Assembling a Stratux ADS-B receiver for in flight weather
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2015
- A quick demonstration of assembling the Stratux ADS-B receiver from off the shelf parts and software written by Christopher Young. This receiver provides in flight weather and traffic to popular aircraft navigation apps like Foreflight.
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Excellent video. Very informative and reassuring for attempting this job.
I want to thank you for this Video. I purchased the items off of Amazon 2/2017 for 104.91. I am a newbie to this tech so I appreciate your layout and the steps you provided. Two items you omitted or it has changed since you did this video. I needed to purchase a wifi dongle and it took me a bit of time to realize that I needed to down load Chrome to my iPad mini. Once I completed these two steps I was able to get it up and running just like you promised. Thanks again R Trepanier Benson AZ
I wish to amend apparently the Raspberry Pi3 comes with a built in wifi capability do not order one as it will confuse the poor little guy and me as it did. But it all works great now.
excellent video, thank you for keeping it simple, which you do so well.....
THANK YOU for making me feel like crap for paying $900.00 dollars for my setup in my JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERSTOL. I hope Jan and all your boys are doing well, tell them I said Hi. I will be there soon for a beer. Very nice VID!!!
I was about to pull the trigger on a Stratus, come to find out I have everything to build this except the second RTL dongle lol. I can't wait to test flight this.
Great video - clear and concise. Definitely going to build one as a Stratus is an expensive option for us Canadians given we don't get the WX.
CPsVids no
Just built mine last night. Took less than 15 minutes start to finish, and my iPad & ForeFlight connected with no issues. Waiting on my 150 to get done with annual so I can go up and test it. By the way, the new Vilros kits are shipping with the Raspberry Pi 3, which has built in WiFi, so there is no longer a need for the USB WiFi adapter.
I realize it's pretty randomly asking but does anyone know a good site to stream newly released movies online?
@Brodie Russell ehh I use Flixportal. You can find it on google =) -quinn
@Quinn Karson thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it !!
@Brodie Russell glad I could help xD
BTW the weather isn't live, it is delayed up to 10mins. Still better than nothing!
Many many thanks!!
Thanks Jon - appreciative. R
Much better option now on Amazon for $85.00. No need to install any software, just plug in the micro SD and you are good to go. Plug and play.
(Vilros Raspberry Pi Dual Channel Aviation Weather & Traffic Receiver Kit)
YOU ROCK!
Brilliant - thank you, so much. This remarkable cost effective fix, is integral to/for everyone building and even those, aspiring to build at home. (the links are on the way right?) Outstanding - rObt
+robertd1p2 There are a couple of things you should be looking at, when building this ADS0-B receiver. First, the batteries you use will turn themselves off when power is not being drawn from them. This can present a problem of turning the Raspberry Pi off correctly. If the power is pulled while the PI is operational, you stand a chance of damaging the data on the microSD card that runs the Pi. Secondly, one RTL_SDR receiver uses too much power to just plug it into a USB port on the PI. Long term , it might damage the computer.
besides wifi usb can a blu tooth usb be installed that may require a download from a disk i assume that this is 978 in ads -b and not out
Anyway you can get synthetic vision to work too ?
I've bought all the components. The website, you have all the instructions on, has a suggested way to use it with a GPS but there aren't any instructions to solder the wires and what pins they go too. Do you have that information or know where to find it? Thanks
Great video, very informative and again thank you for making it. Just one correction in the video about the ADS-B traffic. What makes the traffic inaccurate is not that other planes don't ADS-B equipment, it's the fact that you don't have a ADS-B OUT unit. If you had a ADS-B transponder on your plane then all traffic received would be accurate.
Thanks for your comment... however, the problem is that even if I had ADS-B OUT, the many other small aircraft flying around me that do not have ADS-B OUT would not show up and thus I would have a very poor (misleading) picture of traffic around me. Only when EVERYONE participates with the OUT will the traffic picture be accurate and useful. (I understand that will be mandated in controlled airspaces in 2020)
+HomebuiltHELP That not true, because the other planes are not only being tracked by ADS-B, it's getting data from ground based radar and sending it out via ADS-B.
The thing about ADS-B IN is that your ease dropping on a signal that was sent for a plane with ADS-B OUT. If there are no planes with ADS-B OUT close to you then no information is sent from that tower.
That is a good point... however, there are many many areas where I understand small aircraft are NOT tracked by ground radar... you need to be high enough and close enough to a ground radar facilities to make that happen... I am not that close to big airports all of the time out in the country. (And of course, we are talking no transponders)
+catmeowman Traffic starts at 19:35 minutes in this video.
With this kit, you can see the other airplane around you, when you are in the sky with your plane, right?
Do you have a video on your panel and what avionics you are using I like what you have
Ok it's Feb 2019 and I can't find it. Did it just FLY AWAY or get washed out with the WX.
Question: Where are you getting your GPS signal from? Also, how is it using both ADS-B frequencies with only one antenna? Have you added AHRS?
Hi,
I recently ordered the parts to build the Stratux receiver. Before I did so, I had a look at the instructions under the Stratux link on the website. I just recieved the parts, and went back to the site to look at the instructions again, but things seem to have changed. Now when I click the Stratux link, it takes me to a GitHub site that has various pages discussing Stratux, but it's all in programmer-speak, which I don't understand. I swear that I remember a very clear-looking set of user-level instructions. Where do I find those? This video does a great job of explaining most everything, but I still need the link and instructions for downloading the software.
