[Vk5-wx-sonde] auto_rx update 2018-06-28 - added basic web interface

[Mark Jessop]

Hi all,

We have just released an update to auto_rx - version 20180628.

This one adds a feature that I've been wanting for a while - a web
interface! This is very much a first cut, and:
- Will likely have interesting bugs, particularly on mobile devices. (I'm
very new to javascript and web technologies, so this is a bit of a learning
experience for me!)
- Is only partially tested with multiple sonde tracking.
- Is incomplete! There's much more status information we can add to the
interface. Eventually we may add some limited control over the operation of
auto_rx.

Once updated (git pull), the web server is accessible on port 5000 by
default. i.e. http://localhost:5000/ or http://<pi_ip_address>:5000/

At the moment it includes:
- A plot of the scan results, which may be useful in checking for spurs and
other issues.
- A basic map showing the location of the currently tracked sondes.
- The latest log information.

The webserver is fairly de-coupled from the main scanning/decoding threads,
so errors in the web interface *shouldn't* affect regular operations. If
you have issues, you can revert to the previous version by running:
$ git checkout v20180609

Expect regular updates to the web interface over the next few weeks/months
as we refine and improve things.

The addition of the web interface adds Flask and Flask-SocketIO as
dependencies, which can be installed by running:
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
$ sudo pip install flask flask-socketio

There are also some additions to the configuration file, which include
options to set the port the web server listens on, and the amount of
historical sonde telemetry to show on the web interface. For the next few
versions auto_rx will use defaults if these settings are missing from the
configuration file.

As always, please report issues as they are found.

Cheers,
Mark VK5QI
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