Bullion microADSB User manual

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USER MANUAL
microADSB-WiFi receiver v.2
=BULLION=
March, 2015

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Table of Contents
About microADSB-WiFi receiver ....................................................................................... 3
0 What is new in v.2 of microADSB-WiFi........................................................................ 3
0.1 Features & Benefits of WIZFi 250:........................................................................ 4
1 Terms Of Use: ................................................................................................................... 4
2 I nt r o du ct i o n...................................................................................................................... 4
3 Ant en na 1090MHz ......................................................................................................... 5
4 Implemented mini ad sb r ecei v e r ................................................................................. 5
5 ad sb P I C-D eco der........................................................................................................... 6
6 Interface ............................................................................................................................. 6
7 Switches ............................................................................................................................. 6
8 TCP/IP and WiFi module.................................................................................................. 7
9 Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 8
9.1 Buttons Description:................................................................................................. 9
9.2 LED Description:........................................................................................................ 9
9.3 Web parameters configuration............................................................................. 10
10 Installation ..................................................................................................................... 15
10.1 Mechanical installation ........................................................................................... 15
11 PC-Software ................................................................................................................. 17
11.1 ad sbSco p e ............................................................................................................... 17
11.1 .1 I n s tallati o n....................................................................................................... 17
11.1.2 Start the So ftwa r e ........................................................................................ 18
11.1.3 Conect ADSBScope to receiver “BULLION” ............................................... 19
11.1.4 RAW data Cli e nt ......................................................................................... 21
11.1.5 Server (decoded data) ........................................................................... 21
11.2 Plan e pl o tte r ............................................................................................................ 21
12 Gl ossar y...................................................................................................................... 23
13 Schemes .................................................................................................................... 25

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About microADSB-WiFi receiver
Outdoor ADS-B receiver
WiFi interface (IEEE802.11 b/g/n)
Good coverage & redundancy
At affordable price
Up to 250 Nm range
High accuracy independent of distance
High update rate
Provides identity of the aircraft
Supports cockpit display of traffic information
metal box with very good seal (IP65) with through
holes for mounting
N male type coaxial connector for 1090 MHz antenna
SMA rp coaxial connector for WiFi, 2,4 GHz antenna
Finally a quality virt ual radar receiver at a price you can afford,
priced substantially lower than other receivers on the market but
with all t he performance you need.
The microADSB radar receives real time transmissions from
commercial aircraft and through the ADSBScope or PlanePlotter
software displays them on your PC, it is like having air t raffic control
in your living room!
You can watch flights in your local area in real time within a
practical range up to 150 Nm with typical 1st floor window sill
antenna position, greater if you have an ideal antenna position.
Identify those airliners you see flying over, and even watch them
stacking at your local airport!
Most large civil planes such as commercial airline fli ghts carry
equipment that t ransmits information over a system known as ADSB.
ADS-B contains information like the name of the flight, the ICAO
number of the aircraft , the aircraft's current position, speed and
direction, and how fast the aircraft is descending/acceding. This
information is received by the microADSB receiver whit ADSBScope
or PlanePlotter software decodes this placing the aircraft on a map
of your local area.
0 What is new in v.2 of microADSB-WiFi
MicroADSB-WiFi BULLION v.2 is a the latest model of the well known
generation products of ANTENI.NET Ltd. It is a wireless embedded
device. The WIZFi 250 module is used to provide ADS-B interface for
data transfer based on WIFI wireless network standards
IEEEE802.11b/g/n. The implemented wireless module allows users easily

