Radarcape:Contents

Information for Radarcape Users

What is the Radarcape?

• About the Radarcape
• Requirements for Operation
• User Services and Interfaces

The Radarcape Explained

• Radarcape Specification
• Front and Back Panel
• Radarcape Installation Guide (Getting Started)
• Direct Connection without DHCP / Fixed IP Address
• Restrictions of Use / Nutzungseinschränkung

Radarcape Maintenance and Software

• Radarcape Configuration Page
• Radarcape Software Features (accessing data on internal web pages, TCP and serial ports)
• Software / Firmware Versions (Release Notes)
• Known Issues and Planned Features
• Creation of a New SD Card
• Help and Support

Supported Services and Software

• Data Feeding to
  • Flightradar24
  • Planeplotter Network
  • Planefinder
  • FlightAware
• Planeplotter (How to connect the Radarcape with Planeplotter on your PC)
• Google Earth
• Globe-S / Globe-S mini
• SBS Plotter
• ADSBScope
• Virtual Radar Server
• Active Display Lite
• Trimble GPS Studio (GPS Status Observation)

Third Party Software Running on the Radarcape

• Acarsdec

Radarcape Failure Diagnosis

• Connectivity Failures
• Hardware Failures

Enhanced Linux Services

• NTP Time Synchronisation
• Samba Installation on the Beaglebone
• SSH Tunneling

Miscellaneous

• Disclaimer
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• External Links
• Miscellaneous

Information for Software Developers

Radarcape Application Development

• Application development on the Radarcape (locally)
• Crosscompiler for ARM
• Setup of the Eclipse-IDE on Linux
• Configuring the device tree for Linux 3.8
• Radarcape and Beaglebone Black Rev. C
• Constraints for Properitary Software
• Watchdog
• Ideas for Applications