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Node red control of pypilot? - PaddyB - 2021-12-02
Mybe not node red though, so I want to create a simple on/off switch to enable/standby. There's an ESP32 which could do the job of monitoring the switch easily then send a true/false mqtt message to get the data into node-red - then what?
Ia there a http put or something that will tell pypilot to turn on/off? Or what are the options?
Also, would be useful for testing the motor driver to send commands to move the actuator full travel repeatedly - that possible somehow?
All this info is no doubt available online but you guys will probably be far quicker then me searching
TIA
RE: Node red control of pypilot? - seandepagnier - 2021-12-02
it is currently implemented in various ways, and the python version can run under micropython on esp32 giving wifi control.
As for control through node-red, I believe is simply not implemented.
You can use scripts, or even invoke pypilot_client directly
RE: Node red control of pypilot? - PaddyB - 2021-12-03
(2021-12-02, 08:04 PM)seandepagnier Wrote: You can use scripts, or even invoke pypilot_client directly
Anyone have any pointers to any examples or how-to of either of those?
Ta
RE: Node red control of pypilot? - stelian - 2021-12-03
for example : "pypilot_client ap.enabled=1"
you can even run this from another device over the network, add -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address argument to the above command.
"pypilot_client -i" will print information about all the values you can (mostly) read and (sometimes) write.
RE: Node red control of pypilot? - PaddyB - 2021-12-03
(2021-12-03, 10:41 AM)stelian Wrote: for example : "pypilot_client ap.enabled=1"
you can even run this from another device over the network, add -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx IP address argument to the above command.
"pypilot_client -i" will print information about all the values you can (mostly) read and (sometimes) write.
Thanks! Sounds like that should do what I need.
RE: Node red control of pypilot? - ironman - 2021-12-03
I don't know node-red but in a python script you might also import pypilotClient, example here.