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General Discussion / Add AHRS sensor to PAW

« on: January 29, 2018, 10:44:49 pm »

One thing that would be really neat would be if an AHRS sensor could be integrated with the PAW, something like this:
https://tinyurl.com/Stratux-AHRS-Sensors

Then it could not only provide traffic info but also an ahrs feed for synthetic vision.

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General Discussion / Software ver, licence, PI board, bridge

« on: May 20, 2016, 04:22:44 pm »

Hi,

I enrolled in late 2015 and put together my own unit using a PI B+, DVB ant, wifi doggle, and usb doggle but without the ARF antenna step. It works and I see Mode S aircraft fine on my EasyVFR unit.

The licence I obtained at the time was a 12-char string to go with the then-current software. I have downloaded the current software and refreshed my licence which is now a 16-char licence to go with the new software. I've completed this upgrade and it also works fine. My licence expires 20170501.

I would now like to take the next step (myself, not ordering a new complete unit) to take advantage of the new software features, I understand that I need a PI 2B board as well as a bridge.

Since I didn't ever implement the original ARF due to the message late 2015 to stop that activity, what is the process to achieve this? Should I just order the bridge and new licence online? What is the expected lead time in this particular case? If I install the new PI 2B board before receiving the bridge, I assume that I'll need to request a new licence due to the MAC@ change. How can I do this? The licence refresh assumes the same MAC@ and doesn't provide an option to up date it.

Regards,
Vince