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General Discussion / Power Supply & USB Power Cable

« on: August 11, 2015, 09:41:17 pm »

Hi All

I thought I shoud start a thread to talk about this.

The power supply and USB cable are extremely important.
The RPi will draw approc 1.1A, so you need an AUX regulator which is going to supply 2.1A

The USB cable must be a high quality cable to ensure no voltage drop down the cable.
You should look for a cable which says
20AWG for the Charge, the Data does not matter

AWG = American Wire Gauge, the smaller the number, the thicker the wire == BETTER

Thx
Lee

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General Discussion / First Time Booting

« on: July 31, 2015, 07:13:22 pm »

Hi All

Some notes regarding the setup of various navigation tools

1. Common Setup

1.1 iPad/iPhone Software Access point
Ensure that the iPad/iPhone has connected to the Hotspot/SoftAP, this will be shown as
PilotAware-001122334455
Whereby the number 001122334455 will be unique to your installation, this number is required
for licensing, but must be connected as the WiFi source

1.2 iPad/iPhone CollisionAware
Once connected to the WiFi Hotspot, start CollisionAware running by sliding the connector.
Enter the value of your transponder into the ICAO field, this is transmitted by PilotAware, and also,
if you are running ADS-B, stops you from seeing yourself.


2. SkyDemon Specific

2.1 Setup->Connectivity_Options
Select FLARM
set the Air Connect Key to 6000

2.1 Setup->Navigation_Options
Go to the bottom of the options and alter 'Show within Vertically' to something like +-40000ft,
otherwise for testing purposes, you will see no traffic

2.2 Fly
and select 'Use Flarm'


3. RunwayHD

3.1 Settings->System
Enable Flarm mode
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Port 2000
Passcode 6001
Altitude Filter(+/-ft) 40000 


4. EasyVFR

4.1 Menu->NavTools->Settings->FlarmSettings
WiFlyIPAddress: 192.168.1.1
WiFly Port: 2000
WiFly Pin-code: 6001


5. Sky-Map
Setup> Wireless Interface Setup
Enable Wi-Fi
IP address: 192.168.1.1
Port: 2000
Password: 6001
Setup> FLARM / Show ADSB traffic

6. Air Navigation Pro
configuration->sensors->FLARM-AirAvionics-AirConnect
Sensor: On
Pin Code: 6001


Thats about it for now
I will update when I get more questions

Thx
Lee

63

General Discussion / Documentation

« on: July 29, 2015, 09:21:56 pm »

Build Your Own PilotAware Using The Known Good Hardware List

Purchasing and Building Your Own PilotAware Hardware From individual components.

If you don’t want to purchase a warrantied PilotAware unit that has been fully built and tested, then you can build your own PilotAware Hardware by sourcing the individual components from the internet. If you do this, it is very important that you only use the correct parts for the PilotAware unit to work successfully.

Here is a list of components that have been used successfully. PilotAware Limited gives no recommendation or guarantee as to the fidelity of these components nor the viability or vendors quoted, but supplies the list as a guide. Help will be available from the forum as to how to build this. Caveat emptor.
1.   Raspberry Pi 2B Do not use Raspberry pi 3 it will not work.
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Desktop (Quad Core CPU 900 MHz, 1 GB RAM, Linux).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raspberry-Pi-Model-Desktop-Linux/dp/B00T2U7R7I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468587778&sr=8-1&keywords=raspberry+pi+2b
2.   Case
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151715839607?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
3.   ADSB Receiver Dongle
Mini USB DVB-T RTL-SDR Realtek RTL2832U & R820T Tuner Receiver Dongle MCX Input.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201349905111?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
4.   Wifi dongle:
MINI WIFI USB WIRELESS ADAPTER DONGLE 150MBPS LAN NETWORK RASPBERRY PI 2 RT5370

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231483794170?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
5.   GPS dongle:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251145983389?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
6.   USB -> Micro USB power cable:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/JuicEBitz®-Charger-Android-Tablets-Premium/dp/B00S2WQDO0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1468588337&sr=8-5&keywords=juicebitz
7.   4Gb Micro SD card:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141468690233?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
8.   869.5 MHz PilotAware Radio Bridge and licence
http://pilotawarehardware.com/product/pilotawarebridge/
9.   869.5 MHz Antenna
http://pilotawarehardware.com/product/endfeed-dipole/


When you have all of the parts.

•   Connect the PilotAware Bridge item 8 onto the Raspberry Pi (Item 1) ensuring that you do not bend any of the pins on the PIO Pin matrix
•   Line up the combined Pi and Bridge with the case (Item 2) and drill a hole so that the antenna male connector protrudes through the end plate of the bridge.
•   Screw together the case. (Item2)
•   Insert the Wi-Fi dongle (Item 4) into the bottom right hand USB socket
•   Insert the GPS dongle and thin antenna (Item 5) into the upper right hand USB socket
•   Insert the ADSB Receiver Dongle (Item 3) into the lower left hand USB socket
•   Insert the USB Cable (Item6) into the micro USB socket in the raspberry Pi
•   Screw the 869.6MHz Antenna onto the Bridge stub.
•   Format the SD Card (Item 7)
•   Manually Download the Software onto your PC from http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,540.0.htmland
•   Transfer this to the formatted Micro SD Card
•   Manual software download described in the PilotAware Operating instructions
•   http://pilotawarehardware.com/dl/PAWOperationManual.pdf
•   Download the licence key as described in the documentation provided with the PilotAware Bridge item 8.


Or buy a ready built ready tested built with 12 months warranty for virtually the same price from www.pilotawarehardware.com and save yourself the time and effort of procuring and assembling the box of bits.

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General Discussion / Enhancement Requests

« on: July 29, 2015, 09:15:28 pm »

First Posting

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General Discussion / 3rd Party Integrations

« on: July 29, 2015, 09:14:54 pm »

First Posting