[jhb] Re: Mode S data
- From: "John Woodside" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 19:54:54 -0000
I've no idea what that is..
What is asking for that?
John
fossil@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Gerry Winskill
Sent: 26 May 2013 18:41
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
Next, basic, question. How do I get the AVR Serial Port Number?
Gerry Winskill
On 26/05/2013 19:13, John Woodside wrote:
> One step forward...
>
> John
>
> fossil@xxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
> Sent: 26 May 2013 18:03
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>
> Right, now just got a much better UK coastal outline displayed.
>
> Gerry Winskill
>
>
> On 26/05/2013 17:24, John Woodside wrote:
>> The only coastline included in PP is for Europe and you can see it is minute
>> in the global view. Zoom in as best you can and press the Outline button to
>> refresh it. Repeat this to isolate the UK.
>>
>> For me the scroll wheel zooms the wrong way but you can reverse that in the
>> settings menu.
>>
>> John
>>
>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>> Sent: 26 May 2013 16:18
>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>
>> When I press Outline View the first time then I get the attached.
>>
>> When I press it the second I get a message to press the green Process
>> Button. When I do that I get that error message.
>>
>> Gerry Winskill
>>
>>
>>
>> On 26/05/2013 17:03, John Woodside wrote:
>>> Chart view is meant for your own charts - the supplied world one is just a
>>> placeholder.
>>>
>>> Switch to Outline View, zoom in and press the Outline View button again to
>>> update the vector data. The vector plot doesn't automatically refresh on
>>> zoom because that uses a huge amount of CPU.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>>> Sent: 26 May 2013 15:52
>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>
>>> No aircraft in the list.
>>>
>>> Any idea why the display is so primitive? If I opt for ground map, and I
>>> can't recall how I did it, then it's just as blocky when I zoom in.
>>>
>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26/05/2013 16:46, John Woodside wrote:
>>>> In RTL1090 do you see a lot of data scrolling down?
>>>> If you click the List button does it show any aircraft?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>>>> Sent: 26 May 2013 15:34
>>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>>
>>>> Now installed. Just two problems. It looks like the attached and the skies
>>>> are bare of aircraft!
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise it's OK.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 26/05/2013 12:09, Gerry Winskill wrote:
>>>>> I've got two out of the three but no luck in attempts to download
>>>>> the
>>>>> RTL1090 zip file.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 25/05/2013 19:44, John Woodside wrote:
>>>>>> No Gerry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The RTL1090 program is purely a signal decoder. I say purely but
>>>>>> it's a damn good one and decodes far more data than Kinetic does.
>>>>>> However it isn't a screen display - it just provides a list of aircraft
>>>>>> received.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To view aircraft you have two options. You can use Planeplotter
>>>>>> or Virtual Radar Server. Planeplotter has a radar type screen
>>>>>> whilst VRS acts as a shunt to port the data into your browser.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>>>> On Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>>>>>> Sent: 25 May 2013 16:23
>>>>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Engaged brain. VirtualRadar is PlanePlotter?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not sure what the other one is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone point me at the Zadig drivers site, for XP?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 25/05/2013 16:59, Gerry Winskill wrote:
>>>>>>> I've got two downloads. One is Setup and the other VirtualRadar.
>>>>>>> I think the Setup is the Zadec download for XP. I'm in luck, the
>>>>>>> cable is just long enough to reach the windowledge.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 25/05/2013 14:41, John Woodside wrote:
>>>>>>>> Mine has come too.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The aerial cable is too short to plug it into my main PC so I
>>>>>>>> will have to change thoughts and plug it into the Zotac. That
>>>>>>>> way I can get the aerial in the window..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Zotac runs my SBS-1 too so I hope Andy's RTL1090 program
>>>>>>>> can differentiate between receivers. :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First step is to grab and install the Zadig drivers..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gerry - I understand there are XP drivers as well as the 32bit
>>>>>>>> and 64bit drivers. For all users, regardless of your OS, the 64
>>>>>>>> bit drivers MUST NOT be installed..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>>>>>>>> Sent: 25 May 2013 12:40
>>>>>>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Eagle, sorry Dongle, has landed!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First step to take it out of the package and screw the antenna
>>>>>>>> together.
>>>>>>>> No paper instructions so I'm already into hostile and ignorant
>>>>>>>> territory.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 24/05/2013 18:01, John Woodside wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Great. And I have updated the text file with all known Mil splits.
>>>>>>>>> Sorry – I know you have to change the paths again..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Although the Manx aircraft can be separated the Dutch and
>>>>>>>>> French aren’t so obliging with their territories. Aruba
>>>>>>>>> aircraft are mingled in with the other hex codes and will show
>>>>>>>>> a Netherlands flag. The same goes for any Polynesian aircraft
>>>>>>>>> which will come up under the French flag. A separate line for
>>>>>>>>> each aircraft would cure this but the text file would then get
>>>>>>>>> exceptionally long..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We are far from getting data from all countries and it will be
>>>>>>>>> some time before this data file is anywhere near complete. I’m
>>>>>>>>> puzzled why the Chinese won’t tell us their military block
>>>>>>>>> allocation.. Lol..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Your garden is lower so you may get reduced coverage. Is there
>>>>>>>>> an open hill nearby? ;)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Brook
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 24 May 2013 16:40
>>>>>>>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks John, it is working well:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I’m going to try out the kit on a netbook which, if successful
>>>>>>>>> and with the promised fine weather over the weekend, will
>>>>>>>>> allow me to test it out whilst sitting in the garden watching
>>>>>>>>> Management doing the weeding…
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> (Fat chance… <g>)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> MikeB
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Woodside
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 24 May 2013 16:54
>>>>>>>>> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [jhb] Re: Mode S data
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OK. Go to the PP’s BMPFlags folder and delete anything in there.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Replace with my included bmps.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Open the text file in Notepad
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Change the path shown to match the BMPFlags folder on your PC.
>>>>>>>>> A simple Find and replace should do the lot in one go.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Drop the text file into the root PP folder.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Go into Options, Flags, Define Country Flags and select my new
>>>>>>>>> bonesflags file.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The default txt file only shows the basic country flags. It
>>>>>>>>> doesn’t split up each countries allocation into military and
>>>>>>>>> offshore territories groups. So Manx aircraft would appear
>>>>>>>>> with a UK flag. We extended this coverage a long time ago to
>>>>>>>>> display all variations if this can be done. It varies because
>>>>>>>>> some countries allocate specific military blocks (which is
>>>>>>>>> good for
>>>>>>>>> us) and some just mingle mil aircraft randomly in their
>>>>>>>>> allocation Not so good – Ireland being an example).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In the file I sent you I have only separated out the Manx and
>>>>>>>>> UK Mil groups. I will go back to my SBS list and convert it so
>>>>>>>>> it shows all country splits and send an update later.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> fossil@xxxxxxx
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