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mozz100

Member since Jan 2017 • Last active Feb 2017
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  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    The puck isn't connected to the other computer, because that computer is next to me, switched off, and I'm about 5 miles away from the puck! The puck is a few feet away from the mac mini (houghton) into which I am sshing. I might be ready to accept defeat on this...

  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    OK well maybe I have to install Chrome and go through that. Before I do, I updated espruino (0.0.31) and noble (1.7.0). Console output:

    houghton:~ mozz$ espruino --list
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.31
    
    PORTS:
      TEST (test)
      /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
    houghton:~ mozz$ espruino -p unknown
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.31
    
    Connecting to 'unknown'
    Port "unknown" not found
    Unable to connect!
    houghton:~ mozz$ espruino -p TEST
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.31
    
    Connecting to 'TEST'
    No result found - just got "\u0003\u0010console.log(\"<\",\"<<\",JSON.stringify(process.env),\">>\",\">\")\n"
    Connected
    
    
    

    So I think I'm talking to the correct device ("TEST"?) but I get this "No result found..." and I can't issue commands. I tried, but the REPL doesn't seem to be working. Could be because I'm using ssh, terminal settings or something. I have to hit Ctrl+C twice pretty quickly to get out.

    Thanks for the support.

  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    I am using the Mac Mini over ssh - don't really want to put Chrome on there to test the Web IDE, but I might resort to that. (From the laptop, the web IDE connects quite well and fairly quickly.)

    It's not about reliability, to be frank: on the mac mini, espruino command line very consistently fails to connect :-(, and when it does "see" the puck, it always reports "unknown" as the address. If it wasn't for the laptop I wouldn't even know what its MAC address was.

    So this is the failure I always see on the mac mini. It works about 1 in 2 from macbook.

    espruino -p cd:47:aa:41:44:2d
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.30
    
    Connecting to 'cd:47:aa:41:44:2d'
    Port "cd:47:aa:41:44:2d" not found
    Unable to connect!
    
  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    Thanks for the super quick suggestion. I'm not connected from one while trying to connect from the other. And both Macs are running Sierra 10.12.2. Results unaffected by restarting all the devices

  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    On one Mac (recent Macbook pro), from the espruino command line tool, with noble installed, I can see/connect to puck.js about 50% of the time. (I updated the firmware recently to improve this). For example:

    >$ espruino --list
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.30
    
    PORTS:
      cd:47:aa:41:44:2d (Puck.js 442d)
      /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
    

    On another Mac (Mac mini) in the same room, running the same software, I can't ever seem to connect, and I get this when scanning (see "unknown" below) with what feels like a less than 50% success rate:

    $ espruino --list
    Espruino Command-line Tool 0.0.30
    
    PORTS:
      unknown (Puck.js 442d)
      /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
    

    Why is espruino on the mac mini able to "see" puck but not work out its address, or connect to it?

    I've had such limited success connecting to the thing, even with updated firmware, I'm starting to lose faith... can anyone help me understand how this might happen, and how I can fix it? I'd like to use the Mac mini (permanently on) to talk to the puck and have it control things in the real world...

  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    I recommend https://ngrok.com as a great quick way to get up a (temporary) https website that you can instantly update by hitting "save" on your computer and then "refresh" in your browser.

    It's an easy way to expose a service running on a port inside your home network via an https URL (required for web bluetooth to work). I found it incredibly handy while getting started with puck.js

  • in Puck.js, Pixl.js and MDBT42
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    Ah, I'm now on 1v91 and things are much more reliable. Connecting from Chrome seems much, much snappier too.

    I think this definitely warrants a mention on https://www.espruino.com/Puck.js+Quick+Start if devices with the older firmware are people's first experience.

    Huge thanks for the super quick and helpful response!

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