Thanks.Andy
Andy, check out this article from EAA. It shows step-by-step all you need to do. www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/homebuilt-aircraft-and-homebuilt-aircraft-kits/resources-for-while-youre-building/building-articles/instruments-and-avionics/live-weather-and-traffic-for-less-than-$120
Nope not there anymore. It's Feb 2019. It's LOST 4 EVER. Even searched for it.
I can't find the link to Stratux on homebuilthelp.com. Can you direct me to it, or post the URL please
How can I contact Christopher Young.
I built the 2-band (978 and 1090 MHz) Raspberry ADS-B Pi receiver and downlaoded what i hope is the right software to receive both bands. I'm running FltPlan Go on my iPad 3 (it has GPS so has moving map). Apparently FltPlan Go is compatible with this system. The iPad is getting a wifi signal and "heartbeat" from the unit, but it's not seeing anything else - no ADS-B towers - either on the ground or in the air (3000 ft AGL). I live in Canada but just a few miles north of the border (Kingston) so I should be getting something, especiallyairborne. Do I need better antennas than the ones that came with the USB radio dongles? If I got one, can I use a splitter and have just one antenna for both radios? How do i know the software is working properly? Even on the ground, shouldn't I be seeing high-altitude airline traffic on 1090 Mhz? How do I troubleshoot this? Thanks for any help.
+YGK Pilot (SURP 841) Make sure you have the latest version of the software. I had issues till I updated yesterday. Also, the antenna length is important from what I am reading... pull them out only 3/4"(20mm)
Hey YGK Pilot, did you ever get it up and running in your area. I just bought the kit and I live on the north side of Lake Erie so I'm hoping to pick up something from the US once airborne. If not, I'll do something else with my rasberrry PI
How are you able to get wifi once you're at altitude? I don't have a 3G iPad so that's why I'm asking. As for gps with wifi only iPad, I use the bad elf 30 pin with fltplan go. Will renew my foreflight subscription once I start instructing.
The Stratux box creates the WIFI signal that the Ipad uses.The Ipad connects to the Stratux box just like any other wifi hotspot.
+HomebuiltHELP thanks for the quick reply.
+HomebuiltHELP you think the new raspberry pi 3 is compatible with the stratus software version?
Pretty damn sure it is, it's a little overkill though but if you've got one then try it out. It'd be really cool if a pi zero could work easily but I think that's still being developed by the ampros and hobbiests.
Eskimo Brother thanks for the info, I builted the stratus with the pi2, however are you only able to get cell towers when you're actually in the air? I get no reception at all in the ground and haven't flown up yet to test it.
hi how do you add the ahrs functionality
U need to build a transceiver by 2020 right or at least a receiver right?
I now see that the vilros Pi3 is down to $50 on amazon prime. WOW.
The link is in the left column, half way down the page. (HomebuiltHELP.com)
internet is needed to use ADS-B or not ??????????
How do update the system?
I wonder if this device will work with Flight plan Go... any inputs?
Orlando Novoa yes it does. There is an option to linking to Stratux (not Stratus).
ADS-B service is available or not ????????????
There are RTL Dongles that've been sold for under $10
The biggest difference is the component that assists the tuner, the oscillator. The once added to dongles from Flightaware, or NoElec have what is called a TXCO, a temperature compensated crystal oscillator more on that here: www.radio-electronics.com/info/data/crystals/tcxo.php While it is certainly possible to controll the compensation manually via "ppm-values" the extra 10 euro per dongle will certainly help to n00b-proof receivers.
My iPad is WiFi only, would this work using Foreflight in my iPad? Thanks
+antonio r YES, this takes care of all wifi, ADS-B IN and OUT signals.
+antonio r I believe the wifi only iPad does not have GPS and this version of the Stratux does not provide GPS data. YOu will need to add GPS.
To add to Brandon Chavez's replie, you will only need to switch the wifi to the Stratux from your home wifi.
+J Jones so true, I was mistaken. After much research, this model does only ads-b in. to add gps to this setup, there are a few options such as the adafruit ultimate gps, RY835AI and the VK-172 Gmouse. I'm sure there are other options but from what I read, these are the ones out there that have tutorials on how to make them operate with the Stratux.
+Brandon Chavez thank you, one ore question, can you also get synthetic vision with this device on foreflight?
+antonio r at this point, synthetic vision is only in the beta testing phase and has >10 degree deviation in banks. also keep in mind it is only usable with a gps+ahrs such as the RY835AI module.
Where's the link, I don't see it.
stratux.me
I figure a ham would dig around the net for a home brewed solution to this... but is it worth the $100 bucks... that's a lot of money when you are trying to build a plane for less than $1,200
It needs a rubber duck antenna because as an Ultralight pilot I want to wear as much equipment on me as possible, so it does not count as a penalty to the aircraft weight which is a premium on an Ultralight.
Now we just need a cheap way to build a transponder
I have a really good idea on that of which I am researching. I want to make one that import NMEA data from a Phantom II and transmits its coords on 1090.
Satellite towers not cell phone towers