First Time Booting

[EricC]

At last working on xcsoar and free trial Sky Demon.
Arf received on comms receiver as a click every 2
seconds on 869.4 WFM.
I will test for range asap.

[EricC]

Two photos of my aware screen.

[EricC]

Second picture file to large problem

[EricC]

Skydemon free trial. Aware unit in loft window, home made 1090 aerial.

[peteridms]

can I have a licence key    my  address is   0013EFBO14E3
I have and account / memb email of   peter.terry@db.com   (work)
but I am at home  on..    peter@pcterry.freeserve.co.uk     for the next 2 wks

you will have to send it to this email, as my work one is secured and only accessable from work...

thanks
Peteridms

[Paul_Sengupta]

Enter your MAC address here for a licence key.

http://pilotaware.lode.co.uk/palink2.php

[Admin]

Enter your MAC address here for a licence key.

http://pilotaware.lode.co.uk/palink2.php

The above link will not work I'm afraid, you will need to be logged in to the pilotaware forum, and you need to request from here :-
http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,156.0.html

Thx
Lee

[sky_high30]

OK, the new release has helped matters a little. It runs through the boot OK and recognises all the devices plugged in, however the last few lines of code are:

Error: Unnsported Platform is this a PiB+?
Expected ARMv6-compatible, got HW=ARMv7
ARMv7
ARMv7
ARMv7

Raspbian GNU/Linux 7 pilot3i-rpi tty1

pilot3i-rpi login:

Further digging would tend to suggest I have a Raspberry Pi 2B+ or somesuch...guess it's not compatible?

[Admin]

Hi

I am sorry to say that the PI 2 is not supported yet, there are issues with the wifi driver.

Can I ask if you were unaware the requirement was for a PI B+, or did you buy the PI 2 by mistake ?
I am a little concerned the documentation may not be clear enough

Thx
Lee

[gezub]

Lee,

first of all may I thank you for producing an excellent product; hopefully it will provide another tool for pilots to fly safe.

Yesterday I received all the bits (less GPS dongle) to set up my pilotaware system. This I have done as described in the manual, however my initial boot up does not seem to work; i.e I don't get any final message to say the installation is complete. To check it wasn't the Pi I just loaded NOOBS and it worked fine. Having reloaded PilotAware, at the moment it gets to a certain point showing all the script and then I just get the message 'Licence Fail for eth0 xx:xx:xx:xx and Licence Fail for wlan0 xx:xx:xx:xx' (where xx:xx:xx:xx is a MAC address) scrolling up the screen.

Any suggestions as to what the problem might be. I have tried searching the other postings but can't seem to find an solution.

Many thanks

Bob

[Admin]

Any suggestions as to what the problem might be. I have tried searching the other postings but can't seem to find an solution.
Many thanks
Bob

Hi Bob,

Which instructions are you following ?

I recommend the latest document described here
http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,231.0.html

Thx
Lee

[Squawk7000]

Skydemon free trial. Aware unit in loft window, home made 1090 aerial.

Hi Eric. That looks impressive. What sort of antenna did you construct? Cheers. John

[Paul_Sengupta]

Having reloaded PilotAware, at the moment it gets to a certain point showing all the script and then I just get the message 'Licence Fail for eth0 xx:xx:xx:xx and Licence Fail for wlan0 xx:xx:xx:xx' (where xx:xx:xx:xx is a MAC address) scrolling up the screen.

This is correct. This is what it should do. The next step is to request a licence with this MAC address (recommended to use the ethernet one now) from the automated server linked from the forum. You'll receive the licence via e-mail. You then connect your tablet to the PI Wifi, and go to 192.168.1.1. Go into Configure and you can enter the licence number and then go down to "Save" at the bottom.

As for antennae, I have a home made coaxial colinear in the attic for ADS-B reception. I get quite a lot of traffic, living about equidistant between Heathrow and Gatwick! 

Something I found yesterday, I ordered a cheap external antenna to try using with the ARF, but I think it's the sort Lee already tried with no better results...but I noticed the bases were the same as the antenna given with the DVB dongle. I unscrewed mine and screwed the other antenna in, and it provided much better ADS-B reception than the stock DVB antenna. The one I bought was this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191458437759?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Not as good as the coaxial colinear though!

[iang]

Having reloaded PilotAware, at the moment it gets to a certain point showing all the script and then I just get the message 'Licence Fail for eth0 xx:xx:xx:xx and Licence Fail for wlan0 xx:xx:xx:xx' (where xx:xx:xx:xx is a MAC address) scrolling up the screen.

This is correct. This is what it should do. The next step is to request a licence with this MAC address (recommended to use the ethernet one now) from the automated server linked from the forum. You'll receive the licence via e-mail. You then connect your tablet to the PI Wifi, and go to 192.168.1.1. Go into Configure and you can enter the licence number and then go down to "Save" at the bottom.

As for antennae, I have a home made coaxial colinear in the attic for ADS-B reception. I get quite a lot of traffic, living about equidistant between Heathrow and Gatwick! 

Something I found yesterday, I ordered a cheap external antenna to try using with the ARF, but I think it's the sort Lee already tried with no better results...but I noticed the bases were the same as the antenna given with the DVB dongle. I unscrewed mine and screwed the other antenna in, and it provided much better ADS-B reception than the stock DVB antenna. The one I bought was this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191458437759?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Not as good as the coaxial colinear though!

I came to the same conclusion and have the same whip on order.
Regarding home made aerials I was hoping to start a folder up on the pilotaware site as there are some interesting articals on the web to make you own 1090Mhz aerial - have a look at
 http://forum.flightradar24.com/threads/6359-Making-an-inexpensive-1090MHz-ADS-B-collinear-antenna
or
http://forum.flightradar24.com/threads/8596-3-EASY-ANTENNAS-FOR-BEGINNERS

[Squawk7000]

This is quite interesting too:

www.rtl-sdr.com/adsb-aircraft-radar-with-rtl-sdr/