ADSBSTATION - ShikOfTheRa/scarab-osd GitHub Wiki

This allows a groundstation display of data for the five nearest ADSB equipped aircraft for safe UAV flights. This uses the excellent uAvionix pingRX tiny ADSB receiver.

The OSD will show the following on the display

  • direction to the aircraft - relative to north
  • distance of the aircraft
  • altitude of the aircraft
  • heading of the aircraft
  • speed of the aircraft

uAvionix pingRX tiny ADSB receiver

Installing and configuring - MWOSD

  • OSD must be installed using custom install instructions with options below configured in config.h
  • Enable ADSBAWARE in config.h
  • Select ADSB limit, distance and altitude settings you require in config.h

Note This functionality currently requires a FC with Ardupilot and GPS. If required

Installing and configuring - ardupilot

  • TIP: ADSB setting best viewed in Tree view
  • ADSB_ENABLE = 1
  • ADSB_LIST_MAX = 5
  • ADSB_LIST_RADIUS = 10000 or 100000 for testing. 10km or 100km radius
  • SRX_ADSB = 5 on serial port X which is port OSD is connected to

Connections

  • OSD RX must be connected to the FC TX.
  • Preferred - OSD TX connected to the FC RX.