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    • C
      cparkervt
      last edited by

      I have the same question. My SG-3100 only has a throbbing / breathing blue LED under the black diamond at idle. Netgate has zero documentation on them, and there doesn't appear to be any package in the repo for configuring them.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Right now they illuminate in sequence during the different stages of boot process, circle, square, diamond, with a fast blue flash.
        When booting is complete the diamond flashes blue with a slow flash.
        If the system sees an update is available the square flashes orange with a slow flash.

        As you say they can be configured to flash any colour at any speed. Suggestions always welcome.  :)

        They can be configured from user space so via a shellcmd for example. There are two places to do that.

        Via the gpioctl command:

        [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: gpioctl 6 duty 100

        That sets led 6 to maximum brightness. 6 is the red led in the circle. Each LED is tri-colour device with 3 LEDs in it for red green and blue:

        | Front Indicator | Red | Green | Blue |
        | Diamond | 0 | 1 | 2 |
        | Square | 3 | 4 | 5 |
        | Circle | 6 | 7 | 8 |

        The flashing frequency and duration is controlled by a set of sysctls:

        [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl dev.gpio.0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.T1-T3: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.2.pwm: 1
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T1-T3: 1040
dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T2: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.0.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T1-T3: 1040
dev.gpio.0.led.0.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.%parent: iicbus0
dev.gpio.0.%pnpinfo: name=is31fl3199 compat=issi,is31fl3199
dev.gpio.0.%location: addr=0xce
dev.gpio.0.%driver: gpio
dev.gpio.0.%desc: ISSI IS31FL3199 9 channel light effect LED driver

        The exact settings of which I have not had time to investigate yet.  ;)
        But for example you can switch led 1 (square) to pwm mode where it is not controlled by the led controller directly but stays on permanently at whatever settings you have set using gpioctl:

        [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm=1
dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 0 -> 1

        More information on those settings can be found in the datasheet: http://www.issi.com/WW/pdf/IS31FL3199.pdf

        We hope to have something more comprehensible than that documented soon though.

        Steve

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        • ?
          A Former User
          last edited by

          @stephenw10:

          Right now they illuminate in sequence during the different stages of boot process, circle, square, diamond, with a fast blue flash.
          When booting is complete the diamond flashes blue with a slow flash.
          If the system sees an update is available the square flashes orange with a slow flash.

          As you say they can be configured to flash any colour at any speed. Suggestions always welcome.  :)

          They can be configured from user space so via a shellcmd for example. There are two places to do that.

          Via the gpioctl command:

          [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: gpioctl 6 duty 100

          That sets led 6 to maximum brightness. 6 is the red led in the circle. Each LED is tri-colour device with 3 LEDs in it for red green and blue:

          | Front Indicator | Red | Green | Blue |
          | Diamond | 0 | 1 | 2 |
          | Square | 3 | 4 | 5 |
          | Circle | 6 | 7 | 8 |

          The flashing frequency and duration is controlled by a set of sysctls:

          [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl dev.gpio.0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.T1-T3: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.2.pwm: 1
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T1-T3: 1040
dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T2: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.0.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T1-T3: 1040
dev.gpio.0.led.0.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.%parent: iicbus0
dev.gpio.0.%pnpinfo: name=is31fl3199 compat=issi,is31fl3199
dev.gpio.0.%location: addr=0xce
dev.gpio.0.%driver: gpio
dev.gpio.0.%desc: ISSI IS31FL3199 9 channel light effect LED driver

          The exact settings of which I have not had time to investigate yet.  ;)
          But for example you can switch led 1 (square) to pwm mode where it is not controlled by the led controller directly but stays on permanently at whatever settings you have set using gpioctl:

          [2.4.2-DEVELOPMENT][admin@3100.stevew.lan]/root: sysctl dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm=1
dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 0 -> 1

          More information on those settings can be found in the datasheet: http://www.issi.com/WW/pdf/IS31FL3199.pdf

          We hope to have something more comprehensible than that documented soon though.

          Steve

          Very cool, my friend. Thanks for the info.

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          • D
            danijam
            last edited by

            Thanks for posting that useful info. I would definately back suggestions to improve the documentation on the SG-3100 with respect to the LED lights meaning and configuration.

            In addition I suspect many deployments of this device could be in locations where having a very bright flashing light would be unwanted, such as a living room/lounge. Having an easy way to A) dim them AND B) change them to static would be valuable.

            Thanks

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Indeed I have at times been reduced to covering it with an old sock but I like your plan better!  ;D

              I'll pass that to our developers. Any other suggestions welcome!

              Steve

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              • lohphatL
                lohphat @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 Having a UI page to alter/disable the LEDs (e.g. dark for normal operation, alert for update/error notifications) would be better than a sock.

                I can signal the Mars rover with the SG-3100, I think I may need sunscreen.

                SG-3100 24.11-RELEASE (arm) | Avahi (2.2_6) | ntopng (5.6.0_1) | openvpn-client-export (1.9.5) | pfBlockerNG-devel (3.2.1_20) | System_Patches (2.2.20_1)

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                • wgstarksW
                  wgstarks @stephenw10
                  last edited by wgstarks

                  @stephenw10
                  I've been trying to get this to work, but I must be missing something.

                  Used Command Prompt in the GUI.

                  gpioctl 2 duty 000

                  Set the blue flashing diamond led to zero brightness, which worked.

                  gpioctl 1 duty 050

                  Set the green diamond led to 50%, still flashing though.

                  Ran the command posted to switch led 1 to pwm-

                  sysctl dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm=1dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 0 -> 1

                  This isn't working though. LED 1 continues to flash. What did I get wrong here?

