Local App v 0.3.51

[Resthome]

   Another stealth update for the Local App?? Maybe I missed it but didn't see anything about it in the forums. It would be great to have the changes for each revision documented in a readme file with the download such as done with the Classic firmware updates. Since we went from v 0.3.43 to v 0.3.51 I would guess some changes and/or fixes have taken place. The reason I ask is the MidNite manuals are way out of date and a simple readme would help loads. 

[Halfcrazy]

Yeah we are really bad at documentation

Basically what has been added is all the little things and some bug fixes. As best we can tell we are pretty well wrapped up with the local app. It now has "Set time and Date" it does all the SOC% stuff and what not. Mike will eventually get the Logging to log SOC and WBjr amps etc.

Ryan

[Resthome]

Yeah we are really bad at documentation

Basically what has been added is all the little things and some bug fixes. As best we can tell we are pretty well wrapped up with the local app. It now has "Set time and Date" it does all the SOC% stuff and what not. Mike will eventually get the Logging to log SOC and WBjr amps etc.

Ryan

Thanks Ryan,

Yeah I know programmers hate to document!  Definitely want to see the SOC and WBjr amps being logged. Not all of us have access to the internet for MyMidNite.

Will try to look at 0.3.51 this weekend if I make the trip up to the lake. Need to go while there is still water, it's down 100 ft and predicted to go down another 100 ft by November 2014. 

[ClassicCrazy]

I am trying to figure out what the DB is on the status info screen

Absorb Time:03:00:00
Equalize Time:01:30:00
Last Voc:8.4
DB1: 0x0    DB2: 0x0
DB3: 0x0    DB4: 0x0

And USB Dump - do we connect up with terminal program to view the dump ?

[atop8918]

Hi,
The DB registers are Debug Registers to help us figure out lingering issues on the Classic. We may bug you guys from time to time to give us the values in those registers if things go awry with your Classics.

I'm not sure how to get the USB info on the Classic. I think you do need to connect the USB to a terminal program. I think the Classic shows up as Comm port 8 by default. boB will have to weigh in on the specifics.

Thanks!
-A

[TomW]

I'm not sure how to get the USB info on the Classic. I think you do need to connect the USB to a terminal program. I think the Classic shows up as Comm port 8 by default. boB will have to weigh in on the specifics.

Thanks!
-A

-A;

Well, on Linux I just use "cat /dev/ttyACM0" where "0" is the port your system sees when the Classic is spitting out data over USB. First I enabled serial communications on the Classic under the "Comms" menu on the MNGP. It has several modes that I attempted to document some time ago on this forum when I was using that method as a work around to a lack of simple Modbus support under Linux. The modes dump different streams of raw data and there is one interactive mode at least. Once you enable USB data in the Comms menu your system should see it as a serial device like any other device. I don't do Windows so cannot help get that working. It actually worked pretty well but there were some issues with my Raspberry Pi garbling the data due to no error correction on the stream and the Pi having a lot going on with USB drives, ethernet and USB serial data all on the same chip internally.

I made a thread on this some months ago.

That thread is over here:

http://midniteforum.com/index.php?topic=898.msg5988;topicseen#msg5988


Good luck with it.

Tom

Editted the Linux command line to reflect the facts and added the link to the post with info on the modes.

[atop8918]

Aha,
Thanks, Tom.
That's the easy way to do it -- just use Linux.

For windows users you will need:
- A USB cable
- A terminal program such as putty or Poderosa, (or hyper.....ugh.....term....)
- A chicken
- Two goats
- 12 dipped paraffin candles
- white chalk
- an idol of Bill Gates fashioned from Brass or Iron, DO NOT USE TIN or BRONZE!!!!!

Procedure: (Do NOT deviate from this procedure in any way including stopping at any point. Once you have sacrificed the chicken you must complete the ceremon...procedure to its conclusion otherwise you risk damaging your hard-drive)

- With the chalk, draw a 5-pointed star approx 1 cubit in diameter.
- Join the ends of the tops of the stars to form a pentagram.
It is NORMAL for the lights to flicker and for there to be the ominous sound of thunder even if it is daytime and there is no rain in sight.
- place one (1) candle at each point of the star including the internal-facing points. You should have 2 candles remaining.
- Place the idol at the center of the pentagram and position it between the two remaining candles in the EXACT center of the diagram. It should face directly NORTH (geographic)
- repeat the following words as you sacrifice the chicken:
"Klatu barata niktu" <emphasis on the NIK in NIKtu>
- Now attach the USB cable between your computer and the Classic and fire up your terminal program.
- Configuration of the terminal program is beyond the scope of this procedure.
- The goats are there for fun. Have some.
- Under no circumstances should you blow out the candles.

I'll add this to the manual someplace and sometime....
Thanks!

[Halfcrazy]

But what do I do with the Damn chicken??? I just brought the goats in and was ready to try this.

[TomW]

Ryan;

Cheesey chicken enchilada dip of course.

Found that link for the modes info it is here:

http://midniteforum.com/index.php?topic=898.msg5988;topicseen#msg5988

And I lied about the command line in the original comment on this in this thread, it should be:

cat /dev/ttyACM0.

Just to keep it accurate.

Tom

[ClassicCrazy]

Actually it was way too simple - as soon as I plugged into the USB and started Terraterm terminal program on serial port 8 with default 9600 baud settings it was spitting out data. I used Local Status to change to Modbus dump and it spit out that . Here is sample of the two
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.5,   814
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.2,    7.5,   813
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.1,    7.5,   812
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.5,   810
105.4,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.6,   812
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.5,   812
105.4,   89.6,   29.7,   27.4,    7.6,   813
105.4,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.5,   812
105.5,   89.6,   29.7,   27.2,    7.5,   812
105.4,   89.6,   29.7,   27.3,    7.5,   812 4389,      0
4390,   1194
4391,   1233
4392,  12397
4393,    123
4394,      0
4395,      0
4396,      0
4101,   1174
4102,   2014
4103,    532
4104,     11
4105,      0
4106,   2066
4107,  53248
4108,   1567
4109,  65492
4110,  65535
4111,  19674
4112,  52967
4113,      0
4114,      1
4115,    297
4116,   1054
4117,    270
4118,      0

[ClassicCrazy]

Is the Bully Menu  Reboot option in the Basic Config the same as a VMM reset ?

That would be great if it was so I wouldn't have to get someone to go outside and flip the Classic power breaker while someone else is holding in the left and right arrows on the MNGP which is inside . 

well I guess I can try it and see - here goes ! 

It seems like it reset something but didn't ever make the MNGP display go off - and it made the Local App reconnect.  None of the config settings changed 

[zoneblue]

I got the impression it is soft reset, ie akin to turning off then on again.

[atop8918]

Yeah -- it is a soft reboot, not a VMM.

[cybermaus]

- repeat the following words as you sacrifice the chicken:
"Klatu barata niktu" <emphasis on the NIK in NIKtu>

WARNING to all users: critical misspellings: Should be double A in 'Klaatu'; 'barada' is with a D; 'nikto' is with an O
Really atop8918, you need to show responsibility in these matters.

[atop8918]

Cybermaus!
Careful there, make sure to use Bruce Campbell's poorly enunciated version of the magic words, not Klaatu's instructions for Gort. Remember we are exorcising demons, not giving logic instructions to logical machines here. This is Windows.