MMM-SunnyPortal not reading data - more then one plants not showing any values on MM2

sdetweil

@frits-erasmus yep. either didn’t get data or api changed

frits.erasmus

I think it is because I have two plants registered and manually logging onto the site incurs another step where one has to select the correct plant. That step is not a usual step when you only have one plant registered. That, I think causes MMM-SunnyPoprtal to fail.

I also have two SunnyBow inverters that might contribute to this complexity.

I will then go the MQTT route until the SunnyPortal is resolved. I also left a message for the developer in Github.
I have an MQTT server running on my LAN and I have feeds of everything I would like to monitor, so that could potentially be the better route to take

To play save I am going to start fresh with an SSD /NVME - M.2 for stability

In your message starting with " no. how do you start MagicMirror?" I learned quite a lot.
Is that way of starting supposed to give no RED messages when I connect via SSH?

I saw several lines withRED text.

I suppose there should be no RED text when there are no errors?

I will also do a little more reading now that I have a basic understanding of how MM2 works

See you in my next post (Sorry for being such a nuisance)

sdetweil

@frits-erasmus yes the red is a fatal error on the module.

request is a li rare to get data (request it). many developers did not properly handle errors.

in this case it looks like the data is supposed to contain an array xxx[1] and that is not the case. oops…

I don’t know if it because of error, or api change , or multiple sources.

how MagicMirror works
the modulename.js runs in the browser (electron is a browser), but as such it cannot directly access the system it runs on for security (can’t read files, fiddle w hardware , reformat your disks…)

so the module has a helper, that runs o the server side which CAN do all that.

so the modulename.js sends a request to the helper to get data. the helper does it, and sends back. … the modilenane.js is waiting (loading… on the screen)
but if there is an error most helpers do not send back. so both sides are waiting…
helper gor another request modulename.js a response to last request…

stalemate…

frits.erasmus

Thanks Sam for that info.
Although I do not understand it 100% it gives me an idea why there is an issue with that module.

I started from scratch and this time took it slow.
Used your script on your github page made the install so much cleaner.
THANKS for your effort there!!