Quote from Lazar Demin on July 26, 2018, 5:29 pm

Last Update: July 26, 2018

What is this Release About?

This release is all about the Weather Card! It addresses the following:

• Configuration for weather units and time format
  • Updated weather card relies on a configuration file to set Location, weather units, and speed units
• Card processes restarts without clearing existing card on display
  • The weather card should be much more stable now
• Weather Card visual redesign:

The Procedure

1. Update the Software

Make sure you're connected to the internet and perform the regular software update process:

sh /etc/cron.week/firmware_update.sh

After this finishes, you should see the redesigned weather card!

If you don't see the redesigned weather card, you may need to restart the card process manually:

/etc/init.d/card-manager restart ; /etc/init.d/oboo-cards restart

2. Generate a Config File

You'll need a config file to change your card's settings, so run:

oboo config generate

This will create your config file at /etc/config.json

3. Edit the Config File

The config file is JSON so it should be straight-forward to edit.

Open up /etc/config.json and you'll see the configuration for the weather card

You can change the following:

• location
  • This text location is converted to a WOEID, if you're encountering issues, try checking if the WOEID you're using is valid
• tempUnit
  • options are fahrenheit and celsius
• distanceUnit
  • options are imperial and metric

Restart The Cards 

Need to restart the cards for the changes to take effect:

/etc/init.d/card-manager restart ; /etc/init.d/oboo-cards restart

How Can I Help?

Install the software updates and then let us know what you think and if you see any strange behavior!

Quote from ihermit2 on July 26, 2018, 9:37 pm

What color is the new weather card supposed to be on the background?  Mine is a really light rose color that makes it hard to read from most viewing angles with this LCD

Quote from Zheng Han on July 26, 2018, 10:09 pm

We thought it's cool to add some color to the cards. If you guys think white text on black background works better we can revert back to black background.

on a separate note what do you guys think about the new weather card layout and the curve effect on top of the card?

Quote from ihermit2 on July 26, 2018, 10:15 pm

I darkened the background and I like the layout.  The lady of the house disagrees. so split vote here.

Quote from torsti76 on September 17, 2018, 2:29 pm

Hi,

I can't seem to find the 'oboo' command to create the initial config.json

What am I doing wrong?

 

Best,

Torsten

Quote from Lazar Demin on September 28, 2018, 5:01 pm

You might not have the latest software, try running

sh /etc/cron.week/firmware_update.sh

and then trying again.

 

If that doesn't work, try

opkg update 

opkg install --force-reinstall oboo-clock-scripts