Erling Lindholm
Published © GPL3+

Airplane-Mapping for ANR and Precision Flying

Real-time following of competing airplanes.

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Airplane-Mapping for ANR and Precision Flying

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless
Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless
×1
Huawei E303
Huawei E303
×1
GPS bluetooth puck
×1
Battery/power supply
×1

Software apps and online services

GPS position receiver
Hologram Data Router
Hologram Data Router
QGIS

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Schematics

Schematic of the parts included

Shows the relation between the parts included in the project

Code

Code for the Rpi Zero W

Python
Formats and transfers data from GPS to Dasboard
#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
#
#
import os
import time
import serial
import re
import Hologram
from Hologram.HologramCloud import HologramCloud
credentials = {'devicekey': 'xyz12345'}

hologram = HologramCloud(credentials, network='cellular')
# cmdres =os.system('gpsctl -n')
global count
def nmea(line):
    global count
    parts = line.split(",")
    if parts[0]=='$GPGGA':
        count = count + 1
        gga(parts)
        if count == 10:
            recv = hologram.sendMessage(line, topics=["MyGps"])
            print(line)
            count = 0



def gga(parts):
    # extract the time
    match = re.match('(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)\.(\d\d\d)',parts[1])
    if match:
        h = match.group(1)
        m = match.group(2)
        s = match.group(3)
        print("Time is %s:%s:%s UTC" % (h,m,s))


ser = serial.Serial('/dev/rfcomm1', timeout=2)
line = ""
count =0
while True:
    ch = ser.read()
    if ch=='\r':
        nmea(line)
        line = ""
        ch = ser.read()   # get the newline
    else:
        line = line + ch

Credits

Erling Lindholm

Erling Lindholm

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