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to control, manage and set the microADSB receiver. New options of
hardware reset are added. The device can be easily integrated in existing
wireless network or used as a peer-to-peer connected device.
New metal box with very good seal (IP65) with through holes
for mounting.
Replacing the switching regulators of supply with parametric
regulator in order to reduce noise at the receiver. Supply voltage
limited 7-9V, DC.
ADS-B antenna connector (N male) is soldered directly to the
board
Ability to work in USB connection mode and firmware upgrade.
0.1 Features & Benefits of WIZFi 250:
- Single band 2.4GHz IEEE802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi module
- Integrated RF power amplifier : Antenna calibration is not required
- 1MB flash memory, 128KB SRAM, 1MB serial flash
- Low power consumption & excellent power management to extend
battery life
- The highest compatibility with the most of APs
- Compact size, suitable for mobile or hand-held devices
- Host Interface : UART , SPI
- Support powerful web configuration
- Soft AP (Enough memory retention, L2 switching)
- OTA (Over the Air F/W Upgrading)
- Wi-Fi Direct
1 Terms Of Use:
We offer to your attention some of the open-sources that have
inspired this project from my point of view. My experience has been
gained from the links listed below or similar:
http://www.sprut.de/electro nic/pic/projekte/adsb/adsb.htm
http://www.m ikrocontro ller.net/articles/1090_MHz -ADS-B-Receiver
http://miniadsb.web99.de/
http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplo tter.htm
http://www.wiznet.co.kr/Sub_Modules/en/product/Product_Detail.asp?cate1=&
cate2=&cate3=&pid=1201
2 I nt r o du ct i o n
This handbook i s based on:
Decoder adsbPIC hardware with fi rmw a re version 14
An AD S-B -receiver system can be used as v i rtu a l radar to
generate a li v e p i ctu re of the a i r t ra ffi c.
It consists f rom 5 st a g e s:
1.Reception ADS-B a nt e nn a
2.1090 MHz rece i v e r

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3. D e cod e r
4. TCP/IP interface and Wi-Fi
5.PC-so f tw a re
Fig.1 ADS-B re ce iv e r
1. The antenna has to re c e i v e the 1090 MHz r a d i a t i on and to
convert it i nto a n
e le ct ric UHF -s i gn a l .
2. The rece i v e r se l e ct s, a mp lifi es and d e modu l a t es the
rece i v e d sign a l s, and generates a n a n a l og sign a l .
3. The decoder converts a n a l og i nto d i g i t a l and detects ADS-B
t ra nsmi ss i on s i n s i d e d i g i t a l signal.
4. The ADS-B sign a l s are then f orw a rd e d to a PC v i a Wi-Fi
ETERNET conn e ct i on.
5. The PC decodes the ADS-B i n f ormat i on and generate the
v i rtu a l radar d i s p l a y. It ma y support the exchange of ADSB-data v i a
the i nt e rn e t.
Th i s handbook i s f ocu se d on the micro A D SB- W iFi and the PC-
s o f tw a re ADSB Sco p e or PlanePloter.
3 Ant en n a 1090MHz
V e rt i ca l po l a ri z e d antenna w i th 50 Ohm i mp e d a nc e , tuned to 1090
MHz, have t o be used at the ADS-B side of t he recei ver.
Appropriate model offered by Anteni.Net Ltd is MS10905: outdoor,
omni-directional, collinear, DC grounded, 5db gain
(www.microADSB.com).
*microADSB-WiFi v2 option 3 includes such antenna in the set
*microADSB-WiFi v2 option 2 DOES NOT include ADS-B antenna
The antenna has to be p l a ce d as h i gh as po ss i b l e at a l oc a t i on
w i th a good ‘ v i e w ’ i nto a ll d i re ct i on s.
4 Implemented mini ad sb r ecei v e r
The m i n i a d sb i s a sma ll and simp l e d i re ct d e t e ct i on r e ce i v e r for
1090 MHz.

