MLAT feeding - noob after guidance

Discussion in 'Feeding' started by brains-lans, Nov 2, 2017.

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  1. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    [email protected]:~# ping feed.adsbexchange.com
    PING feed.adsbexchange.com (167.114.60.74) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from feed.adsbexchange.com (167.114.60.74): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=89.0 ms
    64 bytes from feed.adsbexchange.com (167.114.60.74): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=89.2 ms
    64 bytes from feed.adsbexchange.com (167.114.60.74): icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=89.3 ms
    64 bytes from feed.adsbexchange.com (167.114.60.74): icmp_seq=4 ttl=50 time=90.1 ms
     
  2. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    I see that you are logged as root.
    Maybe this is the reason (standard user "pi" has not enough rights to run all necessary scripts).
    Last idea is: synchronize system time of your Pi.
    Code:
    sudo /etc/init.d/ntp restart
    
     
    Last edited: Nov 2, 2017
  3. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    time is set by ntp and is correct to within less than 100th of a second. Im going to have to stop for the day shortly but will try and investigate further tomorrow.

    Current manual run shows

    Code:
    [email protected]:~# mlat-client --input-type dump1090 --input-connect localhost:30005 --lat 51.395821 --lon -1.062810 --alt 27 --user brains-lans --server feed.adsbexchange.com:31090 --no-udp --results beast,connect,localhost:30104
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:51:56 2017 mlat-client 0.2.6 starting up
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:51:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:51:57 2017 Beast-format results connection with ::1:30104: connection established
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:52:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:52:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:53:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:53:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:54:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:54:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:55:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:55:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:56:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:56:56 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:57:56 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:57:57 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:58:57 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:58:57 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:59:57 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 16:59:57 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:00:08 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:00:08 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:00:38 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:01:38 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:01:39 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:01:50 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:01:50 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:02:20 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:02:31 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:02:31 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:02 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:13 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:13 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:43 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:54 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:03:54 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:04:25 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:05:25 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:05:25 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:05:36 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:05:36 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:06 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:56 2017 Receiver status: disconnected
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:56 2017 Server status:   handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:56 2017 Receiver:    0.0 msg/s received        0.0 msg/s processed (0%)
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:56 2017 Server:      0.0 kB/s from server    0.0kB/s TCP to server     0.0kB/s UDP to server
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:06:56 2017 Aircraft: 0 of 0 Mode S, 0 of 0 ADS-B used
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:07:06 2017 Disconnecting from feed.adsbexchange.com:31090: No data (not even keepalives) received for 60 seconds
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:07:06 2017 Connected to multilateration server at feed.adsbexchange.com:31090, handshaking
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:07:18 2017 Lost connection to feed.adsbexchange.com:31090
    
    Thu Nov  2 17:07:18 2017 Reconnecting in 30.0 seconds
    
    so it does connect sometimes but dies again.
     
  4. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    Got to go for the day now, going to leave this re-connecting and perhaps it will do it itself eventually, but that would suggest a server side congestion issue if it does, which seems unlikely as Id assume everyone would be complaining if that was the case. Im guessing its still going to be my fault somewhere. More later or more probably tomorrow. Thank you to all for your kind advice, appreciated!

    Brian
     
  5. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

  6. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    I hope we'll solve this problem soon :)

    BR
    Marcin
     
  7. superg3

    superg3 Member

    I'm back.
    Could be possible that the problem is in the server side. As I posted in other thread region 3 and exactly Spain is shown without coverage most of the time.
     
  8. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    Hi Marcos
    Everything is possible except of one thing with umbrella (very old joke :)).
    Keep fingers crossed, we'll solve this problem.
    BR
    Marcin
     
  9. superg3

    superg3 Member


    :) sure.
    Do you Know who manages the MLAT Server?
     
  10. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    I just asked Dan for help.
     
  11. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    Enjoy! You're feeding :)
     
  12. superg3

    superg3 Member

  13. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    Morning All,

    Indeed MDA and superg3 are correct, this seems to have connected overnight and been sending data all night without issue, suggesting that perhaps it was a server side issue. Ive killed my manual run and rebooting now, so will see if it carries on from the boot scripts, if so I think we are done.

    Thank you to everyone who kindly helped yesterday with this matter.

    Brian
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2017
  14. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    Nothing yet, I think this may be a server side issue. Going to leave it running and see if it appears by itself.

    Process is running at boot by itself ok:
    Code:
    root      2082  0.3  0.9  12992  9192 ?        S    09:46   0:01 /usr/bin/python3.4 /usr/bin/mlat-client --input-type dump1090 --input-connect localhost:30005 --lat 51.39582 --lon -1.06281 --alt 95.3416595459 --user brains-lans --server feed.adsbexchange.com:31090 --no-udp --results beast,connect,localhost:30104
    
    Brian
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2017
  15. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    Seems to be feeding at 10:30am UTC/GMT. Sorted, thanks :)
     
  16. superg3

    superg3 Member

    Is good to know it started to work for you :).
    I have been testing all the available versions of MLAT-CLIENT last night, including last release 0.2.10 ,and finally I was able to make all versions to work.
    I'm in region 3 like you, but I'm in Spain, sadly most of the time the MLAT SERVER leaves Spain with the "lights off" and I was not able to receive feedback to try to solve the problem. I supose that maybe it is how loading balance is configured in the server, and in Spain, by now, we are just 10 feeders or so.
     
  17. brains-lans

    brains-lans New Member

    My Parents live in spain, maybe I should post them my old pi2? Not sure what they could do about an external antenna though as they arent exactly of the age to be climbing on roofs.
     
  18. superg3

    superg3 Member

    Thanks for your offer but it is no needed :). I have 3 PI3B waiting for the FlightAware Pro Stick Plus sticks that will arrive today to my home :)
     
  19. steve gee

    steve gee Member

    Is there an easy way to feed flightaware if I'm already feeding adsbexchange?

    I tried posting a full question but it the site said it looked like spam.
     
  20. MDA

    MDA Administrator Staff Member

    Hi
    Of course you can feed any other website like FA, FR24, PlaneFinder.
    Just install their feeders.