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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
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        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
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          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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                                dpasadis @wgstarks
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                                @wgstarks It would be great if the lights could serve 2 purposes:
                                (1) show boot status during a power-on or reboot (like they do now)
                                (2) show network activity on 3 network segments the rest of the time (WAN, LAN, OPT1)

                                If #2 was implemented, a glance at the firewall would tell us a lot about what's going on. It would be greatly appreciated.

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                                  wgstarks @dpasadis
                                  last edited by

                                  @dpasadis said in Netgate SG-3100 LEDs:

                                  @wgstarks It would be great if the lights could serve 2 purposes:
                                  (1) show boot status during a power-on or reboot (like they do now)
                                  (2) show network activity on 3 network segments the rest of the time (WAN, LAN, OPT1)

                                  If #2 was implemented, a glance at the firewall would tell us a lot about what's going on. It would be greatly appreciated.

                                  This isn’t my code. It was provided by @msf2000.

                                  Box: SG-4200

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                                    msf2000 @dpasadis
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                                    @dpasadis

                                    1. You could install the "ShellCmd" package and have the LED script run on bootup, if you'd like.
                                    2. Just rotate the device 180 degrees, and you'll see the network traffic. ;)

                                    The script I wrote was more for users to see that the firewall is working, instead of power-cycling the pfsense unnecessarily when their internet is slow.

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                                      dpasadis
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks msf2000. I appreciate your contribution.

                                      I like your first suggestion (and your second for different reasons).

                                      I've done a lot of work on operating systems, including Unix/Linux, so I might be able to figure out #1 without spending a crazy amount of time on it. If I get a good result, I'll share it here.

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                                      • Mr_AJM
                                        Mr_AJ
                                        last edited by

                                        Cool thread!

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                                          z4xh
                                          last edited by

                                          I wrote some more comprehensive documentation on my blog, which explains the timings in more depth. https://www.zacharyschneider.ca/blog/post/2019/12/customizing-leds-netgate-sg-3100

                                          Hope it helps!

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                                            jchonchi
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                                            I took some of the information in this article and wrote a script that sets the LED colors based on network interface state and bandwidth usage.

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