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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Using screen connected to the Pi to run 360 Radar

« on: December 27, 2019, 05:25:57 pm »

Reporting back:

I swapped the Pi2B for a Pi3B, plugged everything into the Pi3B except the WiFi dongle as the Pi3B includes WiFi. I moved the SD card across, and booted up.

Bingo, 360 Radar display. Configured the display how I wanted it, then shut down Chrome so it memorised the set up.

On next boot, everything is happy. I have 360 Radar and the METAR screen on a loop, 45 seconds of each.

I'm using Raspian Buster standard version.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Using screen connected to the Pi to run 360 Radar

« on: December 27, 2019, 12:23:39 pm »

I'm running a Pi2B in kiosk mode and am unable to get the 360 Radar screen up. I get the header but nothing else.

It's running Raspbian and I'm going to assume that there's also insufficient grunt, so I'm going to swap it out for a Pi3B.

I'm going to be daft and swap the SD cards over and hope...

Will report back.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: PilotAware and OGN-R in MF this month

« on: December 13, 2019, 06:35:08 pm »

MF ? Is that the BMAA magazine?

Yes.

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OGN-R PilotAware / PilotAware and OGN-R in MF this month

« on: December 08, 2019, 05:08:54 pm »

I've done an article on building an OGN-R station in MF this month along with a backgrounder on Electronic Conspicuity interoperability.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Data usage

« on: December 08, 2019, 05:06:11 pm »

Seems like Giffgaff and Three are good for some serious deals ATM:

https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-plans

http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchTariff?priceplan=&deviceType=SIM_ONLY_MBB

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OGN-R PilotAware / METAR feature in latest software??

« on: December 08, 2019, 05:00:56 pm »

Just seen the METAR button in the latest software but can't see how to configure it.

How does this work?

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Using screen connected to the Pi to run 360 Radar

« on: December 08, 2019, 04:54:32 pm »

You can't without another Pi.

Insufficient resources and no GUI installed.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Updating from Release 20191008

« on: December 08, 2019, 04:53:11 pm »

PWEgerton updated.

I have a USB keyboard and a recycled monitor attached to the OGN-R RP. You can buy an HDMI to VGA adaptor for pence.

It's easier to do the update with as you can then see when the update finishes and the reboot happens as you are not kicked off your remote connection.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: New Stations Added

« on: October 16, 2019, 11:17:42 am »

PWEgerton is up and running.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Using screen connected to the Pi to run 360 Radar

« on: October 12, 2019, 08:29:57 pm »

I'm wondering if I can use the Pi's output to run 360 Radar. I've got an old monitor plugged into the HDMI with a HDMI->VGA adaptor.

I'm assuming that for this, the X GUI and a browser will need to be loaded, which I'm hoping I can do via apt-get.

I'm wondering about space and processing power.

Is the SD card re-formatted with a restricted partition size on install? I used a very fast 32Gb card which may have been OTT.

I'm guessing I can look at current loads by just running top?

Or is this a bad idea?