APRS WX Station issue, aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt

[Gary Rigdon]

Hello,

Has been trying to get the "APRS WX Station with Raspberry Pi - Mitch Ahrenstorff AD0HJ - 04/12/17"  to work. The RTL433 part works and weewx appears to be running but get the error "aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt". Also I can't see the html page that should be in the "/home/weewx/public_html/index.html" that should be from my station, all I see there is the Hood River, Oregon default page that came with the download.

Looking at the aprx command line I do see traffic:

sudo aprx -vvv

2018-03-14 00:04:32.256 aprx start - 2.9.0

2018-03-14 00:04:32.259 TTY /dev/serial0 opened

2018-03-14 00:04:42.718 CONNECT APRSIS rotate.aprs2.net:14580

3044 AL7IH-2   R  WA5LNL-2>APTW01,WA5LNL-3*:!2931.67N/09838.36W_SAT/SOLAR

3091 AL7IH-2   R  W5EX-1>APK101,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II-11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:W5EX Mobile. EqpmtTemp=94F PS=14.9V

3096 AL7IH-2   R  W5EX-1>APK101,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II-11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:@000806h2918.84N/09926.69WE107/051/A=000915

3220 AL7IH-2   R  K5HV>EM00KA,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II-11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:>EM00KA- Kerrville, TX

3306 AL7IH-2   R  W5EX-1>APK101,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II-11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:@001136h2918.80N/09923.15WE088/054/A=000994

Using the TNCPi add on board with a Pi3. My CWOP info also doesn't appear to be publised either. Also have Xastir on this Pi and it works great.  Any help will be appreciated!!!! I've include my weewx.conf file as a txt attachment.......Gary AL7IH

********** Here's my aprx.conf ***********

mycall AL7IH-2

<aprsis>

    passcode 19943

    server   rotate.aprs2.net

</aprsis>

<logging>

    pidfile /var/run/aprx.pid

    rflog   /var/log/aprx/aprx-rf.log

    aprxlog /var/log/aprx/aprx.log

</logging>

<interface>

    serial-device /dev/serial0 19200 8n1 KISS

    callsign      AL7IH-2

    tx-ok         true

    telem-to-is   false

</interface>

<beacon>

    beaconmode radio

    cycle-size  5m

    beacon srccall AL7IH via WIDE2-2 file "/dev/shm/aprs.pkt"

</beacon>

Here's the user.log where the error is at the bottom  ***** Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt *********

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: StationRegistry: Registration not requested.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: Wunderground: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: PWSweather: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: CWOP: Data for station FW2493 will be posted

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: WOW: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: AWEKAS: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Starting up weewx version 3.8.0

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Starting main packet loop.

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: err: ['usb_claim_interface error -6\n']

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: shutdown process rtl_433 -q -U -F json -G

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Caught WeeWxIOError: rtl_433 process is not running

Mar 13 19:07:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]:     ****  Waiting 60 seconds then retrying...

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: retrying...

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Loading station type SDR (user.sdr)

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: driver version is 0.39

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: sensor map is {'windDir': 'wind_dir.08FA.Acurite5n1Packet', 'windSpeed': 'wind_speed.08FA.Acurite5n1Packet', 'outTemp': 'temperature.08FA.Acurite5n1Packet', 'outHumidity': 'humidity.08FA.Acurite5n1Packet', 'rain_total': 'rain_total.0BFA.Acurite5n1Packet', 'inTemp': 'temperature.24A4.AcuriteTowerPacket', 'inHumidity': 'humidity.24A4.AcuriteTowerPacket'}

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: deltas is {'strikes': 'strikes_total', 'rain': 'rain_total'}

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: sdr: MainThread: startup process 'rtl_433 -q -U -F json -G'

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: StdConvert target unit is 0x1

