Mode-S-Antenna Placement
The Mode-S antenna should be placed as free and as high as possible.
GPS Antenna placement
The GPS antenna should be placed to a point with at least half of the sky in free sight, for example a
window sill. Some users reported running the GPS antenna indoors. This is not guaranteed to work.
Radarcape Software Configuration
In a network environment, there are basically two ways how to access a device
● IP address, something like 192.168.1.157
● hostname, which is a text string, a given name
The IP address is given to your device during startup from either a DHCP server or from predefined fixed
settings. Mostly your DSL or internet router is working as DHCP in your network. You can look into your
router's user interface, IP list, in order to obtain the Radarcape's IP address. Mind that the IP address is
unique only in your network segment. If behind a firewall or router, your devices might be summarized
under one common and different IP address.
Fixed IP addresses are currently only available by reconfiguring the Embedded Linux, you will find plenty of
information hereabout in the internet. Mind that the Radarcape normally runs with Linux 3.8 or later.
The hostname or DNS name is a given name that is stored internally in your device (it is located in the
file /etc/hostname). During the process of getting the IP address, the devices tells the DHCP server its
name. If there is no label on the back side of your Radarcape, the hostname is always Radarcape (or in
exceptional cases Beaglebone). Other names might be rc<nn>, with <nn> being a number.
Advanced Configuration Interfaces
There are two ways how to connect to the Linux system:
● SSH through the network
● Back side Mini USB connector
Set Root Password
In the default configuration, no password is set for the root user (administrator) on the Radarcape. We
strongly advise you to set a password for security reasons in case that you are not sure if externals can
