Upgrading Plugin and Libraries

[hek]

@ferpando

Between versions where over-the-air protocol has changed, yes. But we try to only change this between major version updates.

[BulldogLowell]

@hek

so, what is the 'latest' library version? Is it 1.2?

[hek]

Latest public version is 1.3b3 (xxxxxx)
There should also be a hash value after version. We auto-update this hash value each time a library file is modified to keep track of the exact version used when someone needs support etc.

https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/blob/master/libraries/MySensors/Version.h

[BulldogLowell]

@hek said:

Latest public version is 1.3b3 (xxxxxx)
There should also be a hash value after version. We auto-update this hash value each time a library file is modified to keep track of the exact version used when someone needs support etc.

https://github.com/mysensors/Arduino/blob/master/libraries/MySensors/Version.h

so forgive me if I am being thick, but I updated the latest from the links here and here. I installed them and I still have Lib Version 1.2+?

wrong places?

[hek]

@BulldogLowell

Those links should work fine.

Double check the path where the Arduino libraries should be copied. Follow the guide how to locate library path on the page you linked.

[BulldogLowell]

@hek

I did that, got it in my Arduino folder, restarted the IDE, updated a device and it still shows old Lib Version.

I also downloaded and updated the latest Vera files.

So, must I recompile and upload the Gateway to show the updated version number in the the gateway and all the nodes?

[hek]

Yes, update both gateway and nodes. If you just updated one of the nodes (and not gateway) communication might be broken thus new version for node is not showing up.

[BulldogLowell]

@hek said:

Yes, update both gateway and nodes. If you just updated one of the nodes (and not gateway) communication might be broken thus new version for node is not showing up.

hmmm... I updated the gateway, with the files I just downloaded and no luck.

[ferpando]

@BulldogLowell
Take a look at mine

[BulldogLowell]

@ferpando said:

@BulldogLowell
Take a look at mine

I cannot understand what is happening here

[hek]

Check the Version.h file of your downloaded library files and assure it contains the newer version before building/uploading the sketch.

[BulldogLowell]

@hek said:

Check the Version.h file of your downloaded library files and assure it contains the newer version before building/uploading the sketch.

Now I'm more perplexed.

I am going to try to recompile and upload the Gateway, again.

[BulldogLowell]

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[bluman]

I've just built a new Ubuntu 1404 64 bit environment and installed the Arduino IDE 1.05 as per the instructions on Arduino Playground here.
I downloaded the Arduino libraries from the MySensors website and followed the guide unzipping into the sketchbook directory (/home/<myuser>/sketchbook) as detailed here.
After restarting the IDE I am presented with the attached error stating that there is a problem with the Arduino libraries, bad library name.

Has anyone else come across this error before?

Bluman

I tried moving the Arduino-master folder in to the libraries folder

[hek]

Move the content of library folder inside "Arduino-master" into libraries.

[bluman]

Thanks Henk that worked.

[bluman]

OK, I've just uploaded the new plugin files to Vera and restarted, all appears to be working. The new format is now shown in the devices view.

I've hit a snag when trying to compile the serial gateway sketch where it's complaining about the avr/program.h file is missing.

avr/progmem.h: No such file or directory

I noticed the lib directory under Arduino-Master/AVR so I attempted to copy (merge and replace) this into the sketckbook/libraries folder. Unfortunately I'm getting two additional errors relating to the RF24 and SPI libraries.

In file included from /home/hp2540p/sketchbook/libraries/RF24/RF24.h:788:0,
from SerialGateway.ino:26:
/home/hp2540p/sketchbook/libraries/RF24/RF24.c:27:21: fatal error: spi/spi.h: No such file or directory
#include <spi/spi.h>

I'm not in a good place and need to understand the difference with these different library locations.

If others have felt my pain, how did you resolve this issue? HELP!

bluman

[bluman]

OK, I started from scratch by removing all library folders under the sketchbook directory and copying over from the Arduino-master/libraries folder.

Now I just see the avr/progmem.h file missing error.

SerialGateway.ino:31:25: fatal error: avr/progmem.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.

I noticed it is referenced to the avr directory relative to the base sketchbook directory so I searched through the entire Arduino-master folder structure and do not see this file.

Does this need to be downloaded separately from Github or have I missed a step somewhere?

I'm using Unbuntu 1404 with Arduino IDE 1.05+dfsg2-2.

bluman

[bluman]

I commented out the avr/progmem.h include line and it compiled correctly and appears to be working now plugged back into the Vera USB port.