RiedelScripts/README.md

Mostly Vibe coded scripts to assist with troubleshooting Riedel equipment

PTPLogger

• PTPLogger.sh - Run this on a device that has ptp4l running on it to generate a ptp log to a file once per seccond
• PTPLogger_Graphing.py - Run this with Python to graph the results visualy. Will also show PTP events (unlocks, master changes etc.)

Commercial Invoice Folders

• Commercial Invoice Folders.ps1 - This generates the commerical invoice folders for the year.

mDNS Scout

• mDNS-Scout.exe - Windows based mDNS reader. Windows backend, webgui front end.

RRCS Scripts

Dig deeper in the folder for more info.

watch_remote_top

SSHes into a Linux/embedded device (password auth, prompts for host/username/password), pulls a top snapshot every 10 minutes, and logs CPU/RAM usage locally — full raw snapshots plus a parsed CSV summary (CPU%, RAM used/total/free, top RAM-consuming process). Handles both standard Linux (procps) and BusyBox top output formats.

Requirements: pip install paramiko

Usage:

python3 watch_remote_top.py
python3 watch_remote_top.py --once            # single snapshot, no loop
python3 watch_remote_top.py --interval 5       # poll every 5 min instead of 10
python3 watch_remote_top.py --log-dir ./logs   # default: ./TopLogs

Output (in ./TopLogs/ by default):

• top_full_snapshots.log — full raw top output per poll
• cpu_ram_summary.csv — parsed summary row per poll

Windows binary: run build_exe.bat (requires pip install pyinstaller paramiko) to produce a standalone watch_remote_top.exe via PyInstaller — no Python install needed to run it afterward.

Running the compiled .exe:

The exe accepts the same flags as the Python script. Launch it from a terminal (cmd/PowerShell) to use them — double-clicking in Explorer runs it with defaults (10 min interval) since there's no way to pass arguments that way.

watch_remote_top.exe --interval 5
watch_remote_top.exe --interval 15 --log-dir C:\Logs\TopLogs
watch_remote_top.exe --once

Note: on devices with heavy page caching (e.g. long-uptime embedded boxes), Mem_Used in the CSV will climb over time even with no real leak — BusyBox's used figure includes reclaimable page cache. Cross-check against the cached field in the raw log before assuming a leak.