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1Install the Rasbian operating system to the Raspberry Pi with the SD Card
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2Connect the Flight Aware SDR to the Raspberry Pi using the Micro USB cable
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3Connect the 1090 MHz antenna to the Flight Aware SDR
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4Configure the 3.5-inch TFT Screen to the Raspberry Pi
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5Place the Device into the 3D Printed Case
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6Ensure Python and Pip are installed on the Raspberry Pi
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7Install dump-1090 FlightAware library on the Raspberry Pi to receive ADS-B information
The following tutorial is very helpful for getting dump-1090 installed on the Pi
https://www.stuffaboutcode.com/2015/11/raspberry-pi-piaware-aircraft-radar.html
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8Run Radar Code
Clone the Repository on the Pi
git clone https://github.com/ANG13T/fly-catcher.git
Run the Program
python3 fly-catcher/device-rpi/piawareradar.py longitude latitude
Replace longitude and latitude with your geo-coordinates
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9Download the Jupyter Notebook
Download the Jupyter Notebook
git clone https://github.com/ANG13T/fly-catcher.git cd notebook jupyter notebook
Install Jupyter Notebook if you do not have it
Open up the localhost server at
http://localhost:8888
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10Download JSON Flight Logs from Device
Visit the IP address of the Raspberry Pi device followed by the path
/data/aircraft.json
For example,192.168.1.114:8080/data/aircraft.json
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