Upgrading from 6.1 to 10.2 with a UAT SDR and an extra 1090 stick

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I just wasted a few hours of my life, and I’m looking for helpful insights before I tackle this upgrade again.

  1. I swapped a fresh 10.2 SD card into my RPI3 and was able to successfully update it with the existing feeder-id for my primary site. It was up and running with my primary 1090 sdr
  2. I can’t seem to get the UAT receiver working. I get an error that uat-enable is not a known config option
  3. I couldn’t get the keyboard configuration to US, so I could use the pipe symbol from the console.
  4. Is it still possible to run a second instance of dump1090? I was using a third sdr with a small antenna specifically for capturing taxing traffic that is less than a mile from the receiver (onsite at the airport)

Eventually I aborted the upgrade and re-inserted the original SD card

I suppose I’m just a bit frustrated and hoping I can find the motivation to try again! Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

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How to Configure ES1090 and UAT978 on Piaware SD Card image

STEP-1: Serialize dongles if using both ES1090 and UAT978: (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 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

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/

 

 

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Yes, it is possible.

Go to Github site linked below, and use the automated script to install two instances of dump1090-fa and 2 instances of piaware on Raspberry Pi OS image (wont work on piaware SD card image)

One Pi Two Receivers

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