Radarcape - User manual - Gebrauchsanweisung
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V0.0 Vorlage bei EAR
the frame is converted into the binary output format and transmitted over TCP. Includes
Mode-A/C data with respect to the setting in the FPGA (DIP switch).
●
TCP port 10004:
Binary formatted raw data, pre-checked DF-11, DF-17 and DF-18 only:
minimum load for the transmission path but contains most information. No Mode-A/C data.
●
TCP port 10005:
Binary formatted raw data, all raw data frames of just those aircraft that
locally no location (latitude and longitude) is known. For special MLAT purposes. No Mode-
A/C data.
The binary and AVR data formats are equal to the ones from the Mode-S Beast and described in the
section
Mode-S Beast:Data Output Formats
USB Serial Port Data Access
The Radarcape supports one selectable data stream out of following sources on a virtual serial port via
the backside USB port:
● Raw FGPA data - including Mode-A/C data
● CRC pre-checked Mode-S with Mode-A/C data
● Mode-S Frame types DF-11, DF-17 and DF-18 only
● Mode-S Frames of all aircraft without a known location
● Port 30003 format
The output can be selected in the configuration dialogue. Due to processor load, it is recommended to
keep this feature disabled when not required.
The setting can be changed on the fly and will apply without a Radarcape reset.
PC driver
The interface uses the Linux kernel's USB gadget serial driver. It will create a virtual serial COM port
which you can identify in your device manager. As far as known at the moment, only an INF file is
necessary in order to install it. This can be downloaded here:
link g_serial.inf
.
The virtual serial port does not require any baudrate and handshake settings, it will work with any
configuration.
Take care that when connecting you will get two serial ports: One that provides access to the Linux
console, and the one mentioned within this feature. If you have doubts which one to select, first try the
