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<ul>
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<li>login as pi / raspberry
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<li>sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
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<p>#iface eth0 inet dhcp<br/>
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iface eth0 inet static<br/>
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<p><font color="#FF0000">#</font>iface eth0 inet dhcp<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000">iface eth0 inet static<br/>
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address 10.0.1.5<br/>
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netmask 255.255.255.0<br/>
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gateway 10.0.1.1<br/>
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nameserver 10.0.1.1</p>
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nameserver 10.0.1.1</font></p>
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<li>sudo raspi-config
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<ul>
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<li>1. Expand Filesystem
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<li>sudo apt-get upgrade
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<li>sudo reboot
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<h2>Install Remote Desktop</h2>
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<p>Optional… my RPi is headless and I use xRDP to connect from a Windows PC to run a graphical UI if needed (e.g. for Arduino IDE)</p>
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<ul>
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<li>login as pi / test
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<li>sudo apt-get install xrdp
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<li><i>to confirm it's working as expected try to connect from a remote computer to the RPi (e.g. from a Windows PC using the "Remote Desktop Connection" tool)</i>
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</ul>
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<h2>Install NodeJS (here: latest stable version available for RPi: 0.10.28)</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>login as pi / test
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<li>sudo cp -r node-v0.10.28-linux-arm-pi/* /opt/node
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<li>rm -rf node-v0.10.28-linux-arm-pi/
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<li>sudo nano /etc/profile
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<p>NODE_JS_HOME="/opt/node"<br/>
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PATH="$PATH:$NODE_JS_HOME/bin"<br/>
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<p><font color="#FF0000">NODE_JS_HOME="/opt/node"<br/>
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PATH="$PATH:$NODE_JS_HOME/bin"</font><br/>
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export PATH</p>
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<li>sudo reboot
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<li><i>to confirm it's working as expected login as pi/test and run "node -v" which should return the installed node version (here: v0.10.28)</i>
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<li><i>to confirm it's working as expected login as pi/test and run "/opt/mongo/bin/mongo" which should start the mongo shell (type "exit" to close the shell again)</i>
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<li><i>if the RPi loses power without proper shutdown while mongod is running, you can't restart without manually removing the pid file first. To do so run “sudo rm /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock”</i>
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<h2>Install Arduino (and update to latest 1.0.5)</h2>
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<li>login as pi / test
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<li>cd ..
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<li>rm -rf avrdude-rpi-master
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<h2>Install MySensors from Git branch development (here: password: test)</h2>
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<li>login as pi / test
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<li>cd NodeJsController
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<li>npm install
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<li>nano NodeJsController.js (optional : removing sample firmwares)
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<p>const fwHexFiles = [ ];</p>
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<p>const fwHexFiles = <font color="#FF0000">[ ]</font>;</p>
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<li><i>to confirm that the NodeJsController is working as expected and connects to the local mongo DB: "node NodeJsController.js" which should start the controller, connect to the database and run into an error connecting to the gateway. Stop node again via Ctrl-c</i>
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<h2>Start NodeJsController on boot</h2>
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<li>sudo reboot
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<li><i>to confirm that NodeJsController is starting at boot, check the log file /home/pi/logs/NodeJsController.log</i>
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<h2>Configure Arduino</h2>
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<li>start graphical UI (startx on RPi or via RDP)
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<li>Close Arduino IDE
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<h1>Serial Gateway</h1>
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<h2>Hardware</h2>
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<li>as described for the standard Serial Gateway
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<li>as described for the standard Serial Gateway - using the standard Serial Gateway sketch with DEBUG (in MyConfig.h) disabled
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<li>I'm using the version with inclusion mode button and LEDs based on no Arduino but a plain ATmega328p on a breadboard
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<li>Connect directly to the serial GPIO pins of the RPi:
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<p>Arduino GND <-> Raspberry Pi GND (pin 6)<br/>
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Arduino RESET <-> Raspberry Pi GPIO22 (pin 15)</p>
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<li>Right now I'm using a separate power supply for the serial gateway instead of the 3.3V or 5V pins of the RPi because I ran in some issues with power consumption during programming
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<h2>Disable default use of serial port</h2>
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<h2>Disable default use of RPi serial port</h2>
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<li>sudo nano /etc/inittab
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<p>#T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100</p>
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<p><font color="#FF0000">#</font>T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100</p>
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<li>sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt - remove part of the file:
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<p>console=ttyAMA0,115200</p>
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<p><font color="#FF0000"><strike>console=ttyAMA0,115200</strike></font></p>
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<li>cd /dev
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<li>sudo apt-get install minicom
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<li>sudo reboot
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<h2>Flash (assuming that the ATmega has a valid Arduino bootloader installed)</h2>
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<h2>Setup NodeJsController</h2>
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<li>nano ~/Arduino/NodeJsController/NodeJsController.js
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<p>//const gwType = 'Ethernet';<br/>
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//const gwAddress = '10.0.1.99';<br/>
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//const gwPort = 9999;<br/>
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const gwType = 'Serial';<br/>
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const gwPort = '/dev/ttyAMA0';<br/>
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const gwBaud = 115200;</p>
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<p><font color="#FF0000">//</font>const gwType = 'Ethernet';<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000">//</font>const gwAddress = '10.0.1.99';<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000">//</font>const gwPort = 9999;<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000"><strike>//</strike></font>const gwType = 'Serial';<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000"><strike>//</strike></font>const gwPort = '<font color="#FF0000">/dev/ttyAMA0</font>';<br/>
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<font color="#FF0000"><strike>//</strike></font>const gwBaud = 115200;</p>
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<h1>Ethernet Gateway</h1>
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<h2>Hardware</h2>
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<li>as described for the standard Ethernet Gateway
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<li>as described for the standard Ethernet Gateway - using the standard Ethernet Gateway sketch with DEBUG (in MyConfig.h) disabled
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<li>I'm using the version with inclusion mode button and LEDs based on no Arduino but a plain ATmega328p on a breadboard and the ENC28J60 Ethernet module
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<li>here: 10.0.1.99 / port: 9999
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<h2>Adjust Sourcecode (here: address 10.0.1.99 / port: 9999)</h2>
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<li>[I you are running into compilation errors due to missing files in the utility directory, do the following]
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<p><font color="#FF0000">//</font>#define DEBUG</p>
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<h2>Setup NodeJsController</h2>
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<p>const gwAddress = '<font color="#FF0000">10.0.1.99</font>';</p>
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