[feature] Text Overlay not being exported by a Data Out Node

[bwschober]

I am sending data from a multimeter I/O to a Python program. Text overlay data is displayed in the Thetis window but is not exported by the server.

I have Multimeter I/O tcp/ip server out defined to port 127.0.0.1:9000

and a container that sends Vfo Display, Clock, ForwardPower, and a Text Overlay to a Data Out node

Here is a python program I wrote to receive and display the data

#Create a TCP/IP socket for a client

Thetis setup to feed data to this program

Multi I/O TCP/IP Server on 127.0.0.1:9000 Direction = Out Format = Raw Terminator = CRLF

Container with Data Out Node to above client every 5 sec, Vfo Display, Clock, and Forward Power show on TX only

import socket

sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

#connect the socket to the port where the server is listening

server_address = ('127.0.0.1', 9000)
print('connecting to %s port %s' % server_address)
sock.connect(server_address)
print('connection made')
try:
#looking for data
print('looking for data')
while True:
data = sock.recv(1600) # received data is bytes
print('received "%s"' % data)
rec_string = str(data)
print('rec_string = "%s"' % rec_string)
finally:
print('closing client')
sock.close()

This is the output of the program:

rec_string = "b'rx:1:vfoa_freq:50.313000:vfob_freq:14.074000:tx_freq:50.313000:vfoa_band:6m:vfob_band:20m:vfoa_filter_name:3.3k:vfob_filter_name:3.3k:tx_band:6m:vfoa_mode:usb:vfob_mode:usb:split:false:rx2_enabled:false:vfob_tx:false:sub_rx:false:time_utc:032855:date_utc:Fri 4 Jul 2025:time_loc:232855:date_loc:Thu 3 Jul 2025:pwr:0.974544:\r\n'"

Note that the text overlay "rotator:" statement is missing.

I tried adding an item after the text overlay and that item was exported and the text overlay item skipped.

Removing the %3QHf.AZ% from the text overlay did not change the result.

Bruce Schober
KO4PRE
bwschober@gmail.com

[ramdor]

a datanode only gathers readings from horizontal meter bars, meter needles, the magic eye, the clock and the vfo display

I will change this to a feature and may add support at some time in the future. Cheers.