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Mission start

The function ip_disp started by the on_reboot script also listens to the start button and will call the mission_start.bash script.

Copy the script to the home directory:

cd
cp svn/robobot/setup/mission_start.bash .

The default version of this script is:

#!/bin/bash
# echo -e "\nStarting mission\n"
cd /home/local/svn/robobot/mqtt_python
/usr/bin/python3 mqtt-client.py >log_out.txt 2>log_err.txt &
# echo "mission ended"
exit 0

This file should be changed if the mission app is elsewhere or has another name.

It will create a file "log_out.txt" with text printed to the console in the Python directory.

Autostart

Start app to display IP on Regbot display, log CPU temperature and synchronize hostname.

Make an on-reboot script in the home directory.

cp ~/svn/robobot/setup/on_reboot.bash ~/

This file is something like:

#!/bin/bash
# script to start applications after a reboot
#
# Run the app to show Raspberry's IP on the Teensy display.
mkdir -p /home/local/svn/log
cd /home/local/svn/log
# save the last reboot date
echo "Rebooted" >> rebootinfo.txt
date >> rebootinfo.txt
../robobot/ip_disp/build/ip_disp 2>/dev/null >ip_disp.out &
# save PID for debugging
echo "ip_disp started with PID:" >> rebootinfo.txt
sleep 0.1
pgrep -l ip_disp >> rebootinfo.txt
#
# start camera server
cd /home/local/svn/robobot/stream_server
/usr/bin/python3 stream_server.py 2>stream_server.err >stream_server.out &
echo "python3 cam streamer started with PID:" >> /home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt
sleep 0.1
pgrep -l python >> /home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt
#
# start teensy_interface
cd /home/local/svn/robobot/teensy_interface/build
./teensy_interface -d -l 2>out_err.txt >out_console.txt &
echo "Teensy _interface started with PID:" >> /home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt
sleep 0.1
pgrep -l teensy_i >> /home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt
#
date >> /home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt
exit 0

Use crontab to run this script at reboot as the user "local".

crontab -e

If asked, select the preferred editor (suggesting nano).

Add this line at the end:

@reboot /home/local/on_reboot.bash

Hostname update

A script updates the Raspberry Pi hostname, with the name in ~/svn/log/robotname. The script rename_host.bash is:

#!/bin/bash
hn=`hostname`
f="/home/local/svn/log/robotname"
if [ -f $f ]; 
then # file exist
 # get (new) name in file to variable nn
 nn=`cat $f`
 echo "found name " $nn
 yy=$(expr length $nn)
 if [ $yy -gt 2 ];
 then # length is longer than 2 characters
   if [ $hn != $nn ]; 
   then # replace old hostname with new
     echo ++++++++++ >> rebootinfo.txt
     date >> rebootinfo.txt
     echo new name is $nn, so rename host from $hn >> rebootinfo.txt
     hostnamectl set-hostname $nn
     sed -i "s/$hn/$nn/g" /etc/hosts
   fi
 fi
else
 echo "File >" $f "< not found."
fi

The script needs to be run as root; therefore, it is set to run as part of the boot process.

Copy a service script (host_rename.sh) to /etc/init.d

sudo cp ~/svn/robobot/setup/host_rename.sh /etc/init.d/

The important line in this script is just after the initial (but needed) comments:

/home/local/svn/robobot/setup/rename_host.bash

The full script is further down

Make the file executable and add it to run-level 2 (before networking is started)

sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/host_rename.sh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/host_rename.sh /etc/rc3.d/S99host_rename

The script is then executed when the Raspberry boots, and if the hostname does not match that of the Teensy, then the hostname is modified.

If the name changes, the script notes it in the file '/home/local/svn/log/rebootinfo.txt' (owned by 'root').

host_rename.sh listing

The script looks like this:

#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/init.d/host_rename.sh
# Subsystem file for "Robobot" host rename function
#
# chkconfig: 2345 95 05
# NOTE, these initial comments are needed!
# description: Robobot rename service
#
# processname: none
# config: /home/local/svn/robobot/setup/none
# pidfile: /var/run/Robobot.pid

# source function library
#. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# pull in sysconfig settings
# [ -f /etc/sysconfig/mySystem ] && . /etc/sysconfig/mySystem
#
RETVAL=0
prog="teensy_interfac"
/home/local/svn/robobot/setup/rename_host.bash &
#
exit $RETVAL