https://github.com/joeferner/node-pi-rs232

Raspberry PI RS232 HTTP Rest relay
https://github.com/joeferner/node-pi-rs232

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Raspberry PI RS232 HTTP Rest relay

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joeferner/node-pi-rs232
• Owner: joeferner
• Created: 2017-03-22T01:25:25.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-18T08:07:20.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-05T19:49:26.759Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 377 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 5
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
## Description

HTTP REST interface for a USB to RS232 serial adapter. This is useful for controlling devices such as an Epson

projector over the network.

## Setup

1. Enable SSH and boot to CLI

1. Upgrade Firmware

       sudo rpi-update

       sudo reboot

1. Update packages

       sudo apt-get update

       sudo apt-get upgrade

       sudo apt-get autoremove

       sudo reboot

1. Turn off rsyslog xconsole output `sudo vi /etc/rsyslog.conf` comment out

       daemon.*;mail.*;\

           news.err;\

           *.=debug;*.=info;\

           *.=notice;*.=warn   |/dev/xconsole

1. Install node.js

       sudo apt-get remove nodejs

       wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.10.0/node-v6.10.0-linux-armv7l.tar.xz

       tar xf node-v6.10.0-linux-armv7l.tar.xz

       sudo mv node-v6.10.0-linux-armv7l /opt/node-v6.10.0-linux-armv7l

       sudo ln -s /opt/node-v6.10.0-linux-armv7l /opt/node

       sudo ln -s /opt/node/bin/node /usr/bin/node

       sudo ln -s /opt/node/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm

1. Prepare for install

       sudo mkdir /opt/node-pi-rs232

       sudo chmod a+rwx /opt/node-pi-rs232

       sudo mkdir /var/log/node-pi-rs232

       sudo chmod a+rwx /var/log/node-pi-rs232

1. Development

       rsync --links -ur --exclude node_modules * pi@192.168.0.161:/opt/node-pi-rs232

       ssh pi@192.168.0.161

       cd /opt/node-pi-rs232/

       npm install

1. Autostart, add `/opt/node-pi-rs232/run.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 &` to `/etc/rc.local`