Tessel Network Example

Install Requirements

npm i -g t2-cli bower
npm i
bower install

Running Requirements

A Tessel that have NodeJS >= 6.

Run at Tessel

t2 run index.js --compress=false

Open http://Tessel_IP/. You can find Tessel_IP either looking at your DHCP provider (for ex modem), or with a network scanner like fing.

Note : You may lost Tessel connection after running the command. Which will changed according to database/configuration.json file.

Run at development machine

PORT=3000 node index.js

Open http://localhost:3000/

Deploy to Tessel

t2 push index.js --compress=false

Note: Pushing without compression due to a bug.

Debug

To open a ssh channel over ethernet cable and get app output, apply the instructions below.

• Differ Devices

  Connect over wlan0 and change MAC address. (PC/eth:on, PC/wifi:on, T/eth:off, T/wifi:on)

  $ t2 root
  # ifconfig
  

  Ensure eth0 and wlan0 HWadd are different. If not, change with commands below (tip: change last digit):

  # ifconfig eth0 down
  # ifconfig eth0 hw ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
  # ifconfig eth0 up
  # ifconfig
  

  See http://jhshi.me/2015/01/19/fix-mac-address-clone-in-openwrt/index.html for more info.

• Push The App

  Push without compress.

  t2 push index.js --compress=false
  

• Open Ethernet Channel

  Connect over eth0 without wlan0 and open a ssh console. (PC/eth:on, PC/wifi:off, T/eth:on, T/wifi:off)

  $ t2 root
  

• Manually Running

  Kill and run manually the node app at the ssh console that you open above.

  kill -9 `pgrep node`
  /app/start
  

• Use The App

  Start using the app from your browser (PC/eth:on, PC/wifi:on, T/eth:on, T/wifi:on).