Tweaks for STRATUX


So there are a few tweaks necessary for STRATUX.
  1. The first thing that I do is to manually set the SDR serial number to include the default frequency for that card. This way the correct antenna is always connected to the appropriate radio. Here is that procedure from the STRATUX forums:

    Read this for some background and updated information

    The safest way to do this is one SDR at a time plugged into the Raspberry Pi. So first, only plug in the radio to be set for 978.

    Power up the Raspberry Pi and then SSH into Stratux and do:

    pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo su -

    root@raspberrypi:~# service stratux stop

    [ ok ] Stopping Stratux ADS-B Receiver: stratux.

    root@raspberrypi:~# rtl_eeprom -d 0 -s stx:978:0

    Power the Raspberry Pi down and disconnect the 978 SDR. At this point, you should use a permanent marker and mark 978 on the USB plug housing as close to the circuit board as you can.

    Label the second 1090 SDR on the USB housing and then plug it in. Power up and SSH into the Raspberry Pi and do the following:

    pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo su -

    root@raspberrypi:~# service stratux stop

    [ ok ] Stopping Stratux ADS-B Receiver: stratux.

    root@raspberrypi:~# rtl_eeprom -d 0 -s stx:1090:0

    Now, power down the Raspberry Pi and plug both SDRs in. At this point, the correct frequency will be assigned to the appropriate radio.

  2. Since I am using a 16G MicroSD card, and knowing that the logs will outgrow the initial 2G file space image of the latest STRATUX release, I use the raspi-config to use all of the file space available on the card.

  3. The last thing that I do is update the latest system patches since it is LINUX and there are always bug fixes at the OS level. apt-get update -y then apt-get upgrade -y

These last two tweaks must be redone every time a new STRATUX release image is written to the MicroSD card.

last updated on 26 AUG 2016.
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