arm64 Arch ADSB Receiver Setup for FlightAware

1.) Follow the instructions in my repo Arch_on_Rock64 or the instructions given on the Arch Wiki https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/rockchip/rock64 A 16GB eMMC module is sufficient as the whole setup requires only 2.5GB in space when finished.

2.) Install system monitoring

sudo pacman -S screenfetch htop python-pip python-psutil python-future python-bottle hddtemp lm_sensors glances

sudo mkdir /etc/glances

sudo cp /usr/share/doc/glances/glances.conf /etc/glances/glances.conf

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

sudo cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/glances.service /etc/systemd/system/glances.service

sudo nano /etc/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 enable glances.service

sudo systemctl start glances.service

sudo systemctl status glances.service

sudo reboot to restart the machine and all systemd services, once machine is up again check 192.168.X.X:61208 if glances is running correctly

glances shows a variety of system/machine data which can be configured by changing /etc/glances/glances.conf and pressing ‘q’ returns to console

3.) Install GPS Software

sudo pacman -S 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”

sudo systemctl enable gpsd

sudo systemctl start gpsd

sudo systemctl status gpsd

sudo reboot

Use cgps or gpsmon to check GPS data and position.

4.) Install FlightAware Software

sudo pacman -S rtl-sdr lighttpd bladerf git tcl tk autoconf net-tools fakeroot pkgconf which wget

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tclx.git
cd tclx
nano PKGBUILD						set arch to ‘any’
makepkg -si
cd ..

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tcllib.git
cd tcllib
makepkg -si
cd ..

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tcllauncher.git
cd tcllauncher
makepkg -si
cd ..

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tcltls.git
cd tcltls
makepkg -si
cd ..

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mlat-client-git.git
cd mlat-client-git
makepkg -si
cd ..

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/dump1090-fa-git.git
cd dump1090-fa-git
nano PKGBUILD						set arch to ‘any’
makepkg -si
cd ..

sudo systemctl enable dump1090

sudo systemctl start dump1090

sudo systemctl status dump1090

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/piaware-git.git
  cd piaware-git
nano PKGBUILD			                        set arch to ‘any’
  makepkg -si
  cd ..

sudo nano /etc/piaware.conf

FlightAwareUser				            remove line
  FlightAwarePassword			            remove line
  piaware-config allow-auto-updates no
  piaware-config allow-manual-updates no	    change to yes
  piaware-config feeder-id XXXXX              	    replace X with Unique Identifier found on FlightAware web site.

sudo systemctl enable piaware

sudo systemctl start piaware

sudo systemctl status piaware

sudo cp /usr/share/dump1090/lighttpd.conf /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

sudo nano /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf change server.port to 8080 and change index-file.names to ( “gmap.html”, “index.html” )

lighttpd -t -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf check if syntax is OK

sudo systemctl enable lighttpd

sudo systemctl start lighttpd

sudo systemctl status lighttpd

sudo reboot

5.) Enable console auto log-in and start glances

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/bin/agetty --autologin user --noclear %I $TERM
  Type=simple

sudo systemctl enable [email protected]

nano .bashrc add glances to the END of the file

sudo reboot

Done, enjoy your new ADSB receiver !