2 - Enable SSH & WiFi
While the microSD card is still in the card reader of your Laptop/Desktop, in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) click on drive letter of the microSD card (labelled boot) to open it. It will open folder /boot which has many files & few folders.
2.1 - SSH
In the folder /boot , create a new text file and name it ssh
For further details, please see “For Beginners - How-to SSH to RPi - Setup Putty in Windows”
For Piaware SD card image
username = pi
default password = flightaware
.
2.2 - WiFi (only if required)
In the folder /boot , you will find a file named “piaware-config.txt” . Open this file using a text editor like Notepad (Windows) orTextEdit (Mac).
In the opened file “piaware-config.txt” , scroll down till you see this text:
wireless-ssid MyWifiNetwork
wireless-password s3cr3t99
Replace MyWifiNetwork by your router’s wifi ssid, and s3cr3t99 by your router’s wifi password.
3 - Slip microSD card in RPi and Power up.
4 - Configure Station ID
Alternative-1:
Get a brand new station number & feeder id
Log-in to your Flightaware account, go to this page and follow instructions to claim a new station https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/claim
Alternative-2:
Configure an Existing Station
(a) - Find existing station’s feeder-id (Unique Identifier)
Log-in to your Flightaware account, go to “My ADSB” / stats page
flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/ ,
and look for 32-digit Unique Identifier: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
(b) - SSH and configure station id:
sudo piaware-config feeder-id xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
# Replace xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
# by your actual feeder-id
sudo systemctl restart piaware
