Have to admit, I'm getting frustrated. Seems like nothing is working or, at least, in some cases, not working properly.
1)Could not load the Editor or Terminal from the console (even after factory reboot and manual installation). Given up so now I'm doing everything via ssh on the command line
2)Unable to get to cloud via safari on iOS, crimping the iOT functionality a bit.
3)Cloud compile. Bit of a joke hey nudge nudge, wink wink. Been stuck on 'queued' for days now.
4)expled - well heck, seems like you have to downgrade the os
5)Very little on getting C cross compilers setup (for newbies like me esp) on OSX. Seems a waste to have so much power at your fingertips and to program hardware functionality using slow interpreted languages like python and php. If only the cloud compile worked reliably, that would help........
6)fast-gpio - let's not go there, hence there is no way to generate decent frequency PWM's on gpio pins unless....you got it, you have access to cloud compile or a cross compiler. (e.g. dimming and mixing colour on the RGB led)
7)Very little documentation on how to use the options on the cloud under device explorer. e.g. to run a command remotely (I did figure this out but also discovered that it will lose synch forcing you to logout and back in to the cloud to make it work every so often)
8)At one point I tried to install pip for python, it failed and I was left with a heap of modules chewing up memory. So, I figured the easiest to be rid of them would be a factory reset. I read the warning knowing all user files would be lost but did not expect to have to redo the wifi setup and re-install the console-base. And it all had to be done from the command line as the 'getting started' gui did not load.

I have numerous other problems and niggles but those are the main ones frustrating me right now. I know, some of these are due to my inexperience but hey, this device was supposed to make easy, fast and fun development and iOT easily accessible. Running a command (via the cloud login) that calls a script on the device seems a bit, um, light in the pants hey?

In the immortal words of King Louie, "So give me the secret, man-cub, clue me what to do."

Hi guys.

Anyone having issues with the cloud, in particular device explorer?

It keeps telling me that the device is offline despite it being powered up, connected to the network and accessible via blynk.

Reboot did not fix it either.

And suggestions?

Don't know if this means anything to anyone but, I did a

device-client -v

which resulted in

>> Starting device client
>> Starting listening...
>> Sending request to 'ds.onion.io/?1`w?1`w?/listen?key=?1`w?1`w'
>> Write_callback: received '23' bytes, time: 'Fri Mar 10 04:31:33 2017
'
>> Write_callback: valid json: '{"error":"auth failed"}'
error : "auth failed"
>> Completed GET
> Connection lost!
  > Restarting connection (restart #1) ...

>> RESPONSE THREAD!
>> Sending POST to url: '', post data: '{"error":"Could not find 'command' object!
"}'
>> POST Sent! (url: '')
Error: Error
>> Closing RESPONSE THREAD

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This solved my problem.

Hello José. As I mentioned, I have limited linux skills so please bear with me (Back when I did hardware development I came from a windows environment where I used Keil-C51 and asm51to develop 8031/51). I installed Docker and then ran
<code>docker run -it --name omega2-sdk-app -v /my_host_dir:/remote jlcs/omega2-sdk bash</code> and this resulted in....
..
..
..
<code>
ac6fd0b9cf61: Pull complete
Digest: sha256:5ef396085b6de58353f94c22f038b75dd41adaaefa35a799fcb02a7c66e36360
Status: Downloaded newer image for jlcs/omega2-sdk:latest
docker: Error response from daemon: Mounts denied:
The path /my_host_dir
is not shared from OS X and is not known to Docker.
You can configure shared paths from Docker -> Preferences... -> File Sharing.
See https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/osxfs/#namespaces for more info.
..
xxxxxx:~ xxxx$ make
xcode-select: note: no developer tools were found at '/Applications/Xcode.app', requesting install. Choose an option in the dialog to download the command line developer tools.
</code>
Then, I was not sure how to run the make command (I remember with the 8051's you would list your source and all the libraries you included) so figured I'd just enter it and it may give me a usage report. My computer then wants me to load XCODE. Is this the route you took? And, what parameters did you feed MAKE?

I appreciate your support.
Thank you.
PS: Voting wise, even though it is bigger, I think for the un-initated like myself, the two heavy Docker repositories would probably be more suitable.