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: wxcalculate: The following values will be calculated: barometer=prefer_hardware, windchill=prefer_hardware, dewpoint=prefer_hardware, appTemp=prefer_hardware, rainRate=prefer_hardware, windrun=prefer_hardware, heatindex=prefer_hardware, maxSolarRad=prefer_hardware, humidex=prefer_hardware, pressure=prefer_hardware, inDewpoint=prefer_hardware, ET=prefer_hardware, altimeter=prefer_hardware, cloudbase=prefer_hardware

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: wxcalculate: The following algorithms will be used for calculations: altimeter=aaNOAA, maxSolarRad=RS

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Archive will use data binding wx_binding

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Record generation will be attempted in 'hardware'

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Using archive interval of 300 seconds (specified in weewx configuration)

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Using binding 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb'

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: manager: Starting backfill of daily summaries

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: StationRegistry: Registration not requested.

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: Wunderground: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: PWSweather: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: CWOP: Data for station FW2493 will be posted

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: WOW: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: restx: AWEKAS: Posting not enabled.

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Starting up weewx version 3.8.0

Mar 13 19:08:01 TNCPi3 weewx[1208]: engine: Starting main packet loop.

Mar 13 19:09:52 TNCPi3 aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt

Mar 13 19:14:02 TNCPi3 aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt

 

[Andrew Milner]

Isn't this the same post as the one you made 12 hours ago??  Perhaps one of them should be deleted!!

[Gary Rigdon]

Yeah, didn't see where it posted the first time, I'll kill the old one then if I can find it now....

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From: Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>
To: weewx-user <weewx...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:09 AM
Subject: [weewx-user] Re: APRS WX Station issue, aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt

Isn't this the same post as the one you made 12 hours ago??  Perhaps one of them should be deleted!!

On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 17:47:45 UTC+2, Gary Rigdon wrote:

Hello,

Has been trying to get the "APRS WX Station with Raspberry Pi - Mitch Ahrenstorff AD0HJ - 04/12/17"  to work. The RTL433 part works and weewx appears to be running but get the error "aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt". Also I can't see the html page that should be in the "/home/weewx/public_html/ index.html" that should be from my station, all I see there is the Hood River, Oregon default page that came with the download.

Looking at the aprx command line I do see traffic:

sudo aprx -vvv

2018-03-14 00:04:32.256 aprx start - 2.9.0

2018-03-14 00:04:32.259 TTY /dev/serial0 opened

2018-03-14 00:04:42.718 CONNECT APRSIS rotate.aprs2.net:14580

3044 AL7IH-2   R  WA5LNL-2>APTW01,WA5LNL-3*:! 2931.67N/09838.36W_SAT/SOLAR

3091 AL7IH-2   R  W5EX-1>APK101,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II- 11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:W5EX Mobile. EqpmtTemp=94F PS=14.9V

3096 AL7IH-2   R  W5EX-1>APK101,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II- 11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:@ 000806h2918.84N/09926.69WE107/ 051/A=000915

3220 AL7IH-2   R  K5HV>EM00KA,WB5LJZ-5*,WX5II- 11*,WA5LNL-3*,WIDE3*:>EM00KA- Kerrville, TX

 

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[Andrew Milner]

4 posts lower down!!

[Gary Rigdon]

LOL, now how do you delete it, can't see how...

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From: Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>
To: weewx-user <weewx...@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [weewx-user] Re: APRS WX Station issue, aprx: Failed to load anything from beacon file /dev/shm/aprs.pkt

[Andrew Milner]

click on the little down arrow to the right of the 'reply' button and a new option menu will appear.  As long as you are logged in as the original author you will have a delete post option available.

[Gary Rigdon]

Don't seem to have that option for either post. All I see is Link, Show activity, show original, report abuse and print. Anyway I sure wish someone would take a look at my weewx.conf and tell me what's wrong, could it be the [APRS] section where "include position = 0" is set, going to try it when I get home later....

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From: Andrew Milner <andrew.s...@gmail.com>
To: weewx-user <weewx...@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:26 AM

[Andrew Milner]

You'll probably need to await matthew (mwall) for assistance with this one!!

Well you do seem to have used two different IDs for the two posts.  You only get the delete option if you are logged in as the person who created the post.