Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Run the Script
Before running the script, move to the
dump1090
directory:
$ cd /opt/dump1090
Then, run the script:
$ ./dump1090 --net --net-http-port 8080
You won't see much happen, but if you see no errors, the script is likely running, and
if commercial planes are nearby, you will see an occasional stream of strange hex code.
It might take a few minutes, but planes will transmit data from their beacon as they
pass overhead, and when they do, you'll begin to see lines in the script populate, as
shown in
Figure 4-11
.
Figure 4-11.
Beacon data from passing planes
From another PC on your local network, open a web browser and enter the Pi's IP
address with
:8080
appended (for example,
http://192.168.1.17:8080
). The first time
you load this page, it will seem slow, because the Pi initializes the Google Maps API for
the first time.
After a moment, you will see a handy map centered somewhere in Europe that looks
a lot like
Figure 4-12
. Just drag it to focus on your own region or double-click on your
area of the map until you've zoomed into the area where you are.
