feature: for autostart on RPi, removed starter.py and directly call pevNoGui.py

starter.py

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-
-# https://noisefloor-net.blogspot.com/2015/10/systemd-timer-unter-raspbian.html
-# In  /etc/systemd/system we need to create 2 files:
-#  pevStarter.service
-#  pevStarter.timer
-# cd /etc/systemd/system
-# sudo nano pevStarter.service
-#  ... add content...
-# sudo nano pevStarter.timer
-#  ... add content ...
-# Make executable:
-# sudo chmod +x pevStarter.*
-# start and enable the unit:
-# sudo systemctl start pevStarter.timer
-# sudo systemctl enable pevStarter.timer
-
-# https://gist.github.com/emxsys/a507f3cad928e66f6410e7ac28e2990f
-
-# View log:
-#  journalctl --unit=pevStarter
-
-# sudo systemctl status pevStarter
-
-import subprocess
-import datetime
-from time import sleep
-
-
-def writeStartLog():
-    file_object = open('/home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/starterlog.txt', 'a')
-    now = datetime.datetime.now()
-    s = str(now)
-    file_object.write("starter was started at " + s + "\n") 
-    file_object.close()
-
-def checking():
-    file_object = open('/home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/starterlog.txt', 'a')
-    #file_object.write('hello\n')
-    now = datetime.datetime.now()
-    s = str(now)
-    file_object.write("It is " + s + "\n") 
-
-    command = "ps"
-    param1 = "axj"
-    result = subprocess.run(
-            [command, param1], capture_output=True, text=True)
-
-    if (len(result.stderr)>0):
-        strOut = "Error:" + result.stderr + "\n"
-    else:
-        strOut = result.stdout
-
-    blRunning=False
-    lines = strOut.split("\n")
-    for line in lines:
-        if (line.find("pevNoGui.py")>0):
-            blRunning = True
-
-    if (blRunning):
-        file_object.write("its running\n")
-    else:
-        file_object.write("its NOT running. Trying to start...\n")
-        #processvar = subprocess.Popen(["python", "/home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/pevNoGui.py"])
-        result = subprocess.run(["python", "/home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/pevNoGui.py"])
-        if (len(result.stderr)>0):
-            strOut = "Error:" + result.stderr + "\n"
-        else:
-            strOut = ""
-        strOut = "done\n"
-        file_object.write(strOut)
-        
-    file_object.close()
-
-
-try:
-    writeStartLog()
-    while True:
-        #print("Hello World")
-        checking()
-        sleep(10)
-except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
-    print("Stopping...")
-    

starter.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 date >> /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/test2.txt
 pwd >> /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/test2.txt
 cd /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/
-/usr/bin/python /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/starter.py
+/usr/bin/python /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/pevNoGui.py
 pwd >> /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/test2.txt
 date >> /home/pi/myprogs/pyPlc/test3.txt