WarDragon KrakenSDR to TAK Server w/ Node-RED (KrakenSDR)
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Welcome back to another tutorial where we delve into the realm of software-defined radio (SDR) and tactical communication. In this video, I demonstrate how to integrate KrakenSDR direction of arrival (DOA) data into a TAK server using a recent publicly available project called Kraken-to-TAK by CanaryRadio. You will need to have a TAK server up and running, If you haven't already, make sure to check out my previous tutorial on setting up a TAK server for a comprehensive understanding.
Here's a link to a video on setting up a TAK server.
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You will also need a KrakenSDR.
www.krakenrf.com
Let's take a closer look at the repositories we'll be leveraging:
github.com/can...
Kraken-to-TAK: This repository serves as the bridge between KrakenSDR DOA data and the TAK server. It streamlines the communication process and ensures seamless integration.
github.com/alp...
flightview_gui: While primarily included in the WarDragon setup, this repository enhances the visualization aspect of our setup, providing a user-friendly interface for monitoring. I'm using just the Node-RED docker from this project, so feel free to setup Node-RED any way you'd like.
github.com/kra...
krakensdr_doa: This repository holds the core functionalities for extracting DOA data from the KrakenSDR. It's pivotal for our integration process and is preinstalled on WarDragon.
Ensure your TAK server is up and running, configured to accept unencrypted UDP data from remote sensors. A better, more secure setup, would be to use a VPN or look at ways to setup certificate based authentication from Node-RED to the TAK server (totally possible).
With Node-RED up and running, I show how to setup the flow responsible for pulling DOA information from the HTML page on the WarDragon and transmitting it to the remote TAK server. This step acts as the backbone of our integration, facilitating seamless data transfer.
In summary, this tutorial serves as a quick and efficient guide to integrate KrakenSDR DOA data into a TAK server using Node-RED. By following these steps and leveraging the provided repositories, you can enhance your tactical communication capabilities significantly.
Remember, the power of software-defined radio lies not just in its hardware capabilities, but also in its seamless integration with versatile software solutions like Node-RED and TAK server.
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Waw genius.....thanks again 😮
❤❤ I will try this.. 😊😊
Did the KerberosSDr ever arrive? 🤞
@@cemaxecuter7783 still waiting, everyday I've waiting.. 😃😄
excellent
Awesome as ever. So if I understand Kraken SDR correctly, it’s basically 5 Rtl-SDR dongles in one coherent package. Then through software, the direction of arrival is calculated to indicate the location of a given signal.
If this is correct, has direction finding been tried using networked Rtl-sdrs (Rtl-TCP) or is the time differential between all the devices to much to factor out?
If this is old news, please point me in the direction to find the information so I might catch up.
Thanks for all the knowledge, as always!!
The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is kiwisdr that has some sort of TDOA/network DF. I can also think of some examples of rtlsdr connected together physically, but not networked. But for the KrakenSDR it’s 5x and coherent all in one.
Kraken has a cloud server where you can combine data from multiple KrakenSDRs in real time. You can't just use multiple different rtl-sdrs for this because they aren't coherent - they don't have predictable phase differences. You can use multiple rtl-sdrs to do TDOA this way assuming they have hardware for a common time reference such as GPS. As was mentioned, the kiwisdr does this.
Ok I'm confused and pretty green when it comes to anything SDR, but I was under the impression civilians didn't have access to TAK unless they are licensed so is this only for those that's licensed or is this a way anyone can use TAK?
TAK server itself was released for public. I’ll find you the article asap, but you can sign up with a non government email and have access to it. There’s also a GitHub repo for it.
www.civtak.org/2022/06/28/takserver-pr/
Hey!! Great video as always!!
I'm having trouble figuring out Node RED, can you post the example of your flow anywhere to use it as refence??
Thanks in advance!
If you have a look at my new video you don’t have to use node red anymore. But if you want to use node red you can grab it here
github.com/canaryradio/Kraken-to-TAK/releases/tag/v1.0
@@cemaxecuter7783 thank you so much!!
Thanks!