123solar go OFF himself

[cerebrum2020]

Hi JeanMarc,

I find a problem with buster, updated to january 2022. With last version of 123solar (but also with old ones, other users reported same issue) 123solar go OFF exactly 1 hour after his morning awake.

After that:

• if I put manually ON, all work as before;
• if I reboot the the raspberry pi (3b+ in my case) all work as before, I find 123 solar ON and no problem till the next day

nothing on debug or nothing that have problem in the system, also meterN work properly. Thanks for some support

[jeanmarc77]

Hi, Have you check your system date and timezone ? Your localization is ok into 123s ? Which protocol are you using ? I believe your com app might been stuck. You can look if there is still an old /var/lock/LCK..thing file while it happen.

[cerebrum2020]

Hi JeanMarc,

note that 123solar go in OFF in the admin page, the switch turn in red and OFF position, everytime after 1 hour from the awake in the morming. About your requests:

- Have you check your system date and timezone ? Yes, it's ok - Your localization is ok into 123s ? Also, is it correct - Which protocol are you using ? sdm120, the old system ryn from 3 year without problems. Just after passing to buster I've this trouble. - I believe your com app might been stuck. You can look if there is still an old /var/lock/LCK..thing file while it happen. Also checked this morning, just the LCK..ttyUSB0 that is present before and after the problem.

This is the info page of 123 solar AFTER the reboot, at 8:16 more or less. I find the switch in admin page turned ON and green. Imself.

#* 17/02/2022 08:17:33  123Solar awake

#* 17/02/2022 08:17:31  Starting 123Solar on boot debug (656)

#1 17/02/2022 07:14:59  Clean up log

#* 17/02/2022 07:14:01  123Solar awake

#* 16/02/2022 17:56:00  123Solar asleep

[jeanmarc77]

Hi, If it's one hour after awake, it might be something wrong while requesting sdm120c-pool_startup.php but that's really odd to me..

I have previsously had that issue using SDM120C v1.3.5.5, did you run v1.4 (Beta) from https://github.com/The-Drake/SDM120C ? That did the trick for me.

Also, if it continue to happen and if LCK is stuck, you could try this tools : https://github.com/jeanmarc77/meterN_comapps/blob/main/tools/clearsdm.php Call it every 5min or so to clear the hanging process.

[cerebrum2020]

Hi,

just checked the SDM120C verions. Think is the v1.4 because I read 2 meters (in the note of the v1.4 this is a new feature, no t possibile with 1.3.x). But I've asked to Flanesi a confirm, the solarbuster image that I've used to start with my systestm is from him.

I'll try with che clearsdm and check if the issue it solved. I'll update you, thanks.

[jeanmarc77]

You can see sdm version by typing 'sdm120c'. Did you use sdm120c -z3 option ?

[cerebrum2020]

Hi, checked at home is the sdm120c 1.3.5.4 ! yes, used -z3 (-b 9600 -P N -z3 -w10 -j10)

EDIT 22/2/22

another user have same problem. During the weekend:

• tried with sdm120c v 1.4, same issue.
• tried with the clearsdm called with cron, same issue.

is not a solution but I'll program a reboot 1 hour hour after the sunrise with crontab. Meantime I start with a fresh installation. No idea what other to check

[jeanmarc77]

Hi And nothing on debug ? that's weird.. Mind checking your HTTP error server log ? (eg /var/log/nginx/error.log) Can you return your protocol _startup.php file ?

[jeanmarc77]

BTW you don't report error log but history. To get debug log go to admin/help.php

[cerebrum2020]

Sorry for delay, just waiting to be at home to check. Nothing in debug, sadely. Just sometimes

PHP Warning: Undefined array key "KWHT1" in /var/www/123solar/scripts/123solar.php on line 111

About nginx, I've just apache2 log. No nginx log.

About startup protocol file you mean the sdm120c_startup.php, right? This is the content

<?php
if(!defined('checkaccess')){die('Direct access not permitted');}
$CMD_INFO = "";
?>

[cerebrum2020]

BTW you don't report error log but history. To get debug log go to admin/help.php

The reported in previous post is the status, right.

But the php warning message is from the debug log ( I've activated from the beginning the debug to check if somthing goes wrong...).

But there is just starting 123solar in boot debug (id), day by day

[jeanmarc77]

Which version of 123s are you using ? You use sdm120c or sdm120c-pool protocol ?

[cerebrum2020]

the last one 1.8.4.4 sdm120c

Tryed with a new anf fresh installation of the system with the same image used for the actual installation that have this problem (started from buster, updated 123 solar and meterN). In 4 days no problem, but running in another raspberry not connected to the sdm120 meters (123solar ON and meterN ON). Today I will finish the configuration and test the new installation paired with the meters.... Hoper this could solve.

