06-08-2017, 06:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2017, 03:17 PM by nexsuperne101.)
OK, so its now time to do some monitoring. I bought the RS232 to TTL for my Raspberry Pi3, and then realised that they both have female plugs! So I got the soldering iron out and modified the lead that comes with the PIP4048 Inverter.
I really like the dashboard that Daniel has come up with using Grafana, so he has very kindly taken the time to sort something out for my install by way of an ISO. I am now doing the "Idiot" testing, as my experience of anything other than Windows is extremely limited. The theory is that if I can do it with so little coding knowledge, then a complete beginner should also be able to download an image, put in an SD card and run a program to put the image onto the card. Put it in the Pi, and switch it on, job done!
Just as a footnote, the wiring isn't quite as expected. The TX and RX pins were reversed from the Inverter cable, so pin 1 went to pin 3 on the D type, pin 2 went to pin 2 on the D type, and pin 8 went to pin 5 on the D type plug (ground connection).
I really like the dashboard that Daniel has come up with using Grafana, so he has very kindly taken the time to sort something out for my install by way of an ISO. I am now doing the "Idiot" testing, as my experience of anything other than Windows is extremely limited. The theory is that if I can do it with so little coding knowledge, then a complete beginner should also be able to download an image, put in an SD card and run a program to put the image onto the card. Put it in the Pi, and switch it on, job done!
Just as a footnote, the wiring isn't quite as expected. The TX and RX pins were reversed from the Inverter cable, so pin 1 went to pin 3 on the D type, pin 2 went to pin 2 on the D type, and pin 8 went to pin 5 on the D type plug (ground connection).