MMM-Flights

[sdetweil]

@KI6UVE turn off using the gpu

set environment variable

export ELECTRON_DISABLE_GPU=1

in the script used to launch mm…

if using my install script and pm2,.
that file is MagicMirror/installers/mm.sh

[KI6UVE]

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[sdetweil]

@KI6UVE no, just restart mm

[KI6UVE]

@karsten13

Is there a way to configure the flight data output to make the units Imperial instead of metric?

[karsten13]

@KI6UVE

no, but should not be a big thing to implement this.

I see the m for the height and km/h for speed, so what are the correct imperial units?

ft for m?
mph for km/h?

[KI6UVE]

@karsten13
Yes, ft and mph

Thanks!!

[karsten13]

@KI6UVE

new version is released with new config option units, see https://gitlab.com/khassel/MMM-Flights/-/blob/master/MMM-Flights.js#L41

update instructions for the module: https://gitlab.com/khassel/MMM-Flights#update-to-new-versions

[KI6UVE]

@karsten13

Awesome!! vielen Dank

[lif]

I have MMM-Flights working well except mapFixedArea: true, seems to be ignored.

The map changes width depending upon the ac in the area.

Also the map shows even with no traffic and showMap: “ifTraffic”,

Any ideas or thoughts?

[sdetweil]

@lif can u show the config for this module

[karsten13]

@lif said in MMM-Flights:

The map changes width depending upon the ac in the area.

yes, the map changes width because of the length of the flight data in the table below, the area inside the map does not change. You can test this with setting mapFontColor: "red", so you see the area points.

But I have to rethink this behavior or provide an option for a fixed width.

Also the map shows even with no traffic and showMap: “ifTraffic”,

will look into this, I did a rewrite of the module so maybe this was lost …

[lif]

@sdetweil said in MMM-Flights:

@lif can u show the config for this module
module code

/**
 * @file MMM-Flights.js
 *
 * @author Karsten Hassel
 * @license MIT
 *
 * @see  https://gitlab.com/khassel/MMM-Flights
 */

Module.register("MMM-Flights", {
  defaults: {
    provider: "flightradar24",
    instanceId: "FR", // needs to be set to different values if you run more than 1 instance of this module
    // // example for ADSBexchange:
    // provider: "ADSBexchange",
    // providerApiKey: "your-api-key",
    // providerUrl: "https://adsbx-flight-sim-traffic.p.rapidapi.com/api/aircraft/json",
    // // example for opensky:
    // provider: "opensky",
    // providerApiKey: "user:password", //optional, without limited requests
    // providerUrl: "https://opensky-network.org/api/states/all",
    unknown: "?", // string used if no data available
    title: "Flights Above Us",
    logoTitle: "fas fa-plane",
    logoUp: "fas fa-plane-departure",
    logoDown: "fas fa-plane-arrival",
    logoTo: "fas fa-arrow-right",
    // area defined by a bounding box of WGS84 coordinates (la=latitude, lo=longitude):
    laMin: 49.85,
    laMax: 50.25,
    loMin: 7.8,
    loMax: 9.3,
    showGrounded: false, // show grounded airplanes
    showMap: "ifTraffic", // "always", "never", "ifTraffic"
    noFlightsMessage: "Currently no flights in chosen area ...", // message shown if no data available
    mapUrl: "https://{a-d}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/light_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", // you can bring your own map
//    mapAttributions:      '',
    mapHeight: "300px",
    mapFixedArea: true, // if set, the defined area is shown, if not the area is calculated from the plane locations
    mapPosition: "bottom", // "top" or "bottom"
    // some params to define styles in map:
    mapFont: "40% sans-serif",
    mapPadding: [1, 5, 0, 7],
    mapFontColor: "white",
    mapBackgroundColor: "black",
    mapCurrentFlightColor: "#9c294f",
    mapBackgroundOpacity: 0.9,
    mapPlanePngSrc: "modules/MMM-Flights/data/plane.png",
    mapPlanePngScale: 0.07,
    mapPlaneTextOffset: 4,
    useMockData: false, // if set, test data is used
    updateInterval: 2 * 60 * 1000, // every 2 minutes
    units: "imperial", // metric uses m and km/h, imperial uses ft and mph
  },

Config.js

  {
      module: "MMM-Flights",
      position: "center",
      config: {
        laMin: 45.80,
        laMax: 46.0081,
        loMin: 0.4674,
        loMax: 1.207,
      },
    },

Hope this helps

Regards

[lif]

@karsten13 said in MMM-Flights:

@lif said in MMM-Flights:

The map changes width depending upon the ac in the area.

yes, the map changes width because of the length of the flight data in the table below, the area inside the map does not change. You can test this with setting mapFontColor: "red", so you see the area points.

Ah, OK, I’ll change the font size down a bit.

But I have to rethink this behavior or provide an option for a fixed width.

Also the map shows even with no traffic and showMap: “ifTraffic”,

will look into this, I did a rewrite of the module so maybe this was lost …

Yes, it did work before I applied an update this morning

Thanks for your help.

[sdetweil]

@lif please NEVER edit the source file. unless you KNOW what you are getting yourself into.

all config should go in config.js
everything in the defaults section can be overridden in config.js

also on forum posts use the code block wrapper for all code and config.

paste text into message editor
select pasted text
hit button </>

[karsten13]

@lif said in MMM-Flights:

Yes, it did work before I applied an update this morning

should be fixed now with latest version …

[lif]

@sdetweil said in MMM-Flights:

@lif please NEVER edit the source file. unless you KNOW what you are getting yourself into.

When the {module}.js file has lines which state something like
'units: “imperial”, // metric uses m and km/h, imperial uses ft and mph,
I assume that it can be changed in the {module}.js file.

all config should go in config.js
everything in the defaults section can be overridden in config.js

Some modules list all the options in the example that goes into the config.js file, MMM-Flights (and many others) don’t.

also on forum posts use the code block wrapper for all code and config.

paste text into message editor
select pasted text
hit button </>

OK, sorry.

[lif]

@karsten13 said in MMM-Flights:

@lif said in MMM-Flights:

Yes, it did work before I applied an update this morning

should be fixed now with latest version …

Sorry, still the same after (I think) installing the latest version

[karsten13]

@lif

was talking about showMap: "ifTraffic", and this works on my side, tested it again

[lif]

@karsten13 said in MMM-Flights:

@lif

was talking about showMap: "ifTraffic", and this works on my side, tested it again

Yes

 showMap: "ifTraffic", // "always", "never", "ifTraffic"

[sdetweil]

@lif said in MMM-Flights:

I assume that it can be changed in the {module}.js file.

no.

in config.js

the design is config js is used to override the values set in the modulename.js defaults section

lacking documentation is a different probem.

if you find properties in the defaults section you can override them in config.js