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AirNav Radar => AirNav Radar Discussion => Topic started by: DoctorM on August 14, 2009, 05:53:06 PM

Title: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 14, 2009, 05:53:06 PM
Been trying to link up my box to PP, without any luck. Ive followed the airnav guide and the one by John, but cant get it to show the aircraft im picking up.

I can receive fine.

All I get when i click start on PP is "processing ANRB log data".

Am I missing something like a patch or sharing file?

Thanks

Doc
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 14, 2009, 08:33:22 PM
If you're running ANRB v3.01 beta, then the best input option for Planeplotter is "Radarbox tcp".  That uses data on port 7879.  Also ensure that you have an "Omit Aircraft After" setting of > 5 minutes (I use 7 mins).

If you're using ANRB v2, then use the input option "Radarbox v2 30003".
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 15, 2009, 08:00:45 PM
Thanks for the reply, working fine using the Radarbox TCP setting.

Mucho appreciated.

I think the Airnav setup web page needs updating with this info.

Doc
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 10:02:40 AM
Hello again

For some reason the aircraft callsigns and squawks arent showing up on Planeplotter, yet they are showing fine on my radarbox.

Everything else is showing fine, position, speed, altitude etc.

If anyone knows of any fix, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Dunk
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DaveReid on August 22, 2009, 10:17:13 AM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 10:02:40 AMFor some reason the aircraft callsigns and squawks arent showing up on Planeplotter, yet they are showing fine on my radarbox.

Everything else is showing fine, position, speed, altitude etc.

If anyone knows of any fix, it would be greatly appreciated.

The port 7879 output definitely has provision for the callsign, so if it's showing on your RB screen then it's being sent to PlanePlotter.  It's 5 minutes delayed, of course, so you won't see it on PP until it's been on the RB screen for 5 minutes.

Squawk, OTOH, always appears as "000" in the port 7879 output, so PlanePlotter can't display it until AirNav fix that bug.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: viking9 on August 22, 2009, 11:12:03 AM
Quote from: DaveReid on August 22, 2009, 10:17:13 AM
It's 5 minutes delayed, of course, so you won't see it on PP until it's been on the RB screen for 5 minutes.

Not totally true Dave, except for local traffic. If PP has sharing on then a user will often see an aircraft on the PP screen long before it apears live on RB. He will also see most non-positional flights on PP long before they appear on RB as they do not appear on the RB network at all.

Tom
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DaveReid on August 22, 2009, 11:27:57 AM
Quote from: viking9 on August 22, 2009, 11:12:03 AM
Not totally true Dave, except for local traffic.

But the only traffic that's output on port 7879 is local traffic.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 22, 2009, 11:49:55 AM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 10:02:40 AMFor some reason the aircraft callsigns and squawks arent showing up on Planeplotter, yet they are showing fine on my radarbox.

Planeplotter definately does show the callsign.  See this comparison screenshot of Planeplotter side-by-side with Radarbox.  Using port 7879.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3845331432_7a924f0e2a_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarbat/3845331432/sizes/o/)
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 12:10:58 PM
Thanks again, ive checked the port is correct, but nothing doing, very odd!
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DaveReid on August 22, 2009, 12:36:26 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 12:10:58 PMThanks again, ive checked the port is correct, but nothing doing, very odd!

What versions of RadarBox and PlanePlotter are you running ?
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 12:44:43 PM
Hi

ive got 3.01b on the RB and version 5.4.2.1 on PP

have the following boxes ticked on PP:

input - mode s/ads-b
mode s source - radarbox tcp
output data - log sbs
udp/ip output - mode s
dde output - mode s
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DaveReid on August 22, 2009, 12:57:35 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 12:44:43 PMive got 3.01b on the RB and version 5.4.2.1 on PP

have the following boxes ticked on PP:

input - mode s/ads-b
mode s source - radarbox tcp
output data - log sbs
udp/ip output - mode s
dde output - mode s

OK, and can you confirm that when you run NetStat in a DOS box, you can definitely see the port 7879 connection ?
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 01:05:36 PM
yup its there:

TCP 127.0.0.1:7879 Dunk2009:65151 Established
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: viking9 on August 22, 2009, 01:17:02 PM
Make sure that only 'ModeS/ADS-B' and 'UDP/IP data from net' are the only ones checked in Input Data.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 22, 2009, 01:18:08 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 12:44:43 PMhave the following boxes ticked on PP:
input - mode s/ads-b
mode s source - radarbox tcp
output data - log sbs
udp/ip output - mode s
dde output - mode s

Only difference to my setup is that I don't have any PP outputs ticked.

Also, make sure your "Omit Aircraft After" setting is > 5mins - I use 7 minutes.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 01:20:15 PM
I have PP on now, user AW, UAE.

I have 2 aircraft showing regs, out of about 30 - so it must be working, but not for all. it just says No-reg.

Aircraft types arent showing either, not sure if they do on PP.

Thanks again

Doc
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 01:24:34 PM
I wonder if ther are there any settings i need to change on the RB setup bar the start record?
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 22, 2009, 03:00:44 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 01:24:34 PMI wonder if ther are there any settings i need to change on the RB setup bar the start record?

Does that mean you're using the RB log instead of port 7879?  If you're using port 7879, you don't need to start recording in RB.  Try it without starting record in RB.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: viking9 on August 22, 2009, 03:03:50 PM
DoctorM,

Make sure that you minimise the map so that the whole of the area you are intersted in is showing.

I suggest that you join the Planeplotter group. Then download the latest basestation.sqb file. It is very well populated.

Have you selected 'View' 'All Aircraft'?

Tom
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 22, 2009, 03:05:15 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 01:20:15 PMI have 2 aircraft showing regs, out of about 30 - so it must be working, but not for all. it just says No-reg.

I thought we were talking about the callsign being missing, not the REGISTRATION.  To get registrations, you'll need a basestation.sqb.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: viking9 on August 22, 2009, 03:08:15 PM
DoctorM, are you in the UAE? Switch on sharing and I'll see if I can see your station.
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 03:11:54 PM
ok its running, and ive turned off the start recording log thingy.

still the same
Title: Re: Planeplotter problem
Post by: tarbat on August 22, 2009, 03:56:44 PM
Quote from: DoctorM on August 22, 2009, 03:11:54 PMstill the same

What's still the same?  Do you mean you're still not seeing callsigns, or still not seeing registrations?

If you're not seeing Callsigns, then I'm out of ideas.

If you're not seeing Registrations, have you setup a populated basestation.sqb file, and selected that file in Planeplotter (Options - Directories - SBS1)?