Quick Start Guide : Bridge

1. Check Contents

1. PilotAware Bridge

2. Sticker

3. Software License key / Serial #

Your Software license key is shown on the sticker on the

Bridge

Before continuing to step 2, ensure you have downloaded

the latest software from http://pilotaware.lode.co.uk and

copied it onto a blank 4GB micro SDCard.

2. Fitting your Bridge.

Ensure you have your Wifi Dongle, RTL-SDR and GPS

attached to your Raspberry Pi.

Attach the Bridge as shown.

It is important to note that you should not power up the

unit until a suitable antenna is fixed to the Bridge

Place the microSD card in the holder on the Raspberry

Pi.

3. Insert your power lead and connect it

to a suitable USB power supply or battery

pack rated at 2.0A.

Wait for the unit to start. After approx 10

minutes when alternating red and green

LED’s can be seen to the left of the

PilotAware Antenna, open the WiFi

settings on your navigation device of

choice.(android tablet, iPhone, iPad etc.)

Note the final 12 digits of the PilotAware

Wifi. This is your MAC address.

Aviation Technology and Hardware Ltd. Registered in England and Wales : Company No : 09941740

The Bridge has been designed to allow you to easily assemble hardware that is suitable for combining with software available from PilotAware Ltd to produce a portable PilotAware conspicuity device. The Bridge unit supplied has been specifically designed to operate at 868MHz and has been tested against and is compliant to ETSI EN 300-220. We have tested the parts supplied before they have been shipped to ensure that your entry into the PilotAware community is as smooth as possible.

However, it is very important to be aware that the parts are commercial quality and therefore should not under any circumstances be relied upon for mission or life critical applications. In using this Bridge and combining it with PilotAware software you must only use this in you aircraft on the understanding that the unit could fail at any time, without warning and therefore agree not to use it for mission or life critical applications. The information that it gives you is secondary and PilotAware gives absolutely no advice on how to navigate your aircraft in close proximity to others.

Note: it will only take 10 minutes the first time whilst the

software installs. Normal startup time is 1 to 2 minutes.

5. Opening the Config Page

Connect your navigation device to the PilotAware

WiFi that you saw in step 3. Open a browser and

type

http://192.168.1.1

in the title bar.

This will take you to the PilotAware Homepage.

Notice the “License Expired”

6. Adding the License

Press the Configure button at the top.

When the configuration page is shown, enter the License Key

obtained earlier into the boxes.

All characters are in the range 0-9 and A-F.

Specifically there is no letter “O”. This will be a

zero.

Note that some devices do not allow the overkeying of values

in text boxes and you will have to delete the zeros as you go.

Press Save at the bottom. The license will change from

“expired” to the expiry date in 1 years time.

You can configure other options on this page. More

information on how to do so is available in the full instructions

at the PilotAware website.

Your PilotAware is now up and running. You are conspicuous.

This short Guide to Getting You Started is exactly that, but there is lots more information available if you

want to understand the full functionality of PilotAware. This can be found by visiting the website at

www.pilotaware.com

The Full Operating Manual can be downloaded from the downloads page at

www.pilotawarehardware.com

For live support and troubleshooting the PilotAware forum can be found at

http://forum.pilotaware.com

Aviation Technology and Hardware Ltd. Registered in England and Wales : Company No : 09941740

4. Licensing.

Visit the PilotAware Licensing web portal at

http://pilotaware.lode.co.uk

Select the option : 1st Year Shield Key

Follow the instructions to obtain your

license key for the first year.