Creating a receiver for ADS-B messages in python

jospascar · March 17, 2024, 1:25pm

I would like to find a python program that receives and decodes ads-b messages from my receiver. First of all I tried to get the ads-b messages via TCP connection, but the problem is that some messages are 14 and others 28 characters long, and I don’t quite understand why. Also I get a lot of ads-b messages per second. Is there a python program that could decode them and return a table with the data of each aircraft on the screen?

abcd567 · March 17, 2024, 1:41pm

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github.com

junzis/pyModeS/blob/master/README.rst

The Python ADS-B/Mode-S Decoder
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PyModeS is a Python library designed to decode Mode-S (including ADS-B) messages. It can be imported to your python project or used as a standalone tool to view and save live traffic data.

This is a project created by Junzi Sun, who works at `TU Delft <https://www.tudelft.nl/en/>`_, `Aerospace Engineering Faculty <https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae/>`_, `CNS/ATM research group <http://cs.lr.tudelft.nl/atm/>`_. It is supported by many `contributors <https://github.com/junzis/pyModeS/graphs/contributors>`_ from different institutions.

Introduction
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pyModeS supports the decoding of following types of messages:

- DF4 / DF20: Altitude code
- DF5 / DF21: Identity code (squawk code)

- DF17 / DF18: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)

  - TC=1-4  / BDS 0,8: Aircraft identification and category
  - TC=5-8  / BDS 0,6: Surface position
  - TC=9-18 / BDS 0,5: Airborne position

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abcd567 · March 17, 2024, 1:45pm

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jospascar · March 17, 2024, 6:10pm

I have tried to use that package, but I don’t know how I can decode the messages via TCP connection.

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Creating a receiver for ADS-B messages in python

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