Updating the original PAW

[Nigel waller]

Right ordered a replacement a classic how can I get a licence for my old one so I can use it at home



Nigel

[Keithvinning]

Nigel
As Peter said earlier if you want to use your Rpi B+ as a PilotAware unit it will lack voice alerts and mode C/S detection both of which are very useful.
To make your piB+ work you will need a radio bridge.

All the information is on PilotAware.com

Here is just one of the many documents from the PilotAware website which is worth a visit.
To be clear your existing radio unit will not work.

http://www.pilotaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160803-Known-Good-Hardware.pdf

Keith

[Nigel waller]

I'm completely lost my original unit worked fine until a couple of months ago when it went into sleep mode and showed the licence had expired.
I have purchased a new complete unit to put in my aircraft leaving my old unit. All I want to is run my old unit at home as a ground station so it requires a new licence key but I have no idea how to do this as I understand it the licence should run until May 2017.

Nigel

[Ian Melville]

Nigel, your original unit has an ARF Tx/Rx, if you want to use it with Pilot Aware software you will need to upgrade to the Bridge Tx/Rx. There is little point in getting the ARF back running as it will not communicate to the rest of the PAW users with Bridges. The current software looks for a Bridge Tx/Rx, and will not function without.

Your options are:
1. Roll back to PAW software that is pre-May 2016 IIRC. Use existing Licence until May 2017, when it will stop working.
2. Buy a Bridge Tx/Rx for your old unit, which with its new licence and current software will give you the ability to see ADSB and P3I traffic (No Mode C or s, and No Audio). I took this route for a ground station
3. Remove ARF Tx/Rx, and Install non-PAW ADSB software, with which you can monitor ADSB traffic only
4. Use the Pi for some other purpose.