-->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
The map locked up showing all lights as wx not reported and the OLED's were weird.
Here's a section of the log file. at 15:08 I pressed the refresh button and that got it going. It had been running fine for weeks so this isn't a big deal but in case this helps track down an issue I thought you'd like to know.
[I 210523 14:52:43 metar-v4:1144] Starting METAR Data Display
[I 210523 14:52:43 metar-v4:1247] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:547] Start of metar-display-v4.py executed code main loop
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:580] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:592] Heat Map File Loaded
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:606] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:633] Internet Available
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:634] https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&mostRecentForEachStation=constraint&hoursBeforeNow=2.5&stationString=KMRY,KSNS,KCVH,KE16,KWVI,KRHV,KSJC,KPAO,KSQL,KHAF,KSFO,KOAK,KHWD,KLVK,KCCR,KAPC,KO69,KSTS,KSUU,KVCB,KEDU,KSAC,KMHR,KMCC,KSMF,KLHM,KMYV,KBAB,KOVE,KGOO,KBLU,KTRK,KRNO,KCXP,KMEV,KTVL,KPVF,KAUN,KJAQ,KCPU,KO22,KSCK,KMOD,KMER,KMCE,KMAE,KFAT
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:1095] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:1154] Built Wind Dictionary
[I 210523 15:00:48 metar-display-v4:1303] OLED Displays Used
[I 210523 15:00:49 metar-display-v4:1327] Fonts Loaded
[I 210523 15:00:49 metar-display-v4:1398] Use Welcome Enabled
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:562] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:568] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:596] RPI IP Address = 192.168.1.95
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:600] Internet Available
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:601] https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&mostRecentForEachStation=constraint&hoursBeforeNow=2.5&stationString=KMRY,KSNS,KCVH,KE16,KWVI,KRHV,KSJC,KPAO,KSQL,KHAF,KSFO,KOAK,KHWD,KLVK,KCCR,KAPC,KO69,KSTS,KSUU,KVCB,KEDU,KSAC,KMHR,KMCC,KSMF,KLHM,KMYV,KBAB,KOVE,KGOO,KBLU,KTRK,KRNO,KCXP,KMEV,KTVL,KPVF,KAUN,KJAQ,KCPU,KO22,KSCK,KMOD,KMER,KMCE,KMAE,KFAT
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:1144] Starting METAR Data Display
[I 210523 15:02:44 metar-v4:1247] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1653] Breaking out of loop to refresh FAA Data
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:547] Start of metar-display-v4.py executed code main loop
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:580] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:592] Heat Map File Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:606] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:633] Internet Available
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:634] https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&mostRecentForEachStation=constraint&hoursBeforeNow=2.5&stationString=KMRY,KSNS,KCVH,KE16,KWVI,KRHV,KSJC,KPAO,KSQL,KHAF,KSFO,KOAK,KHWD,KLVK,KCCR,KAPC,KO69,KSTS,KSUU,KVCB,KEDU,KSAC,KMHR,KMCC,KSMF,KLHM,KMYV,KBAB,KOVE,KGOO,KBLU,KTRK,KRNO,KCXP,KMEV,KTVL,KPVF,KAUN,KJAQ,KCPU,KO22,KSCK,KMOD,KMER,KMCE,KMAE,KFAT
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1095] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1154] Built Wind Dictionary
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1303] OLED Displays Used
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1327] Fonts Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:09 metar-display-v4:1398] Use Welcome Enabled
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1396] Refresh Pushbutton Pressed. Breaking out of loop to refresh FAA Data
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:562] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:568] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:596] RPI IP Address = 192.168.1.95
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:600] Internet Available
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:601] https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&mostRecentForEachStation=constraint&hoursBeforeNow=2.5&stationString=KMRY,KSNS,KCVH,KE16,KWVI,KRHV,KSJC,KPAO,KSQL,KHAF,KSFO,KOAK,KHWD,KLVK,KCCR,KAPC,KO69,KSTS,KSUU,KVCB,KEDU,KSAC,KMHR,KMCC,KSMF,KLHM,KMYV,KBAB,KOVE,KGOO,KBLU,KTRK,KRNO,KCXP,KMEV,KTVL,KPVF,KAUN,KJAQ,KCPU,KO22,KSCK,KMOD,KMER,KMCE,KMAE,KFAT
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1144] Starting METAR Data Display
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1156] KHAF Not Reporting Flight Category through the API.
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1163] FAA xml data does is NOT providing the forecast field for this airport
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1247] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1396] Refresh Pushbutton Pressed. Breaking out of loop to refresh FAA Data
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:562] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:568] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:596] RPI IP Address = 192.168.1.95
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:600] Internet Available
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:601] https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&mostRecentForEachStation=constraint&hoursBeforeNow=2.5&stationString=KMRY,KSNS,KCVH,KE16,KWVI,KRHV,KSJC,KPAO,KSQL,KHAF,KSFO,KOAK,KHWD,KLVK,KCCR,KAPC,KO69,KSTS,KSUU,KVCB,KEDU,KSAC,KMHR,KMCC,KSMF,KLHM,KMYV,KBAB,KOVE,KGOO,KBLU,KTRK,KRNO,KCXP,KMEV,KTVL,KPVF,KAUN,KJAQ,KCPU,KO22,KSCK,KMOD,KMER,KMCE,KMAE,KFAT
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1144] Starting METAR Data Display
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1156] KHAF Not Reporting Flight Category through the API.
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1163] FAA xml data does is NOT providing the forecast field for this airport
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1247] Decoded METAR Data for Display
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:1396] Refresh Pushbutton Pressed. Breaking out of loop to refresh FAA Data
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:562] Airports File Loaded
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:568] METAR Data Loading
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:596] RPI IP Address = 192.168.1.95
[I 210523 15:08:10 metar-v4:600] Internet Available
Ron,
The log shows that the refresh button is continually being pushed.
Refresh Pushbutton Pressed. Breaking out of loop to refresh FAA Data
Could there be an issue with the switch stuck closed? - Mark
@markyharris I don't think so as I checked the log file a few days later and there was no occurrence of the refresh button being pressed.
