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General Discussion / Pi 3B In a PAW Classic

« on: July 03, 2018, 03:08:02 pm »

Hi All!

Just about to replace my Pi 2 in my PAW Classic with a Pi 3B.
Will this give me Rosetta functionality or will the PAW Bridge need replacing?
I assume that the new Pi will have a different MAC address. How do I change my existing licence to the new MAC?

I was thinking of doing a full upgrade to rosetta, has anyone any photographs of the Rosetta box showing where all the external sockets are so that I can see if i need to do anything to the wiring in my aircraft, ( a very old but beautiful Cessns 120).

Best regards to everyone.

Martin

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General Discussion / Successful Introduction to Pilot Aware and ADS-B

« on: August 30, 2016, 10:58:40 pm »

I received my PAW Classic about a month ago and installed it, using velcro, on the coaming of my Cessna120. All the cabling is routed behind the panel to a RAV Power battery pack which sits securely between the seats.

I am running Runway HD on an I-Pad Mini and consequently have no visual warning of mode s contacts, all PAW and ADS-B contacts are shown correctly. I have therefore connected the PAW audio output to the auxiliary audio input of my Funkwerke ATR 833A vhf radio and am now getting audio warnings of possible mode s conflicts.

I have connected the PAW to my Trig TT31using a Farnell USB-RS232-WE cable, and (many thanks to Sandy and his PAW), checked the ADS-B output in accordance with LAA/MOD 14.
LAA Engineering turned the paperwork round in a week and, very promptly, issued an ADS-B Connection Certificate. Trig Avionics could not have been more helpful in advising me on the ADS-B setup.

Last week I had a flying holiday on the west coast of Scotland, and the spies in our clubhouse were able to monitor me all the way from Glenforsa to Insch, on Flightradar 24.

Altogether the whole PAW experience has very smooth and satisfactory.

I have just upgraded the software to 20160820 and although this tests ok at home I have not yet had a chance to test it in flight. I look forward to seeing how it performs with mode c traffic.

The next step is likely to be a Flarm Mouse, however this seems to be a very expensive option, although we do have a very active gliding site, (Aboyne), in the vicinity.

Has anyone any experience with the Flarm Mouse? Is there any interference between the two systems if the Flarm antenna is placed near the PAW antenna?

Martin