ESP8266 based Plane Spotter

[Bethsalem]

I found this project on t'internet and have got it working.

http://blog.squix.org/2016/07/esp8266-based-plane-spotter-how-to.html

I have it reporting any aircraft within a 40km radius of my office between 100ft and 99999ft.

More interesting than a clock on your desk 

I've attached a few photos so that you can see it finished and working.

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[Bethsalem]

In his description of the project, Daniel uses the PlatformIO IDE with Atom Editor to program the ESP8266. This can be problematic as internet security software will flag it up as malicious and not allow it to push data through the USB to Serial route. In recognition of that he has released code which can be used by the much simpler ArduinoIDE.

The version that works flawlessly with his code is 1.6.4 (don't use the latest version which is 1.6.11) and can be found here https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases#previous

Daniel's code can be found here https://github.com/squix78/esp8266-weather-station

Don't be put off by the "Weather Station" bit, it is the package you're after 

[Bethsalem]

Just a project update.

You can now buy the set-up guide at the Kindle Store on Amazon

http://blog.squix.org/2016/09/esp8266-based-plane-spotter-now-for-arduino-ide.html