Building and installing a PilotAware ATOM Station to detect and re-transmit glider and
Mode-S MLAT locations and provide Virtual RADAR SERVER December 2020.
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Downloading and installing ATOM-GRID Software.
To make the installation as easy as possible new software has been produced that steps
you through the installation process.
1.
If we haven’t provided it with the free stuff you can
Download the latest disk image
for the combined OGN/PAW software from this URL
http://pilotaware.lode.co.uk/downloads/OGN/PilotAware-OGN.latest.zip
2.
This will download a zip file with a name similar to
PilotAware-OGN.20201118
into
the downloads folder of your computer. T
he numbers after the ‘.’ Indicate the
version date. In this case 18
th
November 2020.
3.
Place all
the individual unzipped contents of this file (not the folder)
into the
formatted Micro SD Card. This will require the use of an SD card holder to fit the
Micro SD card into the SD slot on your computer. One of these is provided with
every Rosetta unit.
4.
The root
of the SD card should contain the following folders
- defaults
- os
- overlays
and many other files.
5.
When you have downloaded all the files, eject the card from your computer and load
the SD card into the
UNPOWERED
Raspberry Pi. Power up and
leave for about 20
minutes
to allow the files to unpack and self-configure.
6.
There will be a permanent red light (Power) and a flashing green light (Disc access)
on the raspberry pi as this operation is proceeding.
DO NOT INTERUPT THE POWER
SUPPLY WHILST IT IS UNPACKING AS THIS WILL CORRUPT THE SOFTWARE.
7.
If of interest, you can watch the unpacking progress by attaching a TV or a monitor
to the Pi via an HDMI cable. When it has finished the prompt
,
‘
pi
’
will be seen. The
software has now downloaded and unpacked successfully.
Configuring the Software for your Specific Location.
Logging in
1.
PilotAware ATOM GRID
software has been developed so that you can run a command
shell from within a web browser. (Google Chrome Safari or Firefox is recommended)
When connected (either by WiFi or wired) onto the same network as the ATOM GRID
Unit, navigate to
http://ognpaw.local (
Note this is NOT http
s
://).
You will probably get
a prompt to say that this site is insecure - ignore this and continue to the address.
(
Not
all routers will recognise ognpaw.local as they do not resolve the allocated IP address to
the default host name which is ognpaw.local. If this in this case you will have to revert to
using the allocated IP address as shown in the next paragraph) .