Installing dump1090 fa

Installing dump1090-fa

skip to "dump1090-fa package installation" if you don't use FR24

1. fr24feed settings for people using it:

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Open the fr24feed settings:

sudo nano /etc/fr24feed.ini

Change the first 5 lines except for the fr24key to the values shown below:

receiver="beast-tcp"
fr24key="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
host="127.0.0.1:30005"
bs="no"
raw="no"

Ctrl-o and enter to save, Ctrl-x to exit

To activate the settings, restart fr24feed:

sudo systemctl restart fr24feed

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2. dump1090-fa package installation

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(piaware will not be installed, the piaware-repository is where apt install will get the dump1090-fa package from)

Execute the following commands:

wget http://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/files/packages/pool/piaware/p/piaware-support/piaware-repository_3.7.1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i piaware-repository_3.7.1_all.deb
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt remove -y dump1090-mutability
sudo apt remove -y dump1090
sudo rm /etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled/89-dump1090.conf
sudo apt install -y dump1090-fa

You should now have the map available at the IP-address of your pi: http://IP-address/dump1090-fa/

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3. configuring dump1090-fa gain

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Open the configuration file: ``` sudo nano /etc/default/dump1090-fa ```

In this line:

RECEIVER_OPTIONS="--device-index 0 --gain -10 --ppm 0 --net-bo-port 30005"

change the number after gain, -10 is the maximum, 49 is the next lower value you can try. (further advice which gain to use: https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/thoughts-on-optimizing-gain/44482/2)

Available gain settings:

0.0 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.7 7.7 8.7 12.5 14.4 15.7 16.6 19.7 20.7 22.9 25.4
28.0 29.7 32.8 33.8 36.4 37.2 38.6 40.2 42.1 43.4 43.9 44.5 48.0 49.6 -10

Ctrl-o and enter to save, Ctrl-x to exit

Then restart dump1090-fa to apply the new gain:

sudo systemctl restart dump1090-fa

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4. configuring dump1090-fa location

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You can also configure your location to have the map navigate there automatically when you open the page:

sudo nano /etc/default/dump1090-fa

Add lat and lon to the decoder options line like in the following example:

DECODER_OPTIONS="--lat 50.1 --lon 10.0 --max-range 360"

Ctrl-o and enter to save, Ctrl-x to exit

Then restart dump1090-fa to apply the settings:

sudo systemctl restart dump1090-fa

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5. Troubleshooting dump1090-fa

To check if everything worked, you can take a look at the log:

sudo journalctl -e -u dump1090-fa