arm64 Debian - ADSB Receiver Setup for FlightAware

1.) Follow the instructions in the file arm64 Debian Basic Install for Rock64 or arm64 Debian Basic Install for PineH64B, a 16GB eMMC module is sufficient as the whole setup requires only 2.5GB in space when finished.

2.) Install sudo (log-in as root)

apt install sudo

nano /etc/sudoers scroll down to User privilege specification and copy root for your specific username and save

3.) Reduce network speed to 100MBit and set network to static IP address

sudo apt install ethtool

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

# The loopback network interface

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
          link-speed 100
          link-duplex full
          ethernet-autoneg off
          address 192.168.1.xxx
          netmask 255.255.255.0
          gateway 192.168.1.xxx
          dns-nameservers 192.168.1.xxx

replace xxx with your relevant/desired subaddress

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 192.168.1.xxx

xxx should match your DNS Server

4.) Install system monitoring

sudo apt install hddtemp lm-sensors glances htop screenfetch

sudo nano /etc/glances/glances.conf comment / uncomment various sections as required

sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/glances.service

[Unit]
Description=Glances
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/glances -w
Restart=on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

sudo systemctl status glances.service check that glances is running and pressing ‘q’ returns to console

sudo reboot to restart the machine and all systemd services, once machine is up again check 192.168.1.xxx:61208 if glances is running correctly.

senors shows all data gathered by lm-sensors

glances shows a variety of system/machine data which can be configured by changing /etc/glances/glances.conf

5.) Install GPS Software

sudo apt install gpsd

sudo dpkg-reconfigure gpsd

sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/gpsd.socket change ListenStream=127.0.0.1:2947 to ListenStream=0.0.0.0:2947

sudo nano /etc/default/gpsd

START_DAEMON=”true”
USBAUTO=”true”
DEVICES=”/dev/ttyXYZ”
GPSD_OPTIONS=”-n”
GPSD_SOCKET=”/var/run/gpsd.sock”

Check with ls /dev/ for correct device and replace XYZ with AMA0 or ACM0 or USB0 as appropriate.

sudo systemctl enable gpsd

sudo systemctl start gpsd

sudo systemctl status gpsd

sudo reboot

Use cgps or gpsmon to check GPS data and position. (pressing ‘q’ returns to console)

6.) Install FlightAware Software

sudo apt install git debhelper librtlsdr-dev pkg-config dh-systemd libncurses5-dev libbladerf-dev libhackrf-dev liblimesuite-dev tcl8.6-dev python3-dev python3-venv libz-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-filesystem-dev

makedir flightaware

cd flightaware

git clone https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090.git

cd dump1090

sudo dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign

cd ..

sudo apt install /home/user/flightaware/dump1090-fa_X.0_arm64.deb

sudo apt install /home/user/flightaware/dump1090-fa-dbgsym_X.0_arm64.deb

sudo systemctl enable dump1090-fa

sudo systemctl start dump1090-fa

sudo systemctl status dump1090-fa

git clone https://github.com/flightaware/piaware_builder.git

cd piaware_builder

./sensible-build.sh buster

cd package-buster

sudo dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign

sudo apt install /home/user/flightaware/piaware_builder/piaware_X.0_arm64.deb

sudo apt install /home/user/flightaware/piaware_builder/piaware-dbgsym_X.0_arm64.deb

sudo systemctl enable piaware

sudo systemctl start piaware

sudo systemctl status piaware

sudo reboot

sudo piaware-config allow-auto-updates yes

sudo piaware-config allow-manual-updates yes

sudo piaware-config feeder-id XXXXX replace X with Unique Identifier found on FlightAware web site (your personal account).

7a.) Optional, install tar1090 web interface

sudo bash -c “$(wget -q -O – https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiedehopf/tar1090/master/install.sh)”

sudo nano /usr/local/share/tar1090/html/config.js Amend web interface if needed

7b.) Optional, install Dump1090-OpenLayers3 mod

git clone https://github.com/alkissack/Dump1090-OpenLayers3-html.git

cd /usr/share/dump1090-fa

sudo cp -R html original-html

sudo rm -R -f html

cd /home/user/Dump1090-OpenLayers3-html

sudo cp -R public_html /usr/share/dump1090-fa/html

cd /usr/share/dump1090-fa/html

sudo nano config.js Amend DefaultZoomLvl, SiteLat, SiteLon, ShowMouseLatLong, ShowMaxRange.

sudo cp -R config.js /usr/share/dump1090-fa/config.js

sudo reboot

8.) Console auto log-in and Glances start at boot/log-in

nano /home/user/.bashrc add glances to the END of file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf uncomment #NAutoVTs=6 and set to NAutoVTs=2

sudo mkdir /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]/override.conf

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/agetty --autologin user --noclear %I $TERM

sudo systemctl enable getty@tty1

sudo reboot

Done, enjoy your new ADSB receiver !