Posts made by mawg

@Lazar-Demin is there any plan to support HDMI output? I would pay for that, but not for the new Dash, because I want a (much) larger screen.

I am desperately seeking a good SBC with BT 5.1 (not 5.0), for the location capabilities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Bluetooth_5.1
https://www.fierceelectronics.com/components/bluetooth-5-1-refines-location-accuracy
etc

Despite the Omega 2 Dash, I would wish for a plain HDMI connection. I won't buy the Dash, but would buy an Omega 3 with HDMI support.

Are there any graphic libraries available for Python coders?

I mean something that can at least draw a decent dashboard (as the C++ library does) and detect touch (gestures).

@Nathan-Guyette I am having the same problem. Did you ever find a solution?

@György-Farkas Thanks very much. That helped. A pity this forum won;t let me marked it as the answer

Please, don't spam

Running from putty SSH, this happens on my Omega2 Pro:

Device Firmware Version: 0.3.0 b204
Checking latest version online...
url: https://api.onioniot.com/firmware/omega2pro/stable
Repo Firmware Version: 0.3.2 b232
Comparing version numbers
New firmware version available, need to upgrade device firmware
Downloading new firmware ...
/usr/bin/oupgrade: local: line 378: not in a function
root@Omega-B2FC:~#

any ideas?

@Lazar-Demin I followed the docs - and then that URL I referenced, which is pretty much the same thing.

Despite that, and despite the fact that the docs say

The device driver will already be installed and Linux should recognize the device automatically. 

I just can't see the GPS board (e.g in "ubus list" after "opkg install ogps") which is attached to an Omega2 Pro.

Do you think I have a dead GS board? Although the blue LED on it is lit.

Aha! I dug out an old Omega 2, which and the GPS board works just fine with that.

So, now the question is how to get it working with the pro board ...

Thanks again for your help

@Douglas-Kryder Thansk for confirming that. I am surprised that I did not find it in the official documentation

@crispyoz Sorry, but I have been a professional developer for 40 years now and cannot live without a debugger.

Does the Omega (2) have onboard debugginf software? Failing that is there any JTAG? My software is of a complexity that I need to be able to set beakpoints, examine the stack & variables, etce, etc. "debug by printf()" just won't cut it for me.

I would prefer to code in Ada, but doub that that will be possible; failing that, C; failing that Python.

Should I seek a different platform?

[update] works just fine with an old Omega2+, just not with the new pro. The pro works otherwise, I can Telnet in, run a demo program on the display, etc ...

If you read the thread, please keep this in mind & tell me if my board is dead, or if I need to configure it somehow. Thanks

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I have just done a factory reset. I am reading Using the GPS Expansion in the official docs.

I have attached the GPS board to an Omega2 Pro, but I don't see any entry in /dev nor does the ubus command show the board. There is a blue LED glowing, so I would expect it to be ok

Is there some initial setup of which I am not aware? For instance, see here - do I need to do any of that?

opkg update
opkg install ogps
ubus list
/etc/init.d/rpcd restart
ubus call gps info  

Just thought that I would ask here before trying, a I am wondering why it is not in the offical docs if it is necessary

@crispyoz just a user app

Preferably C, although I could live with Python, I suppose

@Douglas-Kryder Thank you so much !! I just ordered one

Is there an on-board debugger? Can I use a JTAG probe? Do I juts print out over UART?

Sorry to ask such a basic question. I really hope for a proper debugger, with breakpoints.

Are there any plans ot support the modula and popular Grive connector? It would give us acecss to dozens (hundreds?) of sensors & controllers.