radiosonde_auto_rx Installation

Overview

Preparing the installation

First, update the system and install the required packages.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-numpy python3-setuptools python3-crcmod python3-requests python3-dateutil python3-pip python3-flask sox git build-essential libtool cmake usbutils libusb-1.0-0-dev rng-tools libsamplerate-dev libatlas3-base libgfortran5

Install the rtl-sdr drivers.

sudo apt-get install rtl-sdr
sudo wget -O /etc/udev/rules.d/20-rtlsdr.rules https://raw.githubusercontent.com/osmocom/rtl-sdr/master/rtl-sdr.rules

After that, the original SDR driver must be disabled and prevented from loading again. To do this, create a blacklist file. This example uses nano as the editor, but you can use any editor you prefer.

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/rtlsdr-blacklist.conf

blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
blacklist rtl2832
blacklist rtl2830
blacklist dvb_usb_rtl2832u
blacklist dvb_usb_v2
blacklist dvb_core

Download and installation

Now continue with the actual installation of radiosonde_auto_rx. First, change into your home directory.

cd $home

Download the software from GitHub.

git clone https://github.com/projecthorus/radiosonde_auto_rx.git
cd radiosonde_auto_rx/auto_rx
./build.sh
cp station.cfg.example station.cfg

A few additional packages also need to be installed.

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Configuring station.cfg

Open the station.cfg file.

cd $home
cd radiosonde_auto_rx/auto_rx/
nano station.cfg

Some settings must be adjusted so that radiosonde_auto_rx can connect to wettersonde.net.

First, enter the settings for your receiver location.

station_lat = 52.1234 // Latitude
station_lon = 8.1234 // Longitude

Search the file for the APRS settings and change them to match your own data.

aprs_enabled = True
aprs_user = NOCALL // Example: DO2JMG
aprs_pass = 12345 // The passcode must be generated for your callsign without SSID
aprs_server = wettersonde.net
aprs_port = 14580
station_beacon_enabled = True // A position beacon must be sent

Save the settings and close the editor.

Starting radiosonde_auto_rx

You can start radiosonde_auto_rx with the following command. First, change into the correct directory.

cd $home
cd radiosonde_auto_rx/auto_rx/

Then start the application with:

./auto_rx.sh

This guide only describes the important settings required to feed data to wettersonde.net. For further configuration options, please refer to the developer's wiki. Wiki

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