Rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive

General
41

@Colin Can we try to reinstall the node-red-node-pi-gpio package?

[EDIT]
just for clarity:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd .node-red
pi@raspberrypi:~/.node-red $ node-red-stop
Stop Node-RED

Use   node-red-start   to start Node-RED again

pi@raspberrypi:~/.node-red $ npm i node-red-node-pi-gpio

pi@raspberrypi:~/.node-red $ node-red-start
42

That won't help.
After installing python3-rpi.gpio are you still getting the message

[warn] rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive

when you start node-red?

43

Yess I'm still getting the message

44

Ok, only other thing I can think of is to run the extra install commands on the node's page that it says shouldn't be necessary on a pi. node-red-node-pi-gpio (node) - Node-RED
That's the ones starting
sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev
Note that the command starting echo 'KERNEL==... has flowed onto a second line, but is all one line. Copy/paste out of there and it should be ok.

I have to go for the moment. Back later.

45

just done also this, but nothing best

46

What does this command show?
which python

47

/usr/bin/python

Alan

48

I formatted the OS (before that I made a copy). Brand new Rasberrian OS without any modification: node-red GPIO is not available....... I did not even install the node-red-node-pi-gpio. It was there and it is not working.

49

After
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade

it still can not reach the GPIOs

50

By Node-RED... And whit shell?

If anyone can teach me, I'would like to try to move some GPIOs by Pyhton script, for test GPIOs in general environment and not only by N-R...

Alan

[EDIT]
in my case by shell I can reach the GPIOs

51

I have a beta version that may help...

can someone try

cd ~/.node-red
npm i node-red-node-pi-gpio@2.0.0-beta4
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52

ok, thanks.... Now I try!

53

After taking the latest update with this script, it still not available:

bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
54

the result is:

pi@raspberrypi:~/.node-red $ npm i node-red-node-pi-gpio@2.0.0-beta4

changed 1 package, and audited 514 packages in 17s

37 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

21 vulnerabilities (3 low, 2 moderate, 15 high, 1 critical)

To address issues that do not require attention, run:
  npm audit fix

To address all issues possible (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.

Run `npm audit` for details.

so I don't konw how to do!

Alan

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55

It's working for me !!!!!!!!!!!
Super cool :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: I will try not with the original settings.

56

For me it was different:

pi@zeus:~ $ cd ~/.node-red
pi@zeus:~/.node-red $ npm i node-red-node-pi-gpio@2.0.0-beta4

changed 1 package, and audited 81 packages in 4s

17 packages are looking for funding
run npm fund for details

found 0 vulnerabilities
pi@zeus:~/.node-red $

57

OK GUYS, it's working also for me!!!

Another question, the result of this command npm i node-red-node-pi-gpio@2.0.0-beta4 is problematic?

Now the question is: reasons for this issue? Why a beta version work and the original not?

Thanks for your time and your help

Alan

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58

Did you initiate a injection on the inject node?

Before Inject
image

After Inject
image
This is on a AWS EC2 instance, so after an inject I will go N/A as it's not a PI

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59

I don't understand the question here. I think I did injection. As your picture shows.

60

When you deploy the flow the GPIO shows "not available", as soon as you inject a value (0 or 1) the state changes.