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5 ad sb P I C-D eco der
The decoder converts the a n a l og sign a l (from the re c e i v e r) i nto a
d i g i t a l sign a l , detects t h e ADS-B-frames i n the sign a l, and sends
them to the PC.
Fig.2 Decoder block d iagram
The heart p i e c e of the adsbPIC-decoder i s a PIC18F2550
m i crocontro ll e r. It conv e rt s the a n a l og sign a l i nto a d i g i t al sign a l by
use of an i nt e rn a l comparator. Then it d e t e cts ADS-B messages
i n s i d e the d i g i t a l signal.
6 Interface
Decoder associated with Wi -Fi module with serial TTL interface
level. This is the main way of t rans mitting data wireless fro m the
receiver to the network.
7 Switches
The decoder-layout has by default 4 switches to control the work of the
decoder.
Fig. 3 De fault setting of the 4-position switch

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Switch 4 - Remote control
If switch 4 is ON (and swit ch 3 OFF), then the decoder has to be
remote cont rolled by the adsbScope software if you use a U SB
interface. The receiver works in USB mode (no data via WiFi). With USB
cable connected to the 4 pin connector (shown on schematics in Chapter
13) the receiver works just as microADSB-USB receiver. In this mode the
firmware of the receiver can be updated.
The switch 1, will have no effect. After power-on or reset, the
decoder will not start to send data by itself; it will wait for a
comman d fro m the soft ware.
If swit ch 4 is OFF, t hen the decoder st arts to send data
immediately after power-on or reset.
Switch 3 - serial
If the s witch 3 is OFF, then the USB-interface will be used. But if
the s witch 3 is ON, t he n t he Wi Fi -Int erfa ce will be us ed inst ea d.
Swit ch 2 - TimeTA G
If this s witch is ON, then a precise time code (for MLAT) will be
generated by the decoder for each received frame. The adsbPIC-
decoder time tag is based on a 12MHz clock. (So me other
decoders/receivers use a 20 MHz clock instead.)
The adsbScope software via U SB can activate the ti me tags by
software. If this was done, then the decoder will send time tags
even if the switch is in open position.The time tag can be used to
triangulate aircraft position in collaboration with other decoders .
If you don’t participate in s uch a net work, then you should
deactivate the time tags to reduce the load at the USB/ W iFi-
Interface.
Switch 1 - DF1 7
This switch has no function, if switch 4 is ON .
If switch 4 is OFF, then this switch controls which frames are
reported to the PC. As long switch 1 is OFF, all received frames
will be report ed to the PC. But if switch 1 is ON, t hen only DF17,
DF18 and DF19 -frames will be transferred.
8 TCP/IP and WiFi module
The rece i v e d ADS-B messages are transferred by serial to the Wi-Fi
TCP/IP converter by module : WiZFi -250-H
For more information, visit website at:
http://www.wiznet.co.kr/Sub_Modules/en/product/Product_Detail.asp?cate1=&
cate2=&cate3=&pid=1201
The integrated in microADSB-WiFi v2 module WiZFi 250 is an
embedded device which provides for ADS-B data transfer based on WI-
FI wireless network standard. It integrates IEEEE802.11b/g/n and
TCP/IP protocol. It can easily make device access to wireless network.

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The WizFi250 is a small size wireless module.
The WizFi250 provides for the highest-level integration, featuring
802.11b/g and 802.11n.
It includes a 2.4 GHz WLAN CMOS power amplifier (PA) that meets the
output power requirements of most handheld systems.
Along with the integrated power amplifier, the WizFi250 also includes
integrated transmit and receive baluns, further reducing the overall
solution cost.
The small size & low profile physical design make it easier for system
design to enable high performance wireless connectivity without space
constrain.
Hardware WAPI acceleration engine, AES, TKIP, WPA and WPA2 are
supported to provide the latest security requirement on your network.
For the software and driver development, WIZnet provides extensive
technical document and reference software code for the system
integration.
-Integrated RF power amplifier
-Supports wireless data rates up to 65Mbit/s
-1MB Flash Memory, 128KB SRAM, 1MB Serial Flash
-Supports per packet Rx Antenna diversity
-Low power consumption & excellent power management performance.
-Small size suitable for low volume system integration.
-Easy for integration into mobile and handheld device with flexible
system configuration.
-2.412-2.484 GHz two SKUs for worldwide market.
-Lead Free design which supporting Green design requirement, RoHS
Compliance.
-Device Package : 28×20 mm (17×20 mm)
-Serial Interface : UART, SPI
-Powerful Web server provides
-Soft AP
-Enough memory retention
-Wi-Fi Security (WEP, WPA/WPA2PSK)
-L2 Switching
-OTA(Over The Air F/W Upgrading)
9 Configuration
The WizFi250 module is for the ADS-B transparent data transmission.
User first needs to configure the following wireless network parameters
before communication:
Network name(SSID)
Safety mode
Encryption (depends on your need to choose)
Defaulted TCP/UDP connection parameters:
Protocol type
Connection type
Destination address
Destination port

