On your computer, you will run both the JsonServer and Node-RED programs:

JsonServer

Double-click on smartmeshsdk\app\JsonServer\JsonServer.py. The application starts

The h command allows you to get a list of available commands

> h
Available commands:
 - help (h): print this menu
 - info (i): information about this application
 - quit (q): quit this application
 - uptime (ut): how long this application has been running
 - status (s): get the current status of the application
 - seriaports (sp): list the available serialports
 - connectmanager (cm): connect to a manager's API serial port
 - disconnectmanager (dm): disconnect from a manager's API serial port
>

type "sp". What are the available serial ports on your computer?

note

Answer 1:

using the "cm" command, connect the JsonServer to your manager's API port
- the API serial port to connect to is the 4th one
- so if command “sp” returns COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, you need to connect to COM6
type "s". Verify the manager appears as "connected".

Node-RED

in a command prompt, start Node-RED by typing

C:\Users\twatteyne>node-red
30 Mar 03:14:22 - [info]

Welcome to Node-RED
===================

30 Mar 03:14:22 - [info] Node-RED version: v0.16.2
30 Mar 03:14:22 - [info] Node.js  version: v6.9.5
30 Mar 03:14:22 - [info] Windows_NT 6.1.7601 x64 LE
30 Mar 03:14:24 - [info] Loading palette nodes
30 Mar 03:14:26 - [info] Dashboard version 2.3.2 started at /ui
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [warn] [rpi-gpio] Info : Ignoring Raspberry Pi specific node
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [warn] [tail] Not currently supported on Windows.
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] Settings file  : \Users\twatteyne\.node-red\settings.js

30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] User directory : \Users\twatteyne\.node-red
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] Flows file     : \Users\twatteyne\.node-red\flows_HDC_S
W01.json
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] Starting flows
30 Mar 03:14:27 - [info] Started flows

open http://127.0.0.1:1880 to see the Node-RED interface: