TwoToneDetect Heartbeat.log

[johnmac]

I would like to use the heartbeat.log file to monitor TwoTone Detect and receive an email and or text message if the file stops updating every minute. Looking for a script that can check the file and send the email and or reboot the the program. Any ideas would be appreciated. Windows 10 pro.

Thanks,

John

 

[DC31]

Let’s see what others may have to offer, John. I use the heartbeat to monitor all my instances of TTD. The only hitch is that all mine run linux on raspberry pi’s. I am sure thst it can be done on Windows but I don’t know where to start.

The core of my monitoring system is node-red (nodered.org). It appears that this is also available for Windows 10. Running on Windows : Node-RED. NR includes a WATCH node which watches a file for changes and a WATCHDOG node that can be configured to send a notification if it doesn’t receive a periodic message.

Remember that if your failure is due to your computer going down, it won’t be able to send a notification. To cover this scenario, I use a remote MQTT server.

If you decide to go the node red route, I can help out.

 

[johnmac]

Let’s see what others may have to offer, John. I use the heartbeat to monitor all my instances of TTD. The only hitch is that all mine run linux on raspberry pi’s. I am sure thst it can be done on Windows but I don’t know where to start.

The core of my monitoring system is node-red (nodered.org). It appears that this is also available for Windows 10. Running on Windows : Node-RED. NR includes a WATCH node which watches a file for changes and a WATCHDOG node that can be configured to send a notification if it doesn’t receive a periodic message.

Remember that if your failure is due to your computer going down, it won’t be able to send a notification. To cover this scenario, I use a remote MQTT server.

If you decide to go the node red route, I can help out.

DC31 - Thanks for the info. Will wait and see if anyone else chimes in on windows software. Will also review the link you included. I did see your past post about the "Red - Node", but it was way over my head.

John

 

[DC31]

Don’t be intimidated by my post about node-red. Take a look at putting it on your Windows unit. It is a graphical system and really requires no programming.

You can simply connect to my mqtt server for monitoring and notifications when your system goes down. Your node-red flow would consist of two nodes (see attached). The second one sends the heartbeat out to my mqtt server. If you get NR installed, i can give you the bits of info needed for those nodes.