MMM-aviationwx (Aviation weather)

Mykle1

@320fan said in MMM-aviationwx (Aviation weather):

About remarks: first, just to recall - best way to have them to be configurable (to have options to display them/not display them at all). And for me - best way to keep the whole RMK field.

I think, in the interest of mirror real estate, I will leave out the raw data for now. IMHO, an MM module is not meant to occupy all, or much of the display, as an iPad app would do.

Is there any possibility to align it by the next way:

I am not using a table in the module (I don’t know how) so alignment is tricky. I’m doing the best I can.

Also, I would ask you to keep digits after OVC/FEW/etc - it’s a important information, which means a top of clouds. I’ve just seen that on the last screenshoots this information is missing.

Agreed, and it will remain, as long as the data provides it.

Eventually, I’ll learn how to make multiples calls within the module. Then I can use the API of choice. For now I am battling with xml data of aviationweather.gov

Mykle1

Ok, time for testing. Both of these modules are using aviationweather.gov for reasons explained above. I will learn how to make multiple requests within the module and move to avwx.rest/api, eventually.

Most like original in appearance and does allow for international ICAO’s.
https://github.com/mykle1/MMM-Pilot

{
	disabled: false,
	module: "MMM-Pilot",
	position: "top_left",
	config: {
		ICAO: "KJFK,EGLL,UUDD,EDDT,RJAA,ZBAA,LFPG,LIRF", // Any 8 International ICAO's
		colorCode: "Alternative", // Standard or Alternative
		updateInterval: 10 * 60 * 1000,
		useHeader: false,
		header: "",
		maxWidth: "400px",
	}
},

Mykle1

A new spin on the display and does allow for international ICAO’s.
https://github.com/mykle1/MMM-WISP

{
        disabled: false,
	module: "MMM-WISP",
	position: "bottom_bar", // you could try top_bar and thirds
	config: {
	        ICAO: "KJFK,EGLL,UUDD,EDDT,RJAA,ZBAA,LFPG,LIRF", // Not limited to 8 International ICAO's
		colorCode: "Alternative", // Standard or Alternative
		useHeader: false,
		header: "",
		maxWidth: "100%",
	}
},

Area 49

@Mykle1,

Thanks for your work on this!

I just installed Magic Mirror and started looking around for an aviation weather module that included Alaska. I just now stumbled on this thread, and see that your work should include the airports that I want in my list. I’ll install and test it as soon as I get a chance.

Mykle1

@Area-49 said in MMM-aviationwx (Aviation weather):

I’ll install and test it as soon as I get a chance.

Great! Let me know how things go. Use the four letter ICAO for each station you want to see

Area 49

@Mykle1,

Looks like there is a dependency required - from my PM2 error log file: Error: Cannot find module ‘xml2js’

I’m just getting started figuring out Linux, Git repository, and Javascript, so I’m not sure where to find - and under what directory to install this dependency.

Is this the one to install? https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js

Thanks

Mykle1

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Mykle1

@Area-49

You have to run npm install in the MagicMirror/modules/MMM-(THE MODULE NAME) folder

I don’t know which one of the two you are trying

So for MMM-Pilot it’s

npm install in the MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Pilot directory

And for MMM-WISP it’s

npm install in the MagicMirror/modules/MMM-WISP directory

Mykle1

@Area-49 said in MMM-aviationwx (Aviation weather):

I’m just getting started figuring out Linux, Git repository, and Javascript, so I’m not sure where to find - and under what directory to install this dependency.

Sorry about the lack of directions. I only just put this up for testing so it hasn’t been officially released or properly documented.

Area 49

Mykle1,

Got it to install & run. Thanks for the clarification on how to install.

I put in my chosen airports in AK (also one in HI - just so I can feel bad about how cold it is here right now!)

Not sure if you know, but you can return only the most recent Metar data from each airport by using a slightly different URL and the following format:
http://aviationweather.ncep.noaa.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=4&mostRecent=true&stationString=PALH

I like the output format. I think it works well for at-a-glance information purposes. However if I had a choice, I’d like a config option for temperature and dew point units. I’m used to looking at these in Fahrenheit. I have my own simple personal website where I link to a few Metar reports directly, and the pages show both the raw units and (converted).
Example for PALH (Lake Hood AK): http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/?station_ids=palh&std_trans=translated&chk_metars=on&hoursStr=most+recent+only&submitmet=Submit

Not a huge deal on the units, but maybe put it on the wishlist?

Thanks again for your effort on putting this together!