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Fig.4 LED indicators & Buttons
9.1 Buttons Description:
RES WizFi250
Reset
Through this button, user can restart WizFi250 module.
FUNCT - function
Through the function button, user can enter specific mode without AT
commands:
Factory Recovery : When doing Boot or Reset, press the
button for over 3.5 seconds
AP Mode : When module is working, press it once.
OTA Mode : When module is working, press it twice.
Factory Default : When module is working, press it three
times.
9.2 LED Description:
Mode LED
LOW(ON) : Data Mode
HIGH(OFF) : Command Mode
Wi-Fi LED
LOW(ON) : Wi-Fi is associated
HIGH(OFF) : Wi-Fi is not
associated

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9.3 Web parameters configuration
If the computer or the mobile device (tablet, phone, etc) supports WIFI ,
you can use the web interface to do the configuration:
1. Press the "Function Button" one time in order to run AP
mode and launch the web server. If WizFi250 is changed to AP
mode successfully, Wi-Fi LED will be on and you can see
WizFi250's SSID by your PC. The SSID initially ends with the MAC
address of the WizFi module.
Fig.5 SSID of the receiver
Default information of WizFi250 AP Mode
SSID
WizFi250_AP_0008DCXXXXXX
Security
WPA2 Mixed
Security Key
123456789
IP Address
192.168.12.1
Gateway
Address
192.168.12.1
2. Connect to WizFi250, using the default password
(123456789) and WizFi250's IP address or URL
(wizfi250.wiznet.com) in your web browser. After that input the
user id and user password. ( Default ID : admin, Default Password
: admin )

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Fig.6 Login page
Fig.7 WizFi250 configuration home page

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Set AP Mode:
If you want to use AP Mode and TCP Server, you can select parameter as
shown on picture. If you want to use TCP Server or UDP Server, you don't
need to input <Remote IP> and <Remote Port>.
Fig.8 Wireless mode set-up
If WizFi250 was set successfully, you will see the success message as below.
Fig.9 Success Setting Result
And after checking success result, click the <Next_Step> button in order to
move on to the next page. If wrong value was inputted, WizFi250 will return fail
message like below.

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Fig.10 Wrong Setting Result
On the next page users can set AP information like SSID, Security and Security
Key value as below
Fig.11 Setting AP values
If it finishes successfully, the use r will see the message as below.

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Fig.12 Success Setting AP values
To receive the data is necessary to set the network to the client
computer:
Fig.13 Client PC Settings

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10 Installation
10.1 Mechanical installation
The dimensions of the mechanical housing of the receiver are given to you on
the figure below:
Fig.14 Dimensions

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Way of reassembling the receiver antennas is shown in the following
figure: Mounting the antenna high and open space improves reception.
Fig.15 Assembling

