NextionDriver requires configuration apply changes after every shutdown or reboot
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:04 pm
Help, please. I am trying to figure out an issue involving my Zumspot, Nextion 3.5 screen, NextionDriver, and Pi-Star.
My problem is that whenever I start the hotspot or reboot it either from the Nextion screen or from the pi-star interface on my laptop the MMDVM screen (PD0DIB M8) appears initially until the initialization process is completed and connection to my Wi-Fi is complete and then it goes to a screen that only shows “Started” at the top, “NextionDriver” in the middle and its IP address at the bottom. The only way to get it to move on is to use the apply changes button for the MMDVMHost configuration section of the configuration menu in the Pi-Star interface on my laptop. All is then working fine, and I can communicate on DMR which is all I have it enabled for. ON7LDS seems to indicate if this happens something else is wrong with the configuration but I cannot figure out what it might be. I have reinstalled Pi-Star fresh and then re-installed NextionDriver three times all with the same result. Any suggestions on what I need to change would be greatly appreciated. Details of my setup follow.
I am running a Zumspot Pi-Hat on a Pi Zero 1.1 under Pi-Star 3.4.17. The Zumspot has the latest firmware 1.4.17. It is attached to a 3.5" basic Nextion with the PD0DIB Model 8 Simplex Globe. The Nextion is attached to the Pi Zero USB port through a functioning USB to TTL Converter. I can program the Nextion and has proper communication with the Nextion through this converter. The ON7LDS NextionDriver is installed and I used the installation program and followed the procedure on GitHub for the installation program. The installation check program says it is working and there is a new NextionDriver section in the MMDVMHost section of Pi-Star. The Nextion section of MMDVMHost shows the port /dev/ttyNextionDriver and the NextionDriver section shows the port /dev/ttyUSB0. This is as it should be per my understanding. In the MMDVMHost configuration the display type is Nextion. The port is now /dev/ttyNextionDriver and the Nextion Layout is ON7LDS L3.
My problem is that whenever I start the hotspot or reboot it either from the Nextion screen or from the pi-star interface on my laptop the MMDVM screen (PD0DIB M8) appears initially until the initialization process is completed and connection to my Wi-Fi is complete and then it goes to a screen that only shows “Started” at the top, “NextionDriver” in the middle and its IP address at the bottom. The only way to get it to move on is to use the apply changes button for the MMDVMHost configuration section of the configuration menu in the Pi-Star interface on my laptop. All is then working fine, and I can communicate on DMR which is all I have it enabled for. ON7LDS seems to indicate if this happens something else is wrong with the configuration but I cannot figure out what it might be. I have reinstalled Pi-Star fresh and then re-installed NextionDriver three times all with the same result. Any suggestions on what I need to change would be greatly appreciated. Details of my setup follow.
I am running a Zumspot Pi-Hat on a Pi Zero 1.1 under Pi-Star 3.4.17. The Zumspot has the latest firmware 1.4.17. It is attached to a 3.5" basic Nextion with the PD0DIB Model 8 Simplex Globe. The Nextion is attached to the Pi Zero USB port through a functioning USB to TTL Converter. I can program the Nextion and has proper communication with the Nextion through this converter. The ON7LDS NextionDriver is installed and I used the installation program and followed the procedure on GitHub for the installation program. The installation check program says it is working and there is a new NextionDriver section in the MMDVMHost section of Pi-Star. The Nextion section of MMDVMHost shows the port /dev/ttyNextionDriver and the NextionDriver section shows the port /dev/ttyUSB0. This is as it should be per my understanding. In the MMDVMHost configuration the display type is Nextion. The port is now /dev/ttyNextionDriver and the Nextion Layout is ON7LDS L3.