The simplest way to feed ADSBx with the ModeSbeast

I'm not a programmer, so excuse my way of publishing.
Maybe someone can do something with the information below.

The simplest way to feed ADSBx with the ModeSbeast and a Raspberry 3B.
Because the ModeSbeast has a built-in decoder, the use of dump1090 is not necessary.

Used:
- 2018-11-13-raspbian-stretch (https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10376)
- modesmixer2_rpi2-3_deb9_20180616
( https://www.dropbox.com/s/vzuviwuy0610tu5/modesmixer2_rpi2-3_deb9_20180616.tgz?dl=1 )

Method:
- install Stretch, add a folder "ssh"
- sudo raspi-config: make basic settings on a sd card
- sudo apt-get install git wget
- sudo apt update
- sudo apt upgrade
- sudo reboot
- mkdir mm2
- PC: WinSCP: copy downloaded and unzipped file "modesmixer2" to /home/pi/mm2/
- cd /mm2/
- Create the following script in this folder:
sudo nano mm2.sh

Code:

#!/bin/bash

## modesmixer2 initscript (fill in your decimal location at the right place)

PROG="modesmixer2"
PROG_PATH="/home/pi/mm2/"
PROG_ARGS="--inSerial /dev/ttyUSB0:3000000:none --outServer beast:30005 --web 8787 --location 51.6000:04.90000"  # fill in your location here

DELAY=5

### Change from /dev/null to something like /var/log/$PROG if you want to save output.
    cd $PROG_PATH
    ./$PROG $PROG_ARGS 2>&1 >/dev/null &
    # touch $PIDFILE
    sleep $DELAY

#### DIP switch override settings

        #To enable AVR output format, DIP switch 3 off
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x63' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable Binary output format dip switch 3                    ON
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x43' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable DF-11/17 only filter, DIP switch 4 off
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x64' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable DF-11/17 only filter, DIP switch 4                   ON
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x44' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable MLAT timestamp, DIP switch 5 off
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x65' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable MLAT timestamp, DIP switch 5                      ON
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x45' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable CRC check, DIP switch 6 on
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x46' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable CRC check, DIP switch 6                              OFF
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x66' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable DF-0/4/5 filter, DIP switch 7                          OFF
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x67' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable DF-0/4/5 filter, DIP switch 7 on
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x47' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable RTS handshake, DIP switch 8 off
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x68' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable RTS handshake, DIP switch 8                       ON
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x48' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable 1 bit forward error correction, DIP switch 9        ON       Doubt?
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x49' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable 1 bit forward error correction, DIP switch 9 off
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x69' > /dev/ttyUSB0

        #To disable Mode A/C dip switch 10 off
        #sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x6a' > /dev/ttyUSB0
        #To enable Mode A/C dip switch 10                               ON
        sudo echo -e '\x1a\x31\x4a' > /dev/ttyUSB0

- save (Ctrl+o) and close file (Ctrl+x)
- sudo chmod +x mm2.sh
- cd

To Automatically start ModeSMixer2 at boot/reboot:
- sudo nano /etc/rc.local
Add following line just above the last, single-worded line (i.e. above exit0)
/home/pi/mm2/mm2.sh &
- save (Ctrl+o) and close file (Ctrl+x)
- sudo shutdown -r now

So far so good? PC: look in your browser at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8787 (x = ip from Rpi)

Install ADSBx-feeder as usual:
- git clone https://github.com/jprochazka/adsb-exchange.git
- cd adsb-exchange
- chmod +x setup.sh
- sudo ./setup.sh

Note: This works with "Stretch" and not with "Buster".

 

Awesome! Thank you sir!