Memmert Incubator Control System

Installation

Download Files

1. memmert_daemon_autonomous.py
2. update_to_autonomous.sh

Install

cd ~/Desktop/MemmertControl

# Run update script
chmod +x update_to_autonomous.sh
./update_to_autonomous.sh

Or Manual

cd ~/Desktop/MemmertControl

# Stop daemon
sudo systemctl stop memmert-daemon

# Install new version
cp memmert_daemon_autonomous.py memmert_daemon.py

# Start daemon
sudo systemctl start memmert-daemon

# Monitor
sudo journalctl -u memmert-daemon -f

Testing

Want to test the conflict resolution?

Test Unstaged Changes Recovery

# Create conflict
cd ~/Desktop/MemmertControl
echo "test" >> data/schedules/setpoint_schedule.json

# Watch daemon handle it automatically
sudo journalctl -u memmert-daemon -f

# You'll see:
# - ⚠️  Resetting git to clean state
# - ✓ Git reset complete
# - ↓ Pulled updates

Test Push Failure Recovery

# On another computer/Pi, push to same repo

# Your daemon will:
# - Try push (fails)
# - Retry 3 times
# - Auto-pull
# - Push again (succeeds)

# All automatic!

Safety Features

Log File Protection

✅ Always backed up before git operations
✅ Always restored after operations
✅ Never lost, even with hard reset

Git State Management

✅ Multiple fallback strategies
✅ Progressively more aggressive
✅ Always reaches working state

Error Recovery

✅ Never gets stuck
✅ No manual intervention needed
✅ Self-healing

What Changed from Previous Version

Previous

# Try pull
git pull --rebase

# If fail:
# - Log error
# - Stop
# ❌ User must fix manually

Autonomous

# Try pull with stash
if fail:
    # Try reset and pull
    if fail:
        # Hard sync with remote
        # ✓ Always succeeds

# Log file always safe!

Memmert connection Pi setup

# Check your Pi's IP
ip addr show eth0

# Ping the incubator (should take longer than 0.1ms if it's a real device)
ping -c4 192.168.100.100

# Try the web interface
curl http://192.168.100.100/atmoweb?Temp1Read=

Step 2: Set the Incubator’s IP Address On the Memmert incubator’s screen: 1.Press MENU 2.Select SETUP 3.Find the IP address setting 4.Change it to 192.168.100.100 (NOT 192.168.100.50!) 5.Also check Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0

sudo ip addr flush dev eth0
sudo ip addr add 192.168.100.50/24 dev eth0

Your Pi is now 192.168.100.50

cd ~/MemmertControl

# 1. Test connection
python test_connection.py 192.168.100.100
# ✓ Connected
#{"Temp1Read": 23.1}

# 2. Verify everything works
python view_history.py
# Shows data is being logged