[jeanmarc77]

hard to tell without any debug log. tell me how it went

[jeanmarc77]

I guess i could close this as it's not an issue with 123s

[cerebrum2020]

Hi JeanMarc

you are right, sorry for my big delay in reply. This week I've just re-installed all the system and re-configured every part. The problem is preset again, with the new "hour" also.... Reboot and all goes ok... In your opinion is not an 123solar problem? Other to check??

thanks

[jeanmarc77]

It's an not issue with 123s but maybe in protocol file. If it happen, try to run "ps -ef | grep sdm120c" several times and "ls -al /var/lock/", to see if the process run and the last time it ran.

[cerebrum2020]

Hi Jeanmarc This is the screen when 123solar goes off, after 1 hour from awake (meantime metern n still running and work)

---

$ ps -ef | grep sdm120c www-data 23196 1100 0 08:15 ? 00:00:00 sdm120c -a 6 -b 9600 -z 10 -i -p -v -c -f -g -P N -w 10 -j 10 -d 0 -q /dev/ttyUSB0 pi 23198 20405 0 08:15 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto sdm120c

or

www-data 23196 1100 0 08:15 ? 00:00:00 sdm120c -a 6 -b 9600 -z 10 -i -p -v -c -f -g -P N -w 10 -j 10 -d 0 -q /dev/ttyUSB0

(I've 2 phisical meters in consumption) and

$ ls -al /var/lock/ totale 8 drwxrwxrwt 4 root root 120 apr 3 08:16 . drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 940 apr 3 08:15 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data root 40 apr 2 08:50 apache2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22 apr 2 08:50 asound.state.lock -rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 14 apr 3 08:16 LCK..ttyUSB0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 apr 2 08:50 subsys

---

after reboot

$ ps -ef | grep sdm120c www-data 20920 1096 0 08:23 ? 00:00:00 sdm120c -a 7 -b 9600 -z 10 -i -p -v -c -f -g -P N -w 10 -j 10 -d 0 -q /dev/ttyUSB0 www-data 20927 679 0 08:23 ? 00:00:00 sh -c sdm120c -a 1 -b 9600 -P N -z3 -w10 -j10 -vpcfi -q /dev/ttyUSB0 2>&1 www-data 20928 20927 0 08:23 ? 00:00:00 sdm120c -a 1 -b 9600 -P N -z3 -w10 -j10 -vpcfi -q /dev/ttyUSB0 pi 20930 16521 0 08:23 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto sdm120c

and

$ ls -al /var/lock/ totale 8 drwxrwxrwt 4 root root 120 apr 3 08:23 . drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 940 apr 3 08:22 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data root 40 apr 3 08:19 apache2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22 apr 3 08:19 asound.state.lock -rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 28 apr 3 08:23 LCK..ttyUSB0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 apr 3 08:19 subsys

[jeanmarc77]

Hi, So it has stuck right at 08:15 or 8:16 ? when did you run the ps command, few minutes later ?

[cerebrum2020]

It goes awake --> 06:51:15 123Solar awake It stop after 1 hour ( I see pvoutput also without update ) I run the command to check at 8:15 I restart the system at 8:19 more or less and after the command again

[jeanmarc77]

So it mean the sdm120c still running. I don't know how the sdm120c-pool's pooler work. Maybe check the content and time of cat /dev/shm/metern*.txt files when it happen. Also rather give a try using plain sdm120c protocol.

[cerebrum2020]

Ok I'll check it. The question is, but why 123solar just after 1 hour is dead, the main button (from admin panel) goes off? This looks like is related to the 123solar?

[jeanmarc77]

Maybe a fault from a requested command but you said nothing was on debug log (the one on help page) I can't debug like that, i am just guessing

[jeanmarc77]

So how it went using sdm120c protocol ?

[cerebrum2020]

Hi JeanMarc. No way, same issue. After 1 hour.... red stop. I don't know what to try. Maybe a downgrade of 123solar could help to understand some point?

[jeanmarc77]

No need to downgrade 123s. Maybe try some reliability test using comtester It should be use from CLI, turn off 123s. Set $command = sdm120c -a 7 -vpcfi -q /dev/ttyUSB0. You can change the script to run for few hours and request both adresses (1 & 7)

[cerebrum2020]

Ok, great I'll try to get some infos and test in next days, and update.

thanks

[jeanmarc77]

sorry but without more infos i will close this issue

[cerebrum2020]

Hi Jeanmarc,

I'm made some test and try to collect Infos. Fresh installation and male all by the start. Sadely I can work at this only during weekend and this Need some times. I'll come back with all the Infos that I can collect. Till today the problema exist..

[jeanmarc77]

not enough details, i close