-->September 6th, 2025<--
Thank you to GolfCharlie and Claude Code for fixing the code to work with the newly changed FAA API! They have saved a lot of time. A new image has been created and will be uploaded today and available later tonight. If you don't want or need the image, you can visit https://github.com/markyharris/livesectional and incorporate the changes into your board now.
--->September 5th, 2025<--
There has been another change to the FAA API which has again broke the map. We are currently working on this. Check back for fix. If you have the fix please post it. - Mark
I'm just starting into the world of RPi because I'm building a Live Sectional Map. I completed my physical setup bare bones with just a WS2811 string and RPi Zero WS. So far so good but I'm stuck. Running headless, with RPi having its own keyboard and mouse as well, when I start the map from the remote via the web configure page I the RPi sequences thru commands and then seems to get stuck in a loop. I'm not sure how to correct this. My next move is to remove the SD card and reformat it and load the system software again. I figure a prudent step.
1) RPi connects to the web ok and all local and remote commands seem to work fine including remote ssh via Putty.
2) The WS2811 goes through a rainbow startup as set in the Config page.
3) I can walk through the led's turning on and off up to #25. After that the Config ignores higher values and reverts to 25 leds.
4) I set the number of airports to 25 or set to something like 3 for testing I get the same results.
5) In all cases after the Rainbow startup the first 25 LEDs light.
6) The RPi shows on the local screen that it cycles through a the airports 5 times and then repeats quickly again and again until I Shutdown via web Config. I expect it is polling the FAA database via the web continuously. I have never let this continue more than a couple minutes.
A screenshot
Has anyone seem this?
Do you have suggestions as to how to proceed?
This is a really cool project and I want to thank you for generating the code and docs.
I haven't done any electronics work for a few years and this has been a rewarding effort. I've even broke out my soldering and test gear from 35 years ago. I grew up with DOS so perhaps Linux will come easy(ish).
Thank you.
Dave Eaton
Worcester MA
Hi Dave, sorry for the hassles. I'm sure we will be able to figure it out. Based on the info you provided the software is working properly. I'm guessing that the issue is somewhere in your settings. First, go to 'Basic Settings' and verify that the number in 'LED Count' actually represents the number of LED's on the entire string. In other words, you may only need to use 25 LED's in the 50 led string. But be sure that 'LED Count' = 50 on 'Basic Settings'.
I looked at your picture and everything is working properly. For you edification, the program cycles through every LED 6 times to create a display that can blink, or flash. So it will continue through this loop. That's why you see 'Cycle 1', 'Cycle 2' etc on the screen. And the list of winds displayed after each cycle are the airports whose wind speed is higher than what is set in your configuration.
If necessary upload a video of the map as its working. - Mark
Thank you for your practically instant reply Mark. I couldn't ask for more.
I'll be in touch if questions.
-Dave
