Mark Harris
Mark Harris
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RE: Wrong light color

Hi Julien, I needed to use AJAX to inject the METAR data into the 'apedit.html' file depending on what the weather is when the editor was loaded. So...

6 years ago
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RE: Wrong light color

Ron, I have to use 2 different weather products for this information. One for the LED's and another for editor. I found that the two products are not ...

6 years ago
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RE: Map 19x22

Love the frame! Great job. - Mark

6 years ago
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RE: 2 maps, 2 different METARS

No problem. Genius might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I appreciate the kudos! - Mark

6 years ago
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RE: 2 maps, 2 different METARS

Ron, double check that the "RGB or GRB LEDs Used" under "LiveSectional Settings" setting is set correctly for the type of LED's you are using. Based o...

6 years ago
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RE: Questions about initial setup

Armand, I have a few concerns about the setup. First, it looks like you are using a string of LED's that use 4 wires; pwr, grnd, clock, signal. If t...

6 years ago
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RE: Questions about initial setup

Armand, the error is telling you that the library that runs the LEDs is not liking your string for some reason. This is usually caused because the wro...

6 years ago
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RE: Wrong light color

Nice job! Please let us know if this works the way you are expecting. Then I'll look at the code to see if I can/should include this. Thanks - Mark

6 years ago
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RE: Wrong light color

Yes, that would work fine. It's odd that the METAR would not provide either the flight_category and the visibility and cloud cover. Why publish a META...

6 years ago
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RE: Questions about initial setup

Armand, I came across this thread on another forum; I'll get with Bill and we'll update the current image and send you a link to it to try. I'm hop...

6 years ago
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RE: Wrong light color

Thanks Julien, I'll have to look at the routine in relation to the XML data being returned to see if there is a difference that is causing the softwar...

6 years ago
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RE: Questions about initial setup

Hmm, ok. We'll have to check out installing it on a RPI4. If you have any other pics of the errors you are receiving, please post them. - Mark

6 years ago
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RE: Questions about initial setup

Hi Armand, Sorry for the hassles. I know my partner Bill has installed this on a RPi4 successfully but I've not tried it. Also, you mentioned that y...

6 years ago
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RE: KGFX METAR (Data Unavailable)

Great. Please post pictures of your map when you get a chance. - Mark

6 years ago
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RE: Wrong light color

Being a non-US airport, the METAR data may be structured differently. If you will do me a favor and post the same data for the same airport once you n...

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