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Automate GRIB Downloads
#1
Hi,

First of all, congratulations on a superb open source project.  I have some questions if I may, I've split them across multiple topics so that the title matches.

We run a club yacht and are interested in using OpenPlotter on a Raspberry pi 3.

We would like to automate the download of GRIB files, preferably from EMCWF (NOAA is not as good in our region).

Is it possible to somehow detect of there is a network connection and request the relevant area?  Then delete files older than a week?
Simon,

Electronic Engineer, Hobbyist Software Writer, Yachtmaster Coastal, Powerboat Instructor...
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#2
Hi Simon, you can do that with node-red sending an automated email to saildocs. I have it set up to save the grib (GFS) to dropbox so opencpn always has the latest grib when it is run. I'll post the node-red flow at some point if anyone is interested.
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#3
There is an openplotter tool in development: https://github.com/sailoog/openplotter/issues/171
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#4
Many Thanks

Looking a Git, one additional request I have would be as well as:

Hourly
Daily

Would it be possible to have:

"When an IP Connection occurs"

We'd be using Marina WiFi, which would not be available all the time.

(2018-02-06, 03:15 PM)PaddyB Wrote: Hi Simon, you can do that with node-red sending an automated email to saildocs. I have it set up to save the grib (GFS) to dropbox so opencpn always has the latest grib when it is run. I'll post the node-red flow at some point if anyone is interested.

I'd be interested to see it.  I've never used NodeRED, but am interested in having a play with it.

Could be useful for automating some things on the boat.
Simon,

Electronic Engineer, Hobbyist Software Writer, Yachtmaster Coastal, Powerboat Instructor...
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#5
(2018-02-08, 01:02 PM)st599 Wrote: Many Thanks

Looking a Git, one additional request I have would be as well as:

Hourly
Daily

Would it be possible to have:

"When an IP Connection occurs"

We'd be using Marina WiFi, which would not be available all the time.

(2018-02-06, 03:15 PM)PaddyB Wrote: Hi Simon, you can do that with node-red sending an automated email to saildocs. I have it set up to save the grib (GFS) to dropbox so opencpn always has the latest grib when it is run. I'll post the node-red flow at some point if anyone is interested.

I'd be interested to see it.  I've never used NodeRED, but am interested in having a play with it.

Could be useful for automating some things on the boat.

Node-red is just wonderful :Cool

Try this , go to https://fred.sensetecnic.com/ and make an account. Then copy the code below and press control I to insert, paste the code in. Then you'll need to dig in and fill in email passwords and dropbox stuff then it will send you a grib 4 times a day. Really handy 

Code:
[
   {
       "id": "17d3d13f.30215f",
       "type": "e-mail",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "server": "smtp.gmail.com",
       "port": "465",
       "secure": true,
       "name": "",
       "dname": "send email",
       "x": 490,
       "y": 60,
       "wires": []
   },
   {
       "id": "5802db4f.e61384",
       "type": "e-mail in",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "get email",
       "protocol": "IMAP",
       "server": "imap.gmail.com",
       "useSSL": true,
       "port": "993",
       "box": "INBOX",
       "disposition": "Read",
       "repeat": "60",
       "x": 60,
       "y": 120,
       "wires": [
           [
               "711358ba.286ca8"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "bb666145.e08df",
       "type": "dropbox out",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "dropbox": "",
       "filename": "",
       "localFilename": "",
       "name": "upload",
       "x": 450,
       "y": 180,
       "wires": []
   },
   {
       "id": "2b8cc36a.a0d37c",
       "type": "inject",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "",
       "topic": "saildocs",
       "payload": "send GFS:38N,25N,19W,1W|1.0,1.0|0,6,12|WIND,PRESS,APCP,TCDC,GUST",
       "payloadType": "str",
       "repeat": "21600",
       "crontab": "",
       "once": false,
       "x": 110,
       "y": 60,
       "wires": [
           [
               "f7c7a174.2cf3d"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "9519e8a0.2e7418",
       "type": "change",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "",
       "rules": [
           {
               "t": "set",
               "p": "payload",
               "pt": "msg",
               "to": "attachments.content",
               "tot": "jsonata"
           }
       ],
       "action": "",
       "property": "",
       "from": "",
       "to": "",
       "reg": false,
       "x": 360,
       "y": 120,
       "wires": [
           [
               "8d39fd28.bfb1a"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "f7c7a174.2cf3d",
       "type": "function",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "Create message ",
       "func": "msg.payload = \"send GFS:60N,21N,38W,6E|0.5,0.5|0,3,6..168|WIND,PRESS,APCP,TCDC,HTSGW,WVPER,WVDIR,GUST\";\nmsg.to='query@saildocs.com';\nmsg.from=\"minetologon@gmail.com\"; //needed to set return-path in the header, otherwise that filed is ampty and saildocs will ignore the email\n\nreturn msg;",
       "outputs": 1,
       "noerr": 0,
       "x": 310,
       "y": 60,
       "wires": [
           [
               "17d3d13f.30215f"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "711358ba.286ca8",
       "type": "switch",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "Filter",
       "property": "from",
       "propertyType": "msg",
       "rules": [
           {
               "t": "eq",
               "v": "query-reply@saildocs.com",
               "vt": "str"
           }
       ],
       "checkall": "true",
       "outputs": 1,
       "x": 210,
       "y": 120,
       "wires": [
           [
               "9519e8a0.2e7418"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "8d39fd28.bfb1a",
       "type": "function",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "Add date to filename",
       "func": "var today = new Date();\n\ntoday.setDate(today.getDate() + 1);\n\nvar hour = today.getHours();\nvar day = today.getDate();\nvar month = today.getMonth()+1;\nvar year = today.getFullYear();\nvar folderdate = year +\"-\" + month;\n\n//node.warn(\"folderdate=\" + folderdate);\n//\nvar filedate= hour + '--' + day +'-' + month + '-' + year;\nnode.warn(\"filedate=\" + filedate);\n\n\nmsg.filename=\"Gribs/\" + folderdate +'/'+ filedate + \".grb\";\nreturn msg;",
       "outputs": 1,
       "noerr": 0,
       "x": 180,
       "y": 180,
       "wires": [
           [
               "bb666145.e08df"
           ]
       ]
   },
   {
       "id": "8790ba4.9b42048",
       "type": "comment",
       "z": "c676bef7.1661e",
       "name": "Downloads & saves gribs to dropbox",
       "info": "",
       "x": 180,
       "y": 20,
       "wires": []
   }
]
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