Announcing PiAware 4.0!

Upgraded, but now looks like not getting UAT data?
[2020-09-30 18:44 EDT] 0 msgs recv’d from dump978; 0 msgs sent to FlightAware
[2020-09-30 18:45 EDT] Started faup978 (pid 914) to connect to dump978-fa
[2020-09-30 18:45 EDT] faup978(914): Connecting to localhost:30978

and maybe restarting RPI will help

Rebooted the whole thing. still no go. Are there any changes to the config specific to UAT? I have this:
rtlsdr-device-index 00001090 # value set at /boot/piaware-config.txt:87
rtlsdr-gain 49 # value set at /boot/piaware-config.txt:60
uat-receiver-type sdr # value set at /boot/piaware-config.txt:85
uat-sdr-device driver=rtlsdr,serial=00000978 # value set at /boot/piaware-config.txt:86
uat-sdr-gain 49 # value set at /boot/piaware-config.txt:88

you remember what settings you had before the update

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Thanks for the info @abcd567 . I recall @obj mentioned kernel issues with 64 bit a while ago. I will check with him.

They didn’t change… but now this:
pi@piaware:~ $ rtl_test -t
Found 2 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2832U, SN: 00000978
1: Realtek, RTL2832U, SN: 00001090

Using device 0: Generic RTL2832U
usb_claim_interface error -6
Failed to open rtlsdr device #0.

@wodzu99 did the browser change help?

Two PiAware (32bit) sites with https://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/ updated via MyADS-B https://flightaware.com/ painlessly. Nice job!

Yo @abcd567! Do you have a nice recipe for how to build PiAware 4.0 from source on 32-bit Linux?

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Is it normal to get this reply from my device:

[2020-10-01 09:01 AEST] run-apt-get(21828): Automatic updates not available for OS pi24-raspbian:9 (Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch))

What do i need to do to install the update.

Not yet, too early, the ver 4.0 was released only 4 hours ago.

To do this, first I will have to install a 32-bit Linux distro on VM on 64-bit Win10. Which 32-bit Linux distro you are interested in? Debian, Ubuntu, something else? Do these have current 32-bit version?

Next I will attempt to build the piaware and dump1090-fa packages from source code. I will possibly try it on this weekend.

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Mine is also that color for 978. However, when i hover over it with the mouse, it just says Connected to UAT Receiver but no recent data received. Which should be correct for me at least as i don’t believe there are any aircraft flying right now (almost dark, low ceiling, etc) using 978. It seems to be working when I check the status:

pi@piaware:~ $ piaware-status
PiAware master process (piaware) is running with pid 689.
PiAware master process (piaware) is running with pid 862.
PiAware ADS-B client (faup1090) is running with pid 1089.
PiAware ADS-B client (faup1090) is running with pid 1136.
PiAware ADS-B UAT client (faup978) is running with pid 4339.
PiAware mlat client (fa-mlat-client) is running with pid 1114.
PiAware mlat client (fa-mlat-client) is running with pid 1115.
Local ADS-B receiver (dump1090-fa) is running with pid 665.
Local ADS-B receiver (dump1090-fa) is running with pid 861.
Local ADS-B UAT receiver (dump978-fa) is running with pid 2303.

dump1090-fa (pid 861) is listening for ES connections on port 30005.
dump978-fa (pid 2303) is listening for UAT connections on port 30978.
faup1090 is connected to the ADS-B receiver.
faup978 is connected to the ADS-B UAT receiver.
piaware is connected to FlightAware.

dump1090 is producing data on localhost:30005.
dump978 is NOT producing data on localhost:30978.

Checked some other feeding sites also, didn’t see any UAT aircraft in the vicinity near me. It would be red if it wasn’t working I believe. Will watch it for a little longer to see but it maybe tomorrow before I can confirm it changes to green when there are more aircraft flying.

Yeah, I’d like Bias-T support too, but the rationale behind not supporting it still holds
(ie. some people are too stupid and will break their own toys)

The best compromise I can see is for the function to be included, but the command to be missing from the config file, therefor requireing a deliberate manual edit to add the instruction (not simply enable it).

Which 32-bit Linux distro you are interested in? Debian, Ubuntu, something else? Do these have current 32-bit version?

I believe I’m running Debian 10 32-bit. uname -a returns:
Linux raspberry 4.19.0-9-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2+deb10u1 (2020-06-07) i686 GNU/Linux

Oddly, the update script on the My ADS-B page didn’t work for my, fairly old, SD card image (although the log showed it had updated a couple of megs of stuff). SSHing in and upgrading manually worked fine though.

This seems to be Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac

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Heres mine
forgot version
Linux raspberrypi 5.4.51-v8+ #1333 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 10 16:58:35 BST 2020 aarch64 GNU/Linux

Works well with my Raspberry Pi 4 Model B(2GB) + SunFounder 3.5" touch screen.

Do I still have to install gpsd additionally for GPS?

Where can I find Piaware 4.0 for Radarcape? Thanks

Same here without any issues.