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ei2jp

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MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« on: May 24, 2023, 02:25:49 PM »
I refer to station EXTRPI002124

I'm using the mlat-client debian package installed on RPi Debian Buster.

mlat-client is running, in the log files I see it successfully connecting to the AirNav MLAT server, and it is reporting MLAT stats every 15(?) minutes.  All good so far.

However, I get no MLAT statistics at all on the dashboard:

https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI002124

This has been going on for some time, even though the mlat-client log clearly shows that MLAT information is being sent via TCP transport to AirNav.

Has anyone else run into this issue and, if so, how did they resolve it?

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2023, 07:27:15 PM »
Have you eddited your exact location lat/lon in addition to adding it in as Rosslare

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2023, 09:48:34 AM »
Got similar issues with MLAT on Buster.

Only in Bullseye i can get reliable MLAT results station EXTRPI011916

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2023, 03:47:11 PM »
My mlat-client config file:

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# mlat-client configuration file
# This is a POSIX shell fragment.
# You can edit this file directly, or use
# "dpkg-reconfigure mlat-client"

# Start the client?
START_CLIENT="yes"

# System user to run as.
RUN_AS_USER="mlat"

# User to log into the server as
SERVER_USER="EXTRPI002124"

# Logfile to log to
LOGFILE="/var/log/rb-mlat-client.log"

# Input receiver type (dump1090, beast, radarcape_12mhz, radarcape_gps, sbs)
INPUT_TYPE="radarcape_gps"

# Input host:port to connect to for Beast-format messages
INPUT_HOSTPORT="radarcape.dhco.org:10002"

# Multilateration server host:port to provide data to
SERVER_HOSTPORT="mlat1.rb24.com:40900"

# Latitude of the receiver, in decimal degrees
LAT="52.26353"

# Longitude of the receiver, in decimal degrees
LON="-6.38025"

# Altitude of the receiver, in metres
ALT="18"

# List of result connections/listeners to establish.
# This should be a space-separated list of values suitable for passing to
# the --results option (see mlat-client --help for syntax)
RESULTS="basestation,listen,31003"

# Other arguments to pass to mlat-client
EXTRA_ARGS=""


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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2023, 04:03:46 PM »
Output from systemctl status:

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sudo systemctl status mlat-client.service
● mlat-client.service - LSB: Multilateration client
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/mlat-client; generated)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2023-06-02 15:17:03 UTC; 38min ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 4454)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mlat-client.service
           └─1549 /usr/bin/python3.7 /usr/bin/mlat-client --user EXTRPI002124 --lat 52.26353 --lon -6.38025 --alt 18 --input-type radarcape_gps --input-connect radarcape

Jun 02 15:17:02 piaware systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Multilateration client...
Jun 02 15:17:03 piaware systemd[1]: Started LSB: Multilateration client.

mlat-client is sending messages to the AirNav server "Aircraft: 12 of 26 Mode S, 31 of 124 ADS-B used".

mlat is showing as active and synced on my dashboard.

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2023, 08:38:26 PM »
Unfortunately I know very very little about Pi's  abcd123 is your man for help, hopefully he will be along soon

This thread may help https://forum.radarbox24.com/index.php?topic=101771.0

In the meantime have you contacted [email protected] to see if they can advise

Alan

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« Last Edit: June 02, 2023, 08:40:19 PM by Runway 31 »

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2023, 04:52:03 PM »
MLAT is working now (see aatached screenshot)
What did you do? Reboot RPi?

YOUR STATION:
https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI002124

« Last Edit: June 03, 2023, 07:01:00 PM by abcd567 »

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2023, 06:38:07 PM »
While MLAT is active there are no MLAT messages received and 0 MLAT packets

Alan
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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2023, 07:07:30 PM »
While MLAT is active there are no MLAT messages received and 0 MLAT packets

Alan

Same is the case with my Stations.
Not showing mlat data seems to be chronic fault of RB24 servers.

MY STATIONS:
https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI000008

https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI000035

https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI000036

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« Last Edit: June 03, 2023, 07:10:51 PM by abcd567 »

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2023, 07:13:24 PM »
Hence my suggestion to ask support for advice as to why this is

Alan

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2023, 08:57:43 PM »
Hence my suggestion to ask support for advice as to why this is

Alan


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That is a sound advise.


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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2023, 01:17:40 PM »
MLAT is working now (see aatached screenshot)
What did you do? Reboot RPi?

YOUR STATION:
https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI002124

This is not the issue.  The issue is that even though I'm sending mlat data to AirNav I get no stats on my dashboard (only an indication that MLAT is active).

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2023, 01:20:06 PM »
Hence my suggestion to ask support for advice as to why this is

Alan

Alan, I shall do just that.

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2023, 01:24:16 PM »
Have you eddited your exact location lat/lon in addition to adding it in as Rosslare

Alan

Alan, I used their "location finder" page to get my exact location (52.263455, -6.380598) first.  Then I put those two values in both my rbfeeder.ini AND mlat-client config files, and rebooted.  MLAT packets flowing to AirNav, dashboard reporting as synced with XX servers, no stats (still).

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Re: MLAT Active, 63 Stations Synced, but no MLAT Data Stats
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2023, 05:00:21 PM »
Only Airnav can advise why there are no stats showing for MLAT on your page, it may be a glitch at their end causing it.  If you dont advise they cant fix it

Alan