RBP4 unable to install the modul

[HeyWatchOutDude]

Hey,

did someone tried to install it on a RBP4?
Because im unable to install it ...

[kjngineering]

The answer is that there was a package dependency on [email protected] which will not compile on any recent version of node.js. This was updated in the git in 2019, but not the npm repository.
The new dependency node-hid@^0.7.7 compiled fine on V12.16.2 as of today.

The old npm version can be worked around (although) not recommended by either of the following commands:

if you have git installed:
npm install somebuddy87/node-red-contrib-usbhid

or if you do not have git installed:
npm install --save -g https://github.com/somebuddy87/node-red-contrib-usbhid/tarball/master

ideally the npm repository should be updated.

good luck!

[robertsLando]

I suggest to use mine, follow the steps on the readme: npm install robertsLando/node-red-contrib-usbhid

[thebaldgeek]

Trying either of these two packages results in the same error.
My system;
node -v
v10.16.3
npm -v
6.9.0

Is there anyway to install this package?

Here is the error;

` npm install robertsLando/node-red-contrib-usbhid

[email protected] install /home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.16.3 runtime=node arch=arm libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid/build'
CC(target) Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o
In file included from ../hidapi/linux/hid.c:44:0:
/usr/include/libudev.h:21:2: error: #error "#define LIBUDEV_I_KNOW_THE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE is needed to use this experimental library version"
#error "#define LIBUDEV_I_KNOW_THE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE is needed to use this experimental library version"
^
hidapi-linux-hidraw.target.mk:99: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o' failed
make: *** [Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:262:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.1.15-rt18-nxtio-2.1.0+gfab9c55
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid
gyp ERR! node -v v10.16.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.`

[nksky]

I had awful trouble installing this aswell. But I got this to work..... on a Pi4
https://www.reddit.com/r/nodered/comments/f9ut7u/usb_hid_module/fiweao5/

Follow it word for word.

[robertsLando]

Follow steps here: https://github.com/robertsLando/node-red-contrib-usbhid

[thebaldgeek]

Thanks all for reaching out.

@nksky following those instructions (word for word) results in the error '../hidapi/linux/hid.c:44:21: fatal error: libudev.h: No such file or directory' when 'sudo apt install libudev-dev' results in 'libudev0 is already the newest version (182-r9).'
So no progress there.

@robertsLando there are no instructions on how to install the node on that page. Just instructions on how to use/configure the read/write access for non-root users.

[nksky]

@thebaldgeek Let me try it again on a fresh install on the Pi. I was trying so long that I may have installed something before running this script and that made it work. Give me a day on it.

[HeyWatchOutDude]

Trying either of these two packages results in the same error.
My system;
node -v
v10.16.3
npm -v
6.9.0

Is there anyway to install this package?

Here is the error;

` npm install robertsLando/node-red-contrib-usbhid

[email protected] install /home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.16.3 runtime=node arch=arm libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid/build'
CC(target) Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o
In file included from ../hidapi/linux/hid.c:44:0:
/usr/include/libudev.h:21:2: error: #error "#define LIBUDEV_I_KNOW_THE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE is needed to use this experimental library version"
#error "#define LIBUDEV_I_KNOW_THE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE is needed to use this experimental library version"
^
hidapi-linux-hidraw.target.mk:99: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o' failed
make: *** [Release/obj.target/hidapi-linux-hidraw/hidapi/linux/hid.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:262:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.1.15-rt18-nxtio-2.1.0+gfab9c55
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/dev/.node-red/node_modules/node-hid
gyp ERR! node -v v10.16.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.`

Information:

• npm version: 6.14.11
• node version: 12.21.0
• node-red version: 1.2.9

The following worked for me:

• sudo apt install libudev-dev
• sudo apt install libudev-1.0-0-dev
• cd .node-red/
• npm install somebuddy87/node-red-contrib-usbhid
• sudo systemctl restart nodered

"getHIDdevices" and "HIDdevice" is successful installed!