Dual 1090 978 setup - adsbfi/adsb-wiki GitHub Wiki

Setup SDR serials

sudo apt install rtl-sdr

Unplug 1090 SDR and run command sudo rtl_eeprom -s 978

Unplug 978 SDR and run command sudo rtl_eeprom -s 1090

Unplug both SDRs and plug them back in for the system to use the new serials.

Reconfigure readsb / dump1090-fa to use serial 1090

  • for readsb:
sudo sed -i -e 's/--device 0/--device 1090/' /etc/default/readsb

sudo systemctl restart readsb
  • for dump1090-fa:
sudo sed -i -e 's/--device 0/--device 1090/' /etc/default/dump1090-fa

sudo systemctl restart dump1090-fa

Add UAT traffic to readsb / tar1090

sudo sed -i -e 's/NET_OPTIONS="--net /NET_OPTIONS="--net-connector 127.0.0.1,30978,uat_in --net/' /etc/default/readsb

Add location for UAT range in graphs1090

Set your coordinates in skyaware978 config sudo nano /etc/default/skyaware978

e.g. NET_OPTIONS="--connect localhost:30978 --reconnect-interval 30 --lat 39.1085 --lon -76.7713"

If UAT graphs are not appearing, try re-running the graphs1090 install script.