Serialport NODE_MODULE_VERSION issue | electronjs.org | Page 1

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 11:33 AM

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Hi, I am having a problem with serialport with johnnyfive. Just serial port works fine in electron, but with johnnyfive it throws an error:

was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 115. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 116. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`).
at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:2131)
    at Object.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1356:18)
    at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:2131)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1126:32)
    at node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:967:12
    at Function._load (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:13327)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1150:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at bindings (.....\node_modules\bindings\bindings.js:112:48)
    at Object.<anonymous> (.....\node_modules\@serialport\bindings\lib\win32.js:1:36)```

I have tried all node version to match module version, but seems that I cant get to 116. I've tried elecron-rebuild, npm rebuild.. nothing works.

package.json
```...
"dependencies": {
    ...
    "ad-ngx-electron": "^3.0.0-beta.3",
    "johnny-five": "^2.1.0",
    "ngx-electron": "^2.2.0",
    "rxjs": "~7.8.0",
    "serialport": "^12.0.0",
    "tslib": "^2.3.0",
    "zone.js": "~0.13.0"
  },
"devDependencies": {
    ...
    "electron": "^26.6.9",
    "electron-rebuild": "^3.2.9",

main.js

// this works fine
const { SerialPort } = require('serialport');
const port = new SerialPort({ path: 'COM4', baudRate: 9600 });
....

// this causes error
var five = require("johnny-five");
var board = new five.Board({ port: 'COM6'});
board.on("ready", function() {
 ...
});
....```


win10 64bit, node v 20.11.0
Thanks!

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 3:12 PM

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now i have "electron": "^28.2.2", and using node v18.18.2 which is same as in electron 28.2.2 and still same error

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 3:39 PM

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With this i get

was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 108. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 119. Please try re-compiling or re-installing```

process.versions

{
node: '18.18.2',
acorn: '8.10.0',
ada: '2.6.0',
ares: '1.19.1',
brotli: '1.0.9',
cldr: '43.0',
icu: '73.1',
llhttp: '6.0.11',
modules: '119',
napi: '9',
nghttp2: '1.57.0',
openssl: '1.1.1',
simdutf: '3.2.14',
tz: '2023c',
undici: '5.26.3',
unicode: '15.0',
uv: '1.44.2',
uvwasi: '0.0.18',
v8: '12.0.267.19-electron.0',
zlib: '1.2.13.1-motley',
electron: '28.2.2',
chrome: '120.0.6099.276'
}```
its weird that node is v18.18.2 & modules 119, while on https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json says that node v18.18.2 has modules 108

eternal depot Feb 10, 2024, 3:57 PM

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https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/using-native-node-modules

Native Node Modules | Electron

Native Node.js modules are supported by Electron, but since Electron has a different application binary interface (ABI) from a given Node.js binary (due to differences such as using Chromium's BoringSSL instead of OpenSSL), the native modules you use will need to be recompiled for Electron. Otherwise, you will get the following class of error wh...

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 3:59 PM

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already tried these with no success

eternal depot Feb 10, 2024, 3:59 PM

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there is no other suggestion

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 4:02 PM

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any way to build with built-in node?

eternal depot Feb 10, 2024, 4:02 PM

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without rebuild no

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i am not sure if serialport support such node version

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 4:26 PM

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huh now somehow it worked.. dont know how, tried so many diff things 😄

deft cairn Feb 10, 2024, 4:54 PM

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thanks for help

tender tendon Feb 20, 2024, 3:29 PM

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@deft cairn can you remember at all how you solved this? Stuck on same thing

#Serialport NODE_MODULE_VERSION issue