have a great day Bret WX7Y

On 5/28/2025 9:58 PM, Mike Pate - K5MAP via groups.io wrote:

Has anyone upgraded to v3.9.x?? I ask because I just successfully upgraded my 8600M to v3.9.18 but now some of the basic API vars (i.e., PA Voltage, Input Voltage, Fan speed & PA Temp) appear to have changed in the RAD.? Trying to confirm if this is occurring with anyone besides myself.
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Mike / K5MAP

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YMMV
73
Bret
WX7Y


 

Dave,
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I uploaded your v16 flow... Is there a portion of your flow, where you send a request to the radio to have it respond with the min/max value of vars?? if so, where in the flow.? So far, I have not been able to locate that portion.
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Mike / K5MAP


 
Edited

2 new objects were added.. #5 - PA Current and #14 -? Signal Strength after TNF
See the list below.
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Attached is a template you can keep in your flow for reference.?


 

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There is not. I manually set the low and high based on when I had injected a sub meter all command and then watched the meter stream coming out.?

The scaling values have not changed so I do not need to get all of the meter data. I just set the ranges in the dashboard
Meter nodes (Ui Level, gauge, etc)

It makes for a more efficient flow. ?And using Stephen, N1SH Flex nodes, the meter out can be easily determined and then use the split and switch node to provide the meter sat individually using the Matches RegEx selection in the switch node.

73
Dave wo2x
Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?

On May 29, 2025, at 4:14?AM, Mick , W8BE via groups.io <w8bea2b2c2@...> wrote:

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Attached is a template you can keep in your flow for reference.?
<Flex3_9Meters.json>


 

I just played around with the pa current and I suspect it does not work with the 6xxx radios.? ?I am getting the max value even when in receive.
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According to the values the radio is pulling 10 amps ...
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5:?object
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It is probably added for the Aurora series radios, especially since the high value is only 0 amps. The Aurora GUI shows the efficiency of the PA and would need to know PA current & voltage.?

73
Dave wo2x
Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.?

On May 29, 2025, at 4:37?AM, Mick , W8BE via groups.io <w8bea2b2c2@...> wrote:

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I just played around with the pa current and I suspect it does not work with the 6xxx radios.? ?I am getting the max value even when in receive.
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According to the values the radio is pulling 10 amps ...
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5:?object
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Mick,
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Thanks... I'm not familiar with using a template.? Can you provide more details?
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Mike / K5MAP


 

The low value is 0 and the high value is 10.
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Just import the template node into your dashboard some where.? All you have to do is open it then and you will see the json object records formatted.


 

Oh, so just upload it into a Comment node for reference... not use it physically in the flow, correct?
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Mike / K5MAP


 

Correct.? ?