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# viz1090
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**This is work in progress**
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There are a lot of missing pieces in this implementation so far:
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* A proper map system yet. Eventually map data should be pulled from Mapbox or similar.
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* In-application menus or configuration yet.
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* Theming/colormaps (important as this is primarily intended to be eye candy!)
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* Integration with handheld features like GPS, battery monitors, buttons/dials, etc.
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* Android build is currently broken
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### BUILDING
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Tested and working on Ubuntu 18.04, Raspbian Stretch / Buster, Windows Subsystem for Linux (with Ubuntu 18.04)
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0. Install build essentials
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```
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sudo apt-get install build-essentials
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```
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1. Install SDL and RTL-SDR libararies
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```
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sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-gfx-dev librtlsdr-dev
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```
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Note: On Raspbian the SDL2 package requires X to be running. See the Raspberry Pi section for notes on running from the terminal and other improvements.
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2. Download and build spidr
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```
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cd ~
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git clone https://www.github.com/nmatsuda/spidr
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cd spidr
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make clean; make
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```
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3. Download and process map data
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Until more comprehensive map source (e.g., Mapbox) is integrated, viz1090 uses the lat/lon SVG files from https://www.mccurley.org
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The getmap.sh pulls the svg file for the contiguous 48 US states and produces a binary file for viz1090 to read.
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```
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sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
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pip3 install lxml numpy tqdm
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./getmap.sh
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```
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3. (optional for Windows)
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As WSL does not have an X server built in, you will need to install a 3rd party X server, such as https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/
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* run Xlaunch from the start menu
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* Uncheck "Use Native openGL"
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* Open the Ubuntu WSL terminal
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* Specify the X display to use
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export DISPLAY=:0
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```
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* Start viz1090 as described below.
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### RUNNING
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1. Start dump1090 (http://www.github.com/MalcolmRobb/dump1090) locally in network mode:
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```
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dump1090 --net
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```
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2. Run viz1090
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```
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./viz1090 --fullsceen --lat [your latitude] --lon [your longitude]
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```
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viz1090 will open an SDL window set to the resolution of your screen.
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### RUNTIME OPTIONS
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| Argument | Description |
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| ----------------------------- | ----------- |
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| --server [domain name or ip] | Specify a dump1090 server |
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| --port [port number] | Specify dump1090 server port |
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| --metric | Display metric units |
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| --lat | Specify your latitude in degrees |
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| --lon | Specify your longitiude in degrees |
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| --screensize [width] [height] | Specify a specific resolution to pass to SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize, otherwise use resolution of display |
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| --uiscale [scale] | Scale up UI elements by integer amounts for high resolution screen |
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| --fullscreen | Render fullscreen rather than in a window |
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### HARDWARE NOTES
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This software was originally intended for Raspberry Pi devices, and it is currently optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4 with the following configuration:
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* Raspberry Pi 4
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* A display:
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* [Pimoroni HyperPixel 4.0 Display](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4) \*best overall, but requires some rework to use battery monitoring features of the PiJuice mentioned below
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* [Waveshare 5.5" AMOLED](https://www.waveshare.com/5.5inch-hdmi-amoled.htm) \*this is very good screen but the Google Pixel 2 phone mentioned below has a very similar display for the same price (along with everything else you need in a nice package)
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* [Waveshare 4.3" HDMI(B)](https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/4.3inch_HDMI_LCD_(B))
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* [Adafruit 2.8" Capacitive Touch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2423)
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* A battery hat, such as:
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* [PiJuice Battery Hat](https://uk.pi-supply.com/products/pijuice-standard) \*I2C pins must be reworked to connect to the Hyperpixel nonstandard I2C breakout pins, unfortunately
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* [MakerFocus UPS Hat](https://www.amazon.com/Makerfocus-Raspberry-2500mAh-Lithium-Battery/dp/B01MQYX4UX)
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* Any USB SDR receiver:
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* [Noelec Nano V3](https://www.nooelec.com/store/nesdr-nano-three.html)
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* Stratux V2 \*very low power but hard to find
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If running as a front end only, with a separate dump1090 server, the best option is to use an Android phone, such as the Pixel 2, which significantly outperforms a Raspberry Pi 4.
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viz1090 has been tested on other boards such as the UP Core and UP Squared, but these boards have poor performance compared to a Raspberry Pi 4, along with worse software and peripheral support, so they are not recommended. viz1090 with a low resolution map will run on these boards or even a Raspberry Pi Zero, so these remain options with some tradeoffs.
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Of course, a variety of other devices work well for this purpose - all of the development so far has been done on a touchscreen Dell XPS laptop.
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### Credits
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viz1090 is largely based on [dump1090](https://github.com/MalcolmRobb/dump1090) (Malcom Robb, Salvatore Sanfilippo)
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