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  • G-PHIL
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    Hi sergsero,

    Thanks for replying, got a basic version working now. How do i get aircraft images to show the aircraft destinations? I would like to use this program at it's full potential but i'm not really much good using the command prompt program.

    Regards

    Phil

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  • sergsero
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    Hello Phil,

    1. This is a console program. Therefore, you must first open a Windows's console (cmd).

    2. Next, move to the directory in which you unzipped all files and directories from the archive.

    3. Now you can run the program by specifying the desired options in the command line, and replacing the values in the example on yours:
    Code:
    acarsdeco2.exe --gain 38.6 --freq-correction 68 --freq 131550000 --freq 131725000 --http-port 8080 --net 30008
    4. A list of all available options is displayed by use one --help option.

    5. To successfully receiving ACARS signals by RTL dongle, in addition to using the proper antenna-feeder device, need to determine the true value of error correction of dongle oscillator in PPM. How to - please read in acarsdeco2.txt.

    6. For permanent use you can create ad2.bat file in the same directory:
    Code:
    @echo off
    cmd /c  acarsdeco2.exe --gain 38.6 --freq-correction 68 --freq 131550000 --freq 131725000 --http-port 8080 --net 30008
    PAUSE
    exit
    7. On the desktop create a shortcut for this ad2.bat file and run it.

    Thanks,
    sergsero
    Last edited by sergsero; 2015-04-01, 15:30.

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  • G-PHIL
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    Afternoon All,

    Downloaded the zip file and extracted it to an acarsdeco2 folder on the C drive. I then click on the application file and run and nothing happens.

    Any ideas anyone.

    MTIA

    Phil

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  • hikeofyourlife
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    I have Vista and my virtual store folder is empty and always has been, not sure why others have been forced to use it. Very strange.
    I'm not sure where else to ask this but the author is here so here goes, with modesdeco2, the web page output on 8080 doesn't list any DF18 frames but I know I've been getting them because ADSBScope outputs these and I see Mode-S (only) planes on the map, maybe a couple dozen a day. Any thoughts sergsero?

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  • fungus
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    I'm not at all sure if I am of help here on this subject or not but I'll throw this in anyway for what it's worth. I've found two programs that wouldn't display pictures from my 'SBS Basestation' software until I added the folders (copied and pasted) from the original 'Program' folder to the dreaded 'virtual store' folder of the program involved (in my case, 'Basestation'). Windows or the installation of the programs wouldn't do it automatically. For some reason which both baffles and eludes me, Windows will select some files to place in the 'virtual store' but not others.

    They were Active Display (from Gatwick Aviation Society website) and VRS. This was also necessary with Windows 'Vista' as well as the OS I am currently using, Windows 8.1 (upgraded from 8.0). Once I made the change, the pics displayed as I had expected they should. It took many, many days if not weeks of heartache to track this down but once accomplished, was very satisfying. It seems to be a 'feature' of the later versions of Windows which tries to 'protect' certain files/folders from being altered, even if you have 'Administrator' privileges. Play around with the files/folders in the program section and nothing happens (in fact it wont let you change them but interestingly you can overwrite them from the changes you've made in the virtual store). In the virtual store you can change the files/folders to your hearts content and the program responds accordingly.

    If anyone can explain the benefit or sense in that, please let me know- for me, it sucks.

    Hope this may be of assistance,
    Regards,
    Gregg
    Last edited by fungus; 2015-01-28, 00:02. Reason: additional clarification

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  • sergsero
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    It is possible that I guessed what the your problem is.
    VRS has two types of settings to display images. First, when it has the own collection of aircraft pictures. This collection can be on the same computer or be available to VRS over the network.

    In this case, in the configuration options of server: "Data Sources/Pictures folder:" must be specified path to this Pictures folder. This is the full path to the directory that contains aircraft pictures. You can leave this blank, but if you do then aircraft pictures will not be displayed. VRS looks in this folder for files of type JPG, JPEG, PNG or BMP whose name is either one of the ICAO identifier of the aircraft or the registration (the ICAO takes precedence over the registration).

    Only with this method of obtaining images by VRS is realised the possibility to show their by request from acarsdeco2.
    acarsdeco2_with_vrs.png


    However, if you do not have your collection of pictures in VRS, you can specify in settings of the website, that pictures of aircrafts are outputting directly from the site airport-data.com: "Thumbnails (airport-data.com)". Or other option is: "Pictures or Thumbnails" - depending on what is available: own or third-party resources.
    vrs_pictures.png

    In VRS website will be formed a direct link to airport-data.com, for example, http://www.airport-data.com/images/a...908/908812.jpg. Unfortunately, the current version of the program may not request such third-party resources and display of aircrafts in acarsdeco2 will not.
    Maybe this is your case.
    Last edited by sergsero; 2015-01-26, 14:40.

