ADSB-dump1090-for-Intel-Edison
##Mode S decoder for RTL devices
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Software-defined radio (SDR) is a technique for turning a computer into a radio. But not just an AM/FM radio - by using the computing power on your desktop you can listen and decode a wide variety of broadcasts. SDR can turn your computer into a weather-band receiver, a police or fire report scanner, a music listening station, plane and ship tracking information receiver (adsb receivers) and more!. Instead of manually tuning inductors, its all done in software by chips fast enough to pick up and decode radio waves on the fly.
RTL-SDR
RTL-SDR is a very cheap software defined radio that uses a DVB-T TV tuner dongle based on the RTL2832U chipset. RTL-SDR turns your Realtek RTL2832 based DVB dongle into a SDR receiver.
###Hardware
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Powered USB Hub (Optional)
Driver installation for RTL-SDR
Run the below command in intel edison terminal/shell to install librtlsdr driver for rtlsdr and to configure audio system
./rtlsdr_dump1090_config.sh
Run Mode S decoder
Run adsb_run script, to see the decoded aircrafts.
./adsb_run.sh