                  Box: SG-4200

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                  • wgstarksW
                    wgstarks
                    last edited by

                    Re: Netgate SG-3100 LEDs

                    ThinkI found one mistake. Ran this command instead-

                    sysctl dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm=1

                    Still didn't work though.

                    Here is the output from sysctl dev.gpio.0

                    dev.gpio.0.led.2.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.2.T1-T3: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.2.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T2: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.1.T1-T3: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.1.pwm: 1
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T2: 520
dev.gpio.0.led.0.DT: 0
dev.gpio.0.led.0.T1-T3: 1040
dev.gpio.0.led.0.pwm: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.8.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.7.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.6.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.5.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.4.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.3.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T4: 3640
dev.gpio.0.pin.2.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.1.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T4: 0
dev.gpio.0.pin.0.T0: 0
dev.gpio.0.%parent: iicbus0
dev.gpio.0.%pnpinfo: name=is31fl3199 compat=issi,is31fl3199
dev.gpio.0.%location: addr=0xce
dev.gpio.0.%driver: gpio
dev.gpio.0.%desc: ISSI IS31FL3199 9 channel light effect LED driver

                    Box: SG-4200

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                    • ?
                      A Former User
                      last edited by

                      This thread on reddit has some useful information on the topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/8v1owa/need_help_configuring_internal_switch_vlan_and/

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                        msf2000
                        last edited by

                        I notice that every once in a while (not sure the cause), the middle LED will go off (dark) on its own....

                        Is only the right-most LED being used by the pfSense hardware/software? Or which LEDs are OK for me to write a custom PHP script against?

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                        • wgstarksW
                          wgstarks @msf2000
                          last edited by wgstarks

                          @msf2000
                          All the LED’s will flash in sequence during boot. After the boot process is complete the right LED will pulse blue. If an update is available to the pfSense software the center LED will light up orange.
                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/122407/netgate-sg-3100-leds/4

                          If you do write a script, perhaps you would consider sharing it?

                          Box: SG-4200

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                            msf2000 @wgstarks
                            last edited by

                            @wgstarks

                            Sure. No promises that it actually works though. :)

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                            • lohphatL
                              lohphat
                              last edited by lohphat

                              Because my SG-3100 is out in the open the flashing blue LED is distracting, so I simply entered a cron entry to turn the LED off after 20 minutes post-startup.

                              */20 	* 	* 	* 	* 	root 	/usr/sbin/gpioctl 2 duty 0

                              SG-3100 24.11-RELEASE (arm) | Avahi (2.2_6) | ntopng (5.6.0_1) | openvpn-client-export (1.9.5) | pfBlockerNG-devel (3.2.1_20) | System_Patches (2.2.20_1)

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                                tjsober
                                last edited by tjsober

                                I just set up my new SG-3100 and all seems to be working fine. The right side diamond LED slowly flashes. However when I go to Diagnostics - Halt System and the system shuts down, I lose my connection as expected but the LED continues to slow-blink. I was expecting it to shut off. Is this normal?

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                                • jimpJ
                                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate @tjsober
                                  last edited by

                                  @tjsober said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                                  I just set up my new SG-3100 and all seems to be working fine. The right side diamond LED slowly flashes. However when I go to Diagnostics - Halt System and the system shuts down, I lose my connection as expected but the LED continues to slow-blink. I was expecting it to shut off. Is this normal?

                                  There is an issue we're addressing on 2.4.4 where the OS is not completely halting on shutdown that may be related. The fix is partially in snapshots now but should be completely done shortly.

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                                    msf2000 @jimp
                                    last edited by

                                    I observe the same behavior of the last blue LED.... system shutdown does not stop the LED slow flashing. As a workround, i use ssh to shutdown if needed, which allows me to see when the OS is actually halted.

                                    I agree with @tjsober that it would be helpful if the last blue LED went dark once the system was properly halted. Perhaps this is something the watchdog timer can do?

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                                      msf2000 @wgstarks
                                      last edited by

                                      @wgstarks

                                      Got a working tcsh shell script. It updates the left LED to green, amber, red, or blue, depending on the gateway status of the WAN port. Should be easy to customize.

                                      #!/bin/tcsh
#
# This script updates the SG-3100 device's first LED with gateway status
#
#   php /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback gatewaystatus
#
set gw = `/usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php playback gatewaystatus | grep WAN `
set gwping = `echo $gw | awk '{ ORS="  "; print $6 }' `
set gwstatus = `echo $gw | awk '{ ORS="  "; print $7 }' `

# based on gwstatus, set color of first LED
# led a  -  led b  -  led c
# 6 7 8  -  3 4 5  -  0 1 2 

switch ($gwstatus)
case "none":
case "Online": 
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 0
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 128
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
    breaksw
case "down": 
case "Offline":
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 128
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 0
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
    breaksw
case "highloss":
case "loss": 
case "highdelay":
case "delay":
case "Warning": 
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 128
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 32
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 0
    breaksw
default:
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 6 duty 0
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 7 duty 0
    /usr/sbin/gpioctl 8 duty 128
endsw
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                                      • wgstarksW
                                        wgstarks
                                        last edited by

                                        @msf2000 said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                                        @wgstarks
                                        Got a working tcsh shell script.

                                        How/where should I install this? Needs to run at boot I'm guessing?

                                        Box: SG-4200

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                                          msf2000 @wgstarks
                                          last edited by

                                          @wgstarks

                                          Yes, upload the shell script as a file. (Root's home directory is fine.) Then, install the "Cron" package. Add the shell script as a cron job to run every minute.

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                                          • wgstarksW
                                            wgstarks @msf2000
                                            last edited by

                                            @msf2000
                                            Thanks. Looks like it's working.

                                            Box: SG-4200

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