MightyFlighty

A simple flight tracking app written im qml/qt for the beagle bone black (embedded linux). This is a study project for the lecture "Embedded Linux".
We recommend reading the online version of this file on: https://github.com/t-moe/mightyflighty

Prequisites

An up2date version of qt (at least 5.5) with the modules location, quick and qml.
An internet connection (otherwise some data providers won't work).
A synchronized clock on your linux (otherwise ssl connections will fail). Install ntp!
An API Key from flightstats.com (otherwise you cannot use the flighstats.com data provider). Read below.

Installation & Start

If you have been provided with an executable, just start it.

MightyFlightyBBB will only work on the BeagleBone.
MightyFlightyX86 will only work on PC.

If you want to build it yourself, you need to execute:

qmake && make to build it for PC
/<ROOTFS_PATH>/usr/local/Qt5.5.1/bin/qmake MightyFlighty.pro -r -spec linux-arm-gnueabihf-g++ && make to build it for the bbb

Usage

Hold and drag the map around to control the visible area
Pinch to zoom
Click on a plane, to see details about it.
Click on the gear icon, to open the settings dialog, where you can change several app settings
Click on the arrow icon, to terminate the application
Click on the center icon, to center the map on europe.

The following features are only available on the bbb:

Use the poti to control the zoom level
After tapping on a plane (dialog opens), press any of the 4 buttons for some seconds in order to bind the plane to that button.
If you press (short) on a button where a plane is bound to, the plane will be fixed in the center of the map, until you close the dialog.
If you press (short) on a button where no plane is bound to, the current opened dialog will be closed.
If you want to unbind a button, press it for serveral seconds, while no dialog is open.

Common problems

The application is not showing up on my embedded bbb, but the process has started

Make sure your profile sets the correct environment variables for qt. Example of a correct qt configuration:

# Qt environment
export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/Qt5.5.1/plugins
export QT_QPA_FONTDIR=/usr/local/Qt5.5.1/lib/fonts
export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/Qt5.5.1/lib/plugins/platforms
export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=linuxfb
export QT_QPA_EVDEV_MOUSE_PARAMETERS=rotate=0:dejitter=10
export QT_QPA_EVDEV_TOUCHSCREEN_PARAMETERS=rotate=0
export QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_WIDTH=140
export QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_HEIGHT=200
export QT_QPA_EGLFS_DEPTH=16
export QT_QPA_GENERIC_PLUGINS=tslib:/dev/input/event0

How to get an API-Key for flightstats.com, and how to enter it on a device without keyboard?

If you're lucky you've been provided with a file BFH.conf, which contains a valid evaulation API Key. Copy the file to ~/.config/MightyFlighty/BFH.conf
If you're a stranger from the internet, reading this page, then you have to request your own API Key. You can get a free evaluation account for 30 days here: https://developer.flightstats.com/getting-started. You may enter the API-Key in the settings dialog of the application.