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Fig.16 Assembling
At the receiver is mounted N-connector to connect the ADS-B antenna.
Connecting to WiFi antenna is through SMArp connector.
The microADSB-WiFi receiver v.2 has 2m long cable with 2,1mm plug at
the end for 7-9 VDC power supply (adapter is not included in the set).
11 PC-Software
There is a variety of software applications that can use the data from the
receiver and displays them(AVR format). Here we will explain how to get
the receiver to two of the most popular programs: ADSBScope and
PlanePlotter.
11.1 ad sbSco p e
The so f tw a re AdsbScope i s exchange data v i a LAN or i nt e rn e t.
AdsbScope i s a W i n32 -a pp li ca t i on. It i s d e v e l op e d and tested under
W i ndows-X P and Win7. To use it a t W i ndow s- V i st a or Windows 8
it may be necessary to use the comp a t i b ili ty mode of these
op e ra t i ng s y s t e m s.
11.1.1 I n s tall a ti o n
The so f tw a re i s part of the included CD/DVD. You can download the
latest version fro m:
http://www.sprut.de/electronic/pic/projekte/adsb/adsb_fix.zip
Create a d i re ctory and copy the so f tw a re i nto th i s d i r e ctory.

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11.1.2 Start the S o ftw a r e
To start the s o f tw a re first copy the content of the resource
CD/DVD to your HDD or Flash-Drive. Then doub l e -cl i ck the
e x e cut a b l e fil e:
CD\adsb_Scope\pc_software\adsbscope\27\adsbscope27_256.exe
A d sbSco p e will open i t s
program w i ndow centered at the mon i tor, check out the
su bd i re cto ri es and l o a d some data fil e s. If a d e f a u l t program state
was saved, then th i s will be l o a d e d, and adsbScope will use the
sa v e d coord i n a t e s, zoom-v a l u e , w i ndow s i ze and open street map
background p i ctu re .
Fig.17 ADSBscope view
The program w i ndow cont a i n s:
a menu to contro l the program a g ra ph i c d i sp l a y
a text box for raw d a t a
a text box for decoded data a t a b l e for detected a i rcr a f t a
decoder contro l a re a
an i n f orm a t i on fi e l d
If no d e f a u l t program state i s a v a il a b l e , then it will use the st a rt i ng
po s i t i on:
6 deg ea st 51 deg north
(and no OSM p i ctu re ) as start po i nt.
Use the mouse to move to your home d e st i n a t i on or l o a d a program
state w i th the coord i n a t es o f your ho me.
All i ncomi ng a d sb -i n f ormat i on i s li st e d i n the upper text box.

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Fig.17 Typical RAW data
At h i gh f rame rates the RAW-data z i p s through th i s w i ndow to f a st
for the human eye. A s i mp l e mouse c li ck on the w i ndow i nt e rrupt s
the li st of RAW-data. A second cl i ck a ct i v a t es the li st of d a t a a g a i n.
If the box has co ll e ct e d more then 20000 li n e s, then it will be
erased to save memory sp a ce .
The decoded content of the i n f ormat i on i s li st e d i n the l ow e r text
box. If the box has co ll e ct e d mo re then 20000 li n e s, then it will be
erased to save memory sp a c e .
Fig.18 Typical deco de d data
Data of detected a i rcr a f t i s shown i n the t a b l e between both text
box e s.
The p i ctu re on the l e f t side of the program w i ndow shows posit i on,
track h i st ory and a dd i t i on a l i n f orm a t i on of a i rcra f t w i th known
po s i t i on.
The so f tw a re counts the number of ADS-B f rame s (data packets)
per m i nut e and d i s p l a y s it i n th e l ow e r r i ght corner of the program
w i ndow and i n the program status bar. Beh i nd th i s v a l u e i s sh own
(i n p a re nth es i s) the average number of f ra m es rece i v e d f rom one
a i rcr a f t per m i nut e .
11.1.3 Conect ADSBScope to receiver “BULLION”
The so f tw a re can d i st ri but e decoded data and re c e i v e d raw data
v i a n e twork/ i nt e rn e t. The d e f a u l t network se tt i ng s can be changed
v i a the Network w i ndow. (Menu: other - Network - network
s e ttin g ).

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Fig.19: Network setting Screen
Fig.20 Network s e tup