ModeSDeco2 and ModeSMixer2 - console programs for RTLSDR and transcoding

[evangel]

Hi Sergsero

Nice update.
Works OK under Win7x64 browsers Opera and Vivaldi.
Works OK under RPi3 Jessie 8 lite.

unable (as from previous version) (or is it the RPI update ?) to use

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/home/pi/modesmixer2 \
--inConnect etc etc   to avoid long single line. I think a proper .conf file
is needed 

unable to save the polar plot (.json or .csv or .out) except for screen dump.

unable draw lines by connecting reference points.

best regards
Evangel

[Conexia]

Hi, Sergsero
After getting it to work I don't know if --location and --web in the modeSdeco2 are needed.

This is my actual configuration. With it I'm updating my own database and feeding FlightRadar24 and FlightAware and all seem to work.

home/pi/modesdeco2/modesdeco2 --gain 48.0 --web 8080 --beast 31001 --location 39.46:-0.35 --rbs &
sleep 8
home/pi/modesmixer2/modesmixer2 --google-key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --web 8081 --location 39.46:-0.35 --db home/pi/modesdeco2/dbase/BaseStation.sqb --frdb home/pi/modesdeco2/dbase/FlightRoute.sqb --silhouettes home/pi/modesdeco2/images/silhouettes --pictures home/pi/modesdeco2/images/pictures --inConnectId 127.0.0.1:31001:RPi  --inServerId 30104:MLAT4 --outServer beast:30005 --keep --add-reference-point 39.41:-0.27:[IAF] --add-points 41.32360:-2.62973:BAN 42.73375:-1.70200:PPN 41.30712:2.10781:BCN 41.14786:1.14616:RES 41.12960:0.16526:MLA 40.86728:-1.29805:CMA 40.85386:-3.24662:RBO 40.37196:-2.54460:CJN 41.53018:-5.63970:ZMR 41.32356:-2.62979:BAN 40.25293:-3.34804:PDT 42.45331:-2.88071:DGO 40.21881:0.08923:CTN 39.92748:3.11461:POS 41.01681:-5.45644:BBI 39.86362:4.21635:MHN 39.78076:-3.46399:VTB 39.70717:-0.98632:CLS 39.69775:3.43436:CDP 39.56467:2.74659:JOA 39.48563:-0.48303:VLC 38.86835:1.36593:IBZ 38.36079:-2.35271:YES 38.26829:-0.57012:ALT 38.15254:-3.62471:BLN 37.77980:-0.81277:VSJ 36.83317:-2.25945:AMR 36.81432:-4.36958:MGA 38.50813:-5.09968:HIJ 39.54944:2.39586:ADX 41.51985:2.10975:SLL 41.93118:2.77197:GIR 41.94769:3.20886:BGR 39.96946:-4.33747:TLD 40.36868:-4.24942:NVS 37.42758:-5.76222:SVL 39.52451:-6.43474:CCS 39.44:-0.35:PND 39.67:-0.21:SGO 39.62:-0.47:EBT 38.95:-1.86:TAB &
sleep 3


An like evangel says, It would be nice to use a configuration file and be able to draw lines between points.

Thanks again

[davidtriggs]

Hi David,

Indeed, for negative geographic coordinates require each additional point to be specified as a single point in the option.
And just repeat this option --add-points by the number of required points as:

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--add-point -27.0216666666:121.323333333:AGREK --add-point -23.3966666666:125.696666667:BATOP ...

Regards,
sergsero

Hi sergsero,

Thanks for your help, that fixed it! Bit messy, but got there. I have managed to build ATS waypoints, Approach Waypoints and airports into the bat file, results attached. Pretty ugly but very effective.

Thanks for your help

David

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[sergsero]

Hi,

As for the configuration file - such option of modesmixer2 is existing and even there is an outdated test version: https://radarspotting.com/forum/index.php/topic,6786.msg32610.html#msg32610
It is possible that in the future these branches will be combined into one.

Regards,
sergsero

[sergsero]

Hi Antonio,

After getting it to work I don't know if --location and --web in the modeSdeco2 are needed.

Because the main function of modesdeco2 is to receive signals and extracting messages via SDR method I think you may disable the WEB option as it has an auxiliary function and basic visualize of your data better make in modesmixer2.

A "--location lat:lon" option I recommend you to use because it is used in method called "local decoding". This takes a single message and calculates the location of the aircraft using a reference your location, with the proviso that the aircraft has to be within 180 nautical miles (for airborne traffic) or 45 nautical miles (for surface traffic) of the reference location. So use this option in both applications.
The necessary accurate of coordinates to 2 decimal place.

Regards,
sergsero

[Conexia]

Hi Antonio,

After getting it to work I don't know if --location and --web in the modeSdeco2 are needed.

Because the main function of modesdeco2 is to receive signals and extracting messages via SDR method I think you may disable the WEB option as it has an auxiliary function and basic visualize of your data better make in modesmixer2.

A "--location lat:lon" option I recommend you to use because it is used in method called "local decoding". This takes a single message and calculates the location of the aircraft using a reference your location, with the proviso that the aircraft has to be within 180 nautical miles (for airborne traffic) or 45 nautical miles (for surface traffic) of the reference location. So use this option in both applications.

Regards,
sergsero

Thanks again, Sergsero
You've been of much help

I've been reviewing the ModeSmixer with configuration file that I already was testing and it is very interesting. The posssibility of having points of different classes (FIXES, VOR, NDB,...) will be very useful for mapping.

Greetings
Antonio

[IanH]

Sergsero

Everything seesm to be working ok on Ubuntu 16.04.4   

[larsras]

Currently not able to download any of the versions 20180311

[Conexia]

I´ve just tried

• Raspberry Pi 2/3 (Broadcom SoC BCM2836/37, quad-core ARMv7/ARMv8): modesmixer2_rpi2-3_deb8_20180311.tgz https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c1DctOnblz7BBnnxJo7td7bdQubdJ1ZX (Raspbian GNU/Linux 8.0 (jessie) (4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux))
  
  from the sergsero post on previous page « Reply #994 on: March 13, 2018, 04:08:18 am »
  and it works fine.
  
  I'm using Chrome 66.0.3359.106
  
  Maybe network error.

[larsras]

Tried again. Same problem in Safari on Mac and IE on WIN10. Switched to Chrome. Still and error message, but I got it downloaded.

[Carlos]

Hi,

I am thinking about replacing my current tablet with a Amazon fire tablet as mine will no longer get Microsoft security updates from next month.
My question is will modesdeco2 work on a fire tablet? I have looked through the thread but cant see any mention that it does. If it doesn't then that rules out a fire tablet.

Hope someone can help.

Many Thanks

Carl

[IanH]

Amazon Fire tablets run on a version of Android.

There is no version of modesdeco2 for Android.

What is your current tablet? Probably something running Windows (7/8/1/10) I suspect.

[Carlos]

Thanks for the reply Ian. My tablet is Windows 10. I only thought about the Amazon tablet as I need to replace my current tablet due to windows security updates no longer working on it and it is on offer on QVC. If modesdeco2 doesn't work on it then theres no point me getting it.

Thanks

Carl

[IanH]

Ah yes Fire HD10 on offer. I looked at that, figured out how big it was and decided 8 inches is big enough for portable use.

Windows 10 should still be updating and not just security updates.

[Carlos]

It's only a 16gb tablet so not enough space sadly for the updates.I will just have to buy a new Windows one and install on that.I can't live without having modesdeco2. :-)

Thanks for you help Ian.