SBS-1e on revolutsiooniline toode, mis
ühendab riistvara ja tarkvara ning võimaldab mitte ainult
lennunduse asjatundjatel, kuid ka õhusõiduki entusiastidel üle
maailma jälgida taevasT enneolematul moel ja kasutada reaalajas
radari vaadet oma arvuti ekraanil Mode-S/ADS -B varustatud
õhusõidukite õhuruumi otse nende ümber. See järgneb väga
edukatele SBS-1 ja SBS-1 Mk2 aga lisab uusi funktsioone, jõudluse
suurenemist, kõik palju väiksemas pakendis mõõtmetega ainult
130mm x 95mm x 25mm.
Hardware

The SBS-1e receiver connects to, and
takes power from to your PC via USB (1.1 or 2.0). The latest "Mk2"
version we are now shipping can also be powered, if required from an
extrnal 12v DC Power SOurce such as you car cigar lighter socket. A
magnetic mount antenna and cable with suitable fittings is also
supplied and optional external antennas are available. Performance is
greatly improved by the use of an external antenna. The SBS-1e
receiver uses a SMA connector on the rear.
SBS vastuvõtja
USB Lead 3 -
CD koos BaseStation tarkvara ja juhistega
1090MHz antenn
BNC antenni kaabel
Software
The supplied
BaseStation software that ships with the SBS-1e is a powerful
application that provides functionality including the identification
of aircraft by callsign, altitude, speed and other parameters where
such information is transmitted. The application uses a received
aircraft's unique Mode-S hex code to retrieve manufacturer,
ownership, configuration and other background information from user
sharable and editable SQLite database. This information is readily
available from public domain aviation websites worldwide and an ever
growing userbase of owners willing to share information.
The SBS-1e
BaseStation software provides the ability to assign notes with
history to each aircraft as well as image data. The most recent
release of the software (known as Snoopy) has several new features
and data is now stored in a SQLite database rather than the XML
format used on earlier versions (Spider) of the BaseStation software.
The powerful software allows single or multiple aircraft to be
tracked in three dimensions. New features, updates and tweaks are
implemented in new software releases that can be downloaded from the
Kinetic website.
The application can
be set to log all received data to disk for later importation into a
database for further query manipulation.
The application
allows for waypoints or points of interest to be entered and
displayed on the vector scope making it easier to determine if an
aircraft has flown over or near a location. All distance calculations
are made using Great Circle methodology for accuracy.
Latitude and
Longtitude ADS-B broadcast data must be received by the SBS-1 for the
BaseStation software to accuratly display and update an aircraft
position. The BaseStation application will still show non ADS-B
received Data if selected although ths will not be shown on the
Virtual Radar screen. Click on any image below for a larger version.
Latest Features
The latest
version of Basestation, features a major new features and
improvements:
Better than
3dB increase in sensitivity than original SBS-1
Up to 20% more
aircraft viewable on screen (under multiple test conditions)
Ethernet
built-in as standard
Connect the
SBS-1 direct to your own Network
Database/Other
Applications
All flights and
sessions are recorded in a database, which can be separately browsed
(and reported on) by a new application, the BaseStation Reporter.
This gives much more flexibility in the use of the data and means
that people no longer have to kludge "daily reports" by
setting the data timeouts to 24 hours. The new BaseStation Logger
application can log all received messages to log files that can then
be analysed using applications such as Microsoft Excel. The new SBS
Link Tester application can be used to troubleshoot setup problems.
For 3rd Party
Developers
Developers of 3rd
party applications can interface with BaseStation much more easily
(and more powerfully) by means of two new methods:
The database,
which uses the open source engine SQLite.
The data
socket, which outputs a stream of information that applications can
"listen" to.
Many applications
have already been developed to take advantage of the new Snoopy
interfaces, among them:
Screen shot with key 'Modern Art' from
SBS-1 Registration data
inset
Virtual Radar and
aircraft list Aircraft details
screen
Scanner
Interface
The BaseStation
software also incorpartes the facaility to connect to a compatable
Receiver/Scanner. The models supported at the moment are the Icom
IC-PCR1000 together with the AOR AR8200 and AR8600 series. For use
with th AR8200 a optional RS-232 interface such as our own RS-8200 or
the AOR 8200PC is required. A firmware udate is also needed for the
SBS-1 unit itself.
To access to the
Scanner Interface it is necessary to purchase a "Options Key"
which will then make this feature available to you. It is then
possible to autmatically tune the connected radio to any specific VHF
airband frequency associated with waypoints/area or manually.
Mode-S
/ ADS-B
Mode-S is a
Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) technique with a selective
interrogation of aircraft with its unique 24-bit, referred to as the
Hex code worldwide address. This enables a unique identification of
aircraft removing the risk of confusion due to overlapping signals.
Mode-S operates in the same Radio Frequency (1030-1090 MHz) band as
conventional SSR systems.
Mode-S employs
airborne transponders that provide altitude and identification data,
with ADS-B broadcasts and these are available to pilots and air
traffic controllers. Latitude and Longtitude ADS-B broadcast data
must be received by the SBS-1 for the BaseStation software to
accuratly display and update an aircraft position.
The BaseStation
application will still show non ADS-B received Data if selected
although ths will not be shown on the Virtual Radar screen.
The UK Civil
Aviation Authority (CAA) has required IFR flights operating as
General Air Traffic (GAT) within designated UK Mode S airspace
(London TMA) to be Mode S equipped from 31 March 2005, with a 2-year
transition period until 31 March 2007, as per AIC 49/2005 (Yellow
171). Additionally, the CAA is about to begin a Regulatory Impact
Assessment to mandate Mode S (Elementary) carriage outside of current
designated Mode S airspace from 31 March 2008, with a proposed 2-year
transition period to 31 March 2010.

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