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Receiving Mode-S with a USRP N200
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==Overview==
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The Ettus Research™ USRP™ (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) is used for a number of military and aerospace applications.  In this example, the USRP N200/N210 is used to receive and decode Mode-S beacons from real-world aircraft. The information from these beacons is displayed on Google Earth. This demonstration shows the flexibility offered by GNU Radio, an a open source package and its strong user-base.
  
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The Ettus Research™ USRP™ (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) is used for a number of military and aerospace applications. In this example, the USRP N200/N210 is used to receive and decode Mode-S beacons from real-world aircraft. The information from these beacons is displayed on Google Earth. This demonstration shows the flexibility offered by GNU Radio, an a open source package and its strong user-base.  
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The Gnuradio Out-Of-Tree module (OOT) [http://www.cgran.org/pages/gr-air-modes.html gr-air-modes] will be use to receive Mode-S with the USRP.
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==Requirements==
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* Python >= 2.5
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* NumPy and SciPy
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* Gnuradio >= 3.5.0
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* Ettus UHD >= 3.4.0
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* SQLite 3.7 or later
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* CMake 2.6 or later
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==Installation==
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    $ git clone https://github.com/bistromath/gr-air-modes.git
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    $ mkdir build
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    $ cd build
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    $ cmake ../
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    $ make
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    $ sudo make install
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    $ sudo ldconfig
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==Usage==
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After successfully building and installing the gr-air-modes OOT, you will have two applications to receive Mode-S.  
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* '''modes_rx'''
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** Command line based, textual output of data received
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* '''modes_gui'''
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** GUI based interface with Google Maps integration
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==Additional Resources==
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For
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https://github.com/bistromath/gr-air-modes
  
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The package is called [http://www.cgran.org/pages/gr-air-modes.html gr-air-modes], which is availabile on [http://www.cgran.org CGRAN].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:26, 13 April 2016

Overview

The Ettus Research™ USRP™ (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) is used for a number of military and aerospace applications. In this example, the USRP N200/N210 is used to receive and decode Mode-S beacons from real-world aircraft. The information from these beacons is displayed on Google Earth. This demonstration shows the flexibility offered by GNU Radio, an a open source package and its strong user-base.

The Gnuradio Out-Of-Tree module (OOT) gr-air-modes will be use to receive Mode-S with the USRP.

Requirements

  • Python >= 2.5
  • NumPy and SciPy
  • Gnuradio >= 3.5.0
  • Ettus UHD >= 3.4.0
  • SQLite 3.7 or later
  • CMake 2.6 or later

Installation

   $ git clone https://github.com/bistromath/gr-air-modes.git
   $ mkdir build
   $ cd build
   $ cmake ../
   $ make
   $ sudo make install
   $ sudo ldconfig

Usage

After successfully building and installing the gr-air-modes OOT, you will have two applications to receive Mode-S.

  • modes_rx
    • Command line based, textual output of data received


  • modes_gui
    • GUI based interface with Google Maps integration


Additional Resources

For https://github.com/bistromath/gr-air-modes

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