Signal-K node server up and running on Raspberry Pi 3 and accessible via built in wireless LAN

[JRT78]

Have just received my RPI 3 and have got the Signal K node server up and running and now the in built wlan on the rpi board is also running.

So many options now...

Used the following instructions on getting the wlan to be an access point if anyone is interested:

https://frillip.com/using-your-raspberry-pi-3-as-a-wifi-access-point-with-hostapd/

 

[JRT78]

Forgot to mention, the wireless range seems very good for a antenna on chip setup.

[Johan Barne]

Good to hear you got it running. I have recently worked with the nodejs server on a Raspberry Pi 2 with success. In order to reproduce my successful implementation, I wrote up all steps in a file.

However, when I got my Raspberry Pi 3, I used the notes and failed installing the nodejs server. It failed on the serialport part.

You did not have that problem?

[Teppo Kurki]

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Johan Barne <johan...@gmail.com> wrote:

In order to reproduce my successful implementation, I wrote up all steps in a file.

However, when I got my Raspberry Pi 3, I used the notes and failed installing the nodejs server. It failed on the serialport part.

This is somewhat the reason why I started the Ansible effort at https://github.com/tkurki/marinepi-provisioning - instead of handwritten notes the Ansible playbooks have instructions that can install all the relevant software on a fresh installation.

The playbooks' signalk role installs the latest SK Node server without problems on RPi3. Underneath the hood it just git clones the SK node server and runs npm install on it. I can't recall any special steps needed for serialport to work and I just activated it myself yesterday.

What problems are you running into?

PS. troubleshooting is sometimes more straightforward in Slack on #support channel. The problem there is that the resolution is not googlable, so summarising to the list is good practice/citizenship.

[JRT78]

Yes, I did have a problem with the serial port not working.  Check my other post just recently about a solution to fix it.

[Johan Barne]

Hi Justin!

Thanks for the pointer. I think I found the post you refer to. There you state that:

"then modified the code as per the workaround mentioned and then was able to install the serial port correctly and the server runs from the serial port."

Which modification do you refer to?

Do you have a link to it?

Cheers!

[Teppo Kurki]

Since the problem is related to a really old version of node that is bundled with Raspbian Jessie if I were you I would just uninstall that version of node and reinstall node 5 with the instructions at https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

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