max31855 and node red

[metallica21156]

i currently am using node red on a pi with flows monitoring 6 ds18b20's. I also have a thermocouple that i want to monitor and have a max31855 board as a amplifier. I have everything wired but after i add the node and try running it i lose connection with the node red sever. Is anyone experienced this before or know what im doing wrong?

[PhatFil]

which node? a pi gpio input node? or something else like this https://github.com/Heatworks/node-red-c ... t-max31855 perhaps?

[metallica21156]

The link you provided is the link that i had followed. I installed it and then node red crashed and i had to reinstall everything. I tried it again after a fresh install and the same thing happened.

[PhatFil]

Have you enabled the spi interface?

I have only used nodes that i installed through the node red palette. That project has not seen any activity on the development side for a year, and its not got an open Issues/discussion list. Not even a simple 'thanks' can be left..

Perhaps if no official node exists, it may be easier to exploit the example python program found in this link, and add the code to publish a relevant mqtt topic containing the reading in its payload perhaps?
https://learn.adafruit.com/max31855-the ... y?view=all

if you have not used python to publish a mqtt topic/payload this might help

http://www.steves-internet-guide.com/pu ... tt-client/

just remember the level of indentation used is CRUCIAL with python