<![CDATA[OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON]]>I set up and ran the OLED/temperature asdescribed in the Onion project book. I can successfully run the 'python main.py' command and see the temperature value update on the OLED and to ubidots dashboard but having no success automating it to update periodically with the CRON. Following the steps in the project book and all I get is the temperature value holding from the last 'python main.py' command. Any troubleshooting suggestions?

]]>http://community.onion.io/topic/2632/oled-w-temp-expansion-project-problem-running-code-periodically-with-cronRSS for NodeTue, 18 Aug 2026 17:53:56 GMTFri, 05 Jan 2018 21:31:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON on Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:31:47 GMT]]>I set up and ran the OLED/temperature asdescribed in the Onion project book. I can successfully run the 'python main.py' command and see the temperature value update on the OLED and to ubidots dashboard but having no success automating it to update periodically with the CRON. Following the steps in the project book and all I get is the temperature value holding from the last 'python main.py' command. Any troubleshooting suggestions?

]]>http://community.onion.io/post/15615http://community.onion.io/post/15615Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:31:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON on Sat, 06 Jan 2018 06:58:00 GMT]]>@congo What is your crontab entry?
Cron executes instructions in a separate shell with its own environment (incl PATH), so, often, programs that execute successfully in the user shell by being called by name only (e.g. python) need to have their full path specified (e.g. /usr/bin/python) in order to execute successfully in a crontab entry.
Post output from crontab -l (lower case L) if you are able.

]]>http://community.onion.io/post/15622http://community.onion.io/post/15622Sat, 06 Jan 2018 06:58:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON on Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:25:11 GMT]]>this the 'crontab -e' entry

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]]>http://community.onion.io/post/15632http://community.onion.io/post/15632Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON on Mon, 08 Jan 2018 05:58:21 GMT]]>@congo
Ok, for that line to operate correctly, it looks like you need to insert some spaces between the "*"'s (starting after the first one) and to correct the spelling of "/user/" to "/usr/" (remove the "e").
e.g.

# m h dom mon dow command
* * * * * /usr/bin/python /root/temperature-monitor/main.py

[edit]
added header line for purposes of understanding the crontab fields, where:
m - minute
h - hour
dom - day of month
mon - month
dow - day of week
command - command to execute
[/edit]

]]>http://community.onion.io/post/15633http://community.onion.io/post/15633Mon, 08 Jan 2018 05:58:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OLED w/temp expansion project - problem running code periodically with CRON on Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:57:00 GMT]]>Thanks for that! I cleaned those mistakes up and its running properly now.

]]>http://community.onion.io/post/15635http://community.onion.io/post/15635Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:57:00 GMT