Multiple SDRs with FlightAware

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[OUTDATED] Package install of piaware 6.1 on Bullseye 32-bit & 64-Bit

These commands are for package install on RaspberryPi OS image.

If you have piaware SD card image, the changes you made in files /etc/default/dump1090-fa and /etc/default/dump978-fa will evaporate when you reboot the Pi

The commands for Piaware SD card image are as follows:

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6 - Configure UAT 978

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

7 - Check Status

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

NOTE:
If you are not sure which image you have you have, just check the command prompt in PuTTY terminal

If it is a piaware SD card image, the command prompt is:
pi@piaware:~ $

 

If it is Raspbian image with package install of piaware & dump1090-fa, the command prompt is:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $