Installing piAware 8.2 with both 1090 and UAT Dongles

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@mikeschumann

I have a Raspberry Pi running piAware 8.2 with a Blue FlightAware dongle. It works fine receiving 1090 ADS-B traffic.

I have an Orange UAT dongle that I want to add to the system, so I am receiving both 1090 and UAT traffic. The PiAware Advanced Configuration instructions on how to do this are very vague. Does anyone have any more detailed instructions on exactly how to do this, particularly for someone like me who is not a linux guru and would like to not have to learn anything about running shell commands.

This needs to be a simple process of just setting the correct parameters in the config file.

You need to do two things:

1. Serialize both dongles with different serial numbers
2. Configure piaware with dongle serial numbers, so that dump1090 and dump978 use their respective dongles

Assuming that you are using piaware SD Card image, follow instructions below:

STEP-1: Serialize both dongles (CLICK HERE)

If you want to recieve both ES1090 and UAT978, then two dongles are required, one for 1090 and other for 978. In this case you will have to serialize dongles so that correct dongle+antenna sets are used by dump1090-fa and dump978-fa.

For 1090 Mhz dongle: use 8-digit serial # 00001090
For 978 Mhz dongle : use 8-digit serial # 00000978

Note: You can use any other serial numbers if you want, but do not use single digit serial numbers (0 to 9) or (01 to 09), as these may conflict with device numbers. Use at least two digit numbers like 21 or 93 etc)

STEP-2: Configure Piaware

sudo piaware-config uat-receiver-type sdr
sudo piaware-config rtlsdr-device-index 00001090
sudo piaware-config uat-sdr-device driver=rtlsdr,serial=00000978

Reboot Pi to implement configuration settings

sudo reboot

STEP-3: Check Status

sudo systemctl status piaware  
sudo systemctl status dump1090-fa  
sudo systemctl status dump978-fa  

STEP-4: View Maps

4.1 - dump1090-fa map
http://local-ip-of-pi/skyaware/
http://local-ip-of-pi:8080/

4.2 - dump978 map
http://local-ip-of-pi/skyaware978/
http://local-ip-of-pi:8978/