Difference between revisions of "Portsdown MeteorView"
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===Building an SD Card for Unattended MeteorView Streaming=== | ===Building an SD Card for Unattended MeteorView Streaming=== | ||
| − | Using a Raspberry Pi 4 with no screen connected, build a new Portsdown SD Card using the instructions here: | + | Using a Raspberry Pi 4 with no screen connected, build a new Portsdown SD Card using the instructions here: [https://github.com/BritishAmateurTelevisionClub/portsdown4#installation-for-batc-portsdown-rpi-4-version Portsdown 4 Build Instructions] |
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| + | Once the build has finished and the Raspberry Pi has rebooted, connect the SDRPlay to the USB2 socket. Then: | ||
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| + | * Open a web browser and point it at the Raspberry Pi's IP address. The address line should look something like this: http://192.168.2.214. Alternatively, if there are no other Raspberry Pis on the network, you can simply enter http://raspberrypi . | ||
| + | * You should see a webpage with 2 buttons. Click the "Touchscreen" button. | ||
| + | * If a screen comes up asking about a LimeSDR, click anywhere to clear the message. Menu 1 should be displayed. | ||
| + | * Click M3 to get to Menu 3. | ||
| + | * Click on System Config to get to the System Configuration Menu. | ||
| + | * Click on the "SD Button Disabled" button to change it to "SD Button Enabled". | ||
| + | * Click on Start-up App. The Start-up Application Menu should be displayed. | ||
| + | * Click on "Boot to MeteorViewer", which should turn green. | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 1 September 2023
The Portsdown Meteor Viewer uses an SDRplay RSPdx and displays 10 kHz of spectrum in a waterfall. The RSPdx needs to be connected to the Portsdown 4 USB2 (black, not blue) socket. Other models of the SDRplay RSP family of SDRs may work.
Streaming Data to a Central Server
By default the Meteor Viewer displays the waterfall locally; however, it can also stream the IQ data to a central server for display with other streams as seen here: GB3MBA Server.
In this mode, MeteorView does not require a touchscreen display and can run totally headless.
Building an SD Card for Unattended MeteorView Streaming
Using a Raspberry Pi 4 with no screen connected, build a new Portsdown SD Card using the instructions here: Portsdown 4 Build Instructions
Once the build has finished and the Raspberry Pi has rebooted, connect the SDRPlay to the USB2 socket. Then:
- Open a web browser and point it at the Raspberry Pi's IP address. The address line should look something like this: http://192.168.2.214. Alternatively, if there are no other Raspberry Pis on the network, you can simply enter http://raspberrypi .
- You should see a webpage with 2 buttons. Click the "Touchscreen" button.
- If a screen comes up asking about a LimeSDR, click anywhere to clear the message. Menu 1 should be displayed.
- Click M3 to get to Menu 3.
- Click on System Config to get to the System Configuration Menu.
- Click on the "SD Button Disabled" button to change it to "SD Button Enabled".
- Click on Start-up App. The Start-up Application Menu should be displayed.
- Click on "Boot to MeteorViewer", which should turn green.