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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Ok, will give it a try when i am at the boat. Do i understand it correctly that i have to test it like this: - i use https://github.com/sbender9/signalk-n2k-switching-emulator - this emulates a DS-device (by broadcasting it existence?) so that the MFD (potentially) 'unlocks' the possibility to define a switch/button. - i define a switch/button and than check in data browser if a specific path becomes available

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Btw. is this a Raymarine thing? Do other brands use standard n2k pgns?

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Thanks, makes it more clear now.

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Yes i was thinking the same (maybe i use a shelly button or water resistant alternative)

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

reading... 😉

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Or is not possible to define the button/send the message, when there is no DS hardware on the network?

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

And wouldn't it be possible to just 'define a button', let's see turn nav lights on, that would put that message/pgn on the n2k bus. Obviously if no hardware if attached it wouldn't trigger anything. But maybe i would be able to pick up the message and use that to trigger a nodered flow.

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Something else, i see that Lighthouse supports Digital Switching https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/learning/online-guides/what-is-digital-switching I don't have any experience with DS, but article above indicates that Lighthouse supports multiple DS-systems, like EmpirBus. And for that i see a signalk plugin: https://github.com/sbender9/signalk-empirbus-plugin I am not near the boat now to give it a try , but wouldn't that be a solution?

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Nice!

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Just a signalk subscribe node i see.

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Will take a look at that, thx. I guess i would need the Treshold node for that? https://flows.nodered.org/node/@joelaw9/node-red-threshold

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Maybe another solution could be a watchdog in signalk-server that triggers when a certain value is absent for an x amount of time. Than automatically trigger the reboot (instead of me doing it manually). Would there be a plugin for that?

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Don't think that is for my use case though 😉 Bit to complicated, than i'm faster doing it with my phone.

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•Created by Bram on 4/21/2025 in #questions

Trigger API call from N2K MFD

Thanks Scott interesting workaround. Indeed that seems to be possible https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?tid=5750

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•Created by Bram on 6/3/2024 in #wilhelmsk

Bram - Is it possible to show two vallues in on...

Great works like a charm

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•Created by Bram on 6/3/2024 in #wilhelmsk

Bram - Is it possible to show two vallues in on...

Just sending something like

{
  "vhfdata.nearest.0.distance": 123
}

{
  "vhfdata.nearest.0.distance": 123
}

won't do it (also says its an unknown json format). Guess i need to add a ship id or so.

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•Created by Bram on 6/3/2024 in #wilhelmsk

Bram - Is it possible to show two vallues in on...

I was able to add the unit, but it still doesn't come up. I tried sending some fake data with fiddler. But i think i am not sending the right object to it.

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