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SBS1 Utilities

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All the utilities are now packed up into a single binary called sbs1xxx / sbs1xxx.exe. On each major update I will be releasing builds for the following operating systems:

• Linux 2.6.xx
• Mac OS X 10.5.x+
• FreeBSD 6.2/6.3
• Windows 2000/XP - Please note that I am not a regular Windows user and therefore this build is the most buggy as some POSIX features have to be emulated.
• I will also release a build for NSLU2 SlugOS LE occasionally

New features:

• Basestation  TCP 30003 compatibility mode, use --output-type tcp30003 or --ot tcp3003 parameter
• Multiple receiver support, you can now connect up to 5 receivers either over USB or TCP/IP and merge their output into a single stream
• Output stream can now be redirected to console/stdout using the --stdout flag, you can save some resources when TCP connection is not necessary

A few usage scenarios before documentation is ready:

1. Multiplexer - This mode is available for UNIX builds only. Windows users are kindly asked to purchase a copy of JetVisions Multi-EM software.
   sbs1xxx --sbs1dev /dev/ttyUSB0 --multiplexer 1234 --check-crc
sbs1xxx --sbs1ip 192.168.1.3:10001 --multiplexer 1234 --check-crc
2. Custom decoder - This mode is available on all platforms. It decodes ModeS messages and prints data either to stdout or a socket connected to built in server
   sbs1xxx --sbs1ip 192.168.1.3:10001 --ot tcp --stdout --check-crc
3. BS3003 compatible feed - This mode is available on all platforms. It does its best to emulate Basestation default TCP 30003 data feed without the sqlite3 database of course
   sbs1xxx --sbs1ip 192.168.1.3:10001 -ot tcp30003 --ss --ssp 30003
4. Multiplexer and decoder - You can use multiplexer together with the built in data decoder, here I use 'gps' mode which produces files almost directly acceptable by gps-visualizer service:
   sbs1xxx --sbs1dev /dev/ttyUSB0 --multiplexer 20072 --ot gps --stdout
5. Multiple receivers / merging data - You can now connect up to 5 SBS-1 receivers and merge their data into a single ModeS stream. This stream can be connected to Basestation with multiplexer option and/or decoded by one of the built in decoders:
   sbs1xxx --sbs1dev /dev/ttyUSB0 --sbs1ip 192.168.1.3:10001 --multiplexer 20072 --ot gps --stdout

Testing:

As mentioned in the recent post this software still needs testing. I am particularly interested in checking how it decodes ModeS reports from planes all over the world as 100% of testing was performed in Europe with positive latitude and longitude values. There is an option which will let you record raw ModeS messages which you can later send to me for debugging:
--record /path/to/file.rec

EULA:

By downloading and using this software you confirm that you understand the following license. You are allowed to use this software for personal non-commercial and research purposes only. You are not allowed to modify, redistribute it in any form. You may create a freeware/open source product that uses this software but you must not include the sbs1xxx utility it in your application bundle.

If you'd like to use any of my utilities in a commercial product or for different than research purposes please mail me for a formal written approval.

Downloads:

• Linux 2.6.xx - sbs1xxx_linux_20100304-1211.tar.gz
• MacOSX 10.5.x - on request only
• FreeBSD - on request only
• SlugOS - on request only
• Windows - on request only