@John-Landgrave From what device are you viewing the page from? There is an issue with IOS that I have not figured out yet.

Me too, would also like to know. Be great to be able to use the Omega as a WiFi strength mapper (maybe add in GPS and a second module also with GPS to implement a poor man's DGPS?)

Hi. I have recently installed blynk on an Omega2 and it seems to work with the test CLI line. Like you, however, I have not found much documentation. How'd you go, have you made it work yet?

Hi guys,

I am using blynk to toggle a gpio that in return is seen by a c app that in turn grabs a copy of a image, stored by a mjpg_streamer running in the background (in /tmp that that is a ram disk - trying to avoid exceeding flash memory rd/wr lifespan) , and sends the pic via mailsend to my address as well as a pushing notification via Pushover to tell me to check my mail. (The idea is that the gpio can be triggered via blynk or a physical event like an alarm going off or someone ringing a doorbell.) I know that I could probably make this all a lot easier by making the Omega2 available from outside my network (and using PHP via a browser do it all), I've seen a few guys talking about that and quite a few warned about the security aspect of doing that.

So, this way, as convoluted as it is, I can get to the Omega without altering my router or anything.

I am an procedural programming dabbler (C in fact on old style 8051's) so writing OOP in C++ or JS or whatever is like rocket science to a burger flipper. Oop is on my bucket list but low on the priority scale.

This is just a way I figured to make it work.

And it does.

The issue I'm having is with blynk. I can get it working fine. I launch blynk (ON-OFF) on an Omega2 with the test CLI command as per Onion's documentation
node /usr/bin/blynk-library/bin/blynk-client.js <my Token>
I then push it into the background with a Ctrl-Z followed by a bg command on the ssh session. I have a simple sketch to toggle a gpio from my iPhone, and, it works great. However, after a day or so, blynk is not running anymore.

HOW do I keep it running or relaunch it if it is not? AND, how could I find out why blink is dying? WHAT is the best way to launch blynk sort of like a deamon?
I could pull some convoluted shit, but would prefer not to, by getting my C prog to launch something like a
system("top | grep blynk > running.txt")
every now and then in the main loop, opening and examining that file and if it finds blynk not running, launch it again with something like a
system("node /usr/bin/blynk-library/bin/blynk-client.js <my Token>")

I had a look at blynk-client.js but, being a procedural programmer, I am unable to find the main loop so not sure what I can do there. Nor do I know if the blynk library has amIRunning() and reLaunch() type of functionality. And the Onion Omega specific help on the Blynk site is non existent. It seems also that there is a C++ lib but (apparently) for the Omega. I do have a cross compiler setup in Docker thanks to the very helpful @José-Luis-Cánovas but obviously that would need a rebuild with a blynk library for C/C++ if that is available.

Have any of you guys done something like this or worked with the blynk library or have some insights or some way to modify the blynk-client.js to take care of it automatically. "C'mon mister, spare a poor beggar a bit of info."

@luz With you on this one.

@Jo-Kritzinger Got it working using CLI. Still.... not great is it?

What, is this groundhog day? Same is happening to me today.
C'mon onion...

Hi guys.

Anyone having issues with the cloud, in particular device explorer?

It keeps telling me that the device is offline despite it being powered up, connected to the network and accessible via blynk.

Reboot did not fix it either.

And suggestions?

Don't know if this means anything to anyone but, I did a

device-client -v

which resulted in

>> Starting device client
>> Starting listening...
>> Sending request to 'ds.onion.io/?1`w?1`w?/listen?key=?1`w?1`w'
>> Write_callback: received '23' bytes, time: 'Fri Mar 10 04:31:33 2017
'
>> Write_callback: valid json: '{"error":"auth failed"}'
error : "auth failed"
>> Completed GET
> Connection lost!
  > Restarting connection (restart #1) ...

>> RESPONSE THREAD!
>> Sending POST to url: '', post data: '{"error":"Could not find 'command' object!
"}'
>> POST Sent! (url: '')
Error: Error
>> Closing RESPONSE THREAD

@György-Farkas Thank you, great information!

@José-Luis-Cánovas So, the code from edit 1 just at a normal prompt on my Mac?