[arm-allstar] New weather script test

Thu Jun 15 14:02:03 EST 2017

Tony,

The sound files are between the /var/lib/asterisk/sounds  and
/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/wx directories. Unfortunately some of the weather
related files are not in the wx directory. I may have copied some to there
here for convenience and not realized it later.

I put an updated version out just now that corrects that. Same file name
and download. Rather than change files from directory to directory I am
trying to use them where they are by default. The north, south, east, west
are not in the wx directory but rather in sounds above it, I corrected to
use them there.

So re-download and copy the script over what you have. Nothing else needs
to change.

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 2:07 PM, "Tony Ross via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> It's very good work, Doug, and the shell script makes it easily
> customizable. My node seems to be missing a component when using mode=b:
>
> ...
> cat: /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/wx/north.gsm: No such file or directory
>
> Where do I find the missing component(s), please.
>
> [root at allstar sbin]# ls /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/wx/
> around.gsm     dew-point.gsm  foot.gsm        gusts.gsm humidity.gsm
> kilometer.gsm  mist.gsm       percent.gsm southeast.gsm  temperature.gsm
> barometer.gsm  falling.gsm    gust.gsm        gusty.gsm inch.gsm
> large.gsm      northeast.gsm  point.gsm southwest.gsm  wind-chill.gsm
> ceiling.gsm    feet.gsm       gusting-to.gsm  heat-index.gsm inches.gsm
> meter.gsm      northwest.gsm  rising.gsm steady.gsm     winds.gsm
>
>
> On 06/14/2017 09:48 PM, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> I have created a new weather script that will say your current local
>> weather from either an NWS or wunderground XML site. This may also work
>> for
>> other weather xml sites. This is a work in progress and almost 500 lines
>> of
>> code at this point. I am presenting it as a straight download not a
>> package. There obviously will be some changes fixes etc. based on your
>> input. Once it is proven I suspect it will appear as a package or more
>> likely a future update.
>>
>> To get the code -
>>
>> cd /usr/local/sbin
>> wget https://hamvoip.org/downloads/wx_condition.tar.gz
>> tar -xvzf wx_condition.tar.gz
>>
>> The current file name  is wx_condition.sh
>>
>> Here are some notes on using it -
>>
>> This script Voices weather using the Alison voice from the National
>> weather
>> service XML sites or wunderground stations. It says a fairly complete
>> current conditions based on what is available at the site you choose. Not
>> all sites have ALL data and there is no guarantee the data is correct. For
>> instance some sites have visibility, some have precipitation and some
>> don't. So don't expect to see everything for every site. NWS and
>> wunderground will also display slightly different things.
>>
>> You can use this to voice your personal weather station from
>> wunderground.com. In that case the ID is preceded by w-  (the same as in
>> the weather.sh script.
>>
>> Getting weather data and presenting it correctly especially in voice is a
>> tricky thing and I have spent some time trying to get things right. I am
>> sure there will be things that do not work or work incorrectly. Based on
>> your input I will make corrections. Please give the details of how the
>> error occurred and what site you were accessing.
>>
>> Use the Station ID which can be found at
>> http://w1.weather.gov/xml/current_obs/
>> or w-<weatherunderground id>
>>
>> At the NWS site go to your state and nearest location. It is usually an
>> airport or major city.
>>
>> Syntax is -
>>
>> wx_condition.sh w-<wunder-ID> node mode
>> wx_condition.sh <NWS-ID> node mode
>>
>>   mode =
>>
>>     'v' for display weather conditions only
>>     'd' for debug - display all including files used and play voice
>>     'p' or blank for play voice only to the node,
>>     'b' for both display and play
>>
>> Node number must always be entered even if not playing to it.
>>
>> This script requires the xml2 package which is NOT installed in the
>> current
>> (6/15/17) hamvoip image
>>
>> Do -
>>
>> pacman -Sy xml2
>>
>> at the Linux prompt and load the package.
>>
>> To play using an Allstar function - add the following to the
>> /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf file functions stanza
>>
>> 820=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/wx_condition.sh <NWS-ID or
>> -wWeatherundergroundID>
>> <node>
>>
>> Replace 820 with any available DTMF sequence you desire, include the ID
>> and
>> local node on that
>> server to play on. Example:
>>
>>   860=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/wx_condition.sh KPHL 40000
>>
>>     Play weather to node 40000 when DTMF *860 is entered.
>>
>> Because of its length it would generally not be suitable to put this in a
>> cron
>>
>> Two optional files can be user defined - /etc/asterisk/local/wx_header.
>> gsm
>> and
>>   /etc/asterisk/local/wx_footer.gsm
>>
>> The header file when present plays BEFORE the weather data and the footer
>> file AFTER.
>> These files must be in .gsm format and standalone playable as such in
>> Allstar
>>
>> The header file could say something like "weather for philadelphia, pa"
>> using of
>> course your location. This could be in you own voice or using a quality
>> tts
>> source
>> converted to the proper gsm allstar format.
>>
>> Screen examples - 'v' mode
>>
>> Weather for Station ID - KNJNORTH13
>> ------------------------------------------------------
>> Temperature - 64 F / 18 C
>> Humidity - 93 Percent
>> Wind Direction - West at 0 miles per hour
>> Wind Gusts - 0 miles per hour
>> Barometric Pressure - 30.02 inches
>> Dew point - 62 F / 17 C
>> Precipitation Today - 0.00 inches
>>
>> Weather for Station ID - KPHL
>> -------------------------------------------
>> Weather - Partly Cloudy
>> Temperature - 69 F / 21 C
>> Humidity - 61 Percent
>> Wind Direction - North at 0 miles per hour / 0 knots
>> Barometric Pressure - 30.03 inches
>> Dew point - 55 F / 13 C
>> Visibility - 10 Miles
>>
>>
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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