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  • Oblivian
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    var getVrsUrl = function(reg) {
    return this.vrsUrl + "/VirtualRadar/images/File-" + reg + "/Picture.png";
    }
    What actually gets the images into this URL?

    I've tried turning on VRS show web images

    Tried to create and point VRS image folder to that director.

    Can not get VRS to download a copy of the images, as they are all branched from external sites.

    Has anyone else following the thread actually managed to get it to work?

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  • Oblivian
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    And after that option is toggled, another word to the wise if its still broken.

    You can only use the localhost/127.0.0.1 addressing in the launch commandline for VRS location if you intend to view the page on that PC only and not others in the LAN.

    Seems the VRS parameter is hardcoded and passed to the webserver/java code rather than a relative path. It will attempt to load images from <fullurlinpath>\temp\images\reg.jpg or similar.

    So because I was running the launch on the host/VRS PC and had the source set as localhost, when viewing from another PC browser the IMG source was still set to localhost.

    Now to wait an update to see if it populates.

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  • Oblivian
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    Originally posted by sergsero View Post
    In my examples, as seen in the screenshots, all variants were performed in real time on a real working conditions of the programs.

    I can only assume that in your VRS settings is not enabled display pictures for outside the local network: Internet users can see aircraft pictures. Which is disabled by default.

    And you are using a version later 20140801.
    Well that'd probably be it given I didn't see anything mentioned about enabling that anywhere..

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  • sergsero
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    In my examples, as seen in the screenshots, all variants were performed in real time on a real working conditions of the programs.

    I can only assume that in your VRS settings is not enabled display pictures for outside the local network: Internet users can see aircraft pictures. Which is disabled by default.

    And you are using a version later 20140801.
    Last edited by sergsero; 2015-01-20, 03:05.

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  • Oblivian
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    We are all trying your 2nd option. Receiving positions data from vrs. But no pictures.

    Ever

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  • sergsero
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    I'm not sure that I exactly understand your question, but I'll try to answer.

    Indeed, pictures of aircraft are shown in the WEB window in live mode and not saved locally. This mode requires from user existences and works of both systems simultaneously: acarsdeco2 and VRS.

    In general, acarsdeco2 can display pictures of aircraft using four variants of their location and availability.

    1. If you simply run the program without any "pictures" option, it will display common silhouette instead of real aircraft pictures.
    acarsdeco2_1.jpg

    2. If you run the program with option --vrs-url <arg>, it will display real aircraft pictures and additional ADS-B data - the one and the other from VRS via HTTP request in online mode.
    acarsdeco2_2.jpg

    3. If you run the program without any "pictures" option, but in directory static rename the existing directory "pictures" to "photos", and fill it with photos of aircrafts in jpg format, it will display their.
    acarsdeco2_31.png

    acarsdeco2_3.png

    4. If you run the program with option --pictures-url <arg>, and If you have any WEB server (In this case with URL http://192.168.64.155/pictures/), that has a directory with photos of the aircraft and the server is able to issue them on http request, acarsdeco2 will display their in WEB-window.


    acarsdeco2_4.jpg
    Last edited by sergsero; 2015-01-19, 16:11.

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  • Oblivian
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    Originally posted by sergsero View Post
    In the screenshot I see that you are using additional data from the VRS.
    If VRS has photos of aircraft and displays it, in this case use only one option for import both for data and for photos: --vrs-url http://IP:Port. Where IP:Port is the address and port for regular WEB access to VRS through browser.
    I, Like NZradar and a couple of others have tried just this as it reads it should work.
    But although we can see the downloaded images in VRS just fine they do not appear to be locally saved (even with option enabled) but are live from the image hosting site. And this does not get presented to AcarsDeco2 like expected

    Can you replicate on a clean install or separate VRS/acars combination to confirm what we are all seeing.

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  • sergsero
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    In the screenshot I see that you are using additional data from the VRS.
    If VRS has photos of aircraft and displays it, in this case use only one option for import both for data and for photos: --vrs-url http://IP:Port. Where IP:Port is the address and port for regular WEB access to VRS through browser.
    Last edited by sergsero; 2015-01-18, 14:39.

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  • YSWG
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    Um... Oops! Over looked that, not sure how.

    I have been having an issue on getting the aircraft images to show, ATM I only have the placemark image. I've used --pictures-url http://domainname.com/dir/ with the photos saved as the rego (eg. VH-OEE.jpg), is the correct?

    IMG_20150119_000847.jpg
    Last edited by YSWG; 2015-01-18, 13:13.

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