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Quick Start Guide
Diamond Crown Technology
R820T ADS-B USB Dongle
Art. 53199
Art. 53200
Art. 53202
Art. 53203
Art. 53204
Art. 53505
05/2015
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Description
Using the Diamond R820T ADS-B-Dongle you can receive ADS-B
signals on your PC or notebook. The receiver can be used as a
general SDR or FLARM receiver, too.
Specication
ADS-B reception on 1090 MHz
SDR reception (approx. 24- 1.700 MHz, no guaranteed frequency coverage)
R820T tuner
RTL2832U Decoder and USB interface
MCX female connector
USB 2.0, max. sample rate 3.2 MBit/s
Internal power supply
The device is not foreseen for reception and decoding of TV or
radio signals.
The frequency accuracy is specied
for art. no 53199/ 532xx as +-100 ppm (standard accuracy)
for art. no 53505 as +- 2 ppm (enhanced accuracy)
Please note that due to the characteristics of the ADS-B signal the
enhanced accuracy is not required for its reception, but it may be
useful for SDR functionality.
System requirements
Windows 2000/ XP/ XP-64/ Vista/ Vista-64/ 7/ 7-64
PC or Notebook with a free USB 2.0 Port
Antenna placement with free outside view
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Package contents
USB 2.0 Dongle with standard (art. no. 53199)
or enhanced (art. no 53505) frequency accuracy
Small Indoor Antenna (art. no. 53200, 53202, 53203 only)
MCX male/ SMA female adapter (art. no. 53202 only)
MCX male/ IEC female adapter (art. no. 53203 only)
MCX male/ SMA female 15 cm cable extension (art. no. 53204 only)
Installation
Follow the general instructions below for installation of the receiver.
If necessary, read the manual of your computer, or ask a specialist
for help.
Download of driver software
Download the software RTL1090 - IMU (Installer and Maintenance
Utility) from http://shop.jetvision.de/Service-Downloads
Driver Installation
1. Switch on your computer.
2. Connect the antenna to the ADS-B receiver. Place the antenna
with a free sky view to potentially ADS-B transmitting aircraft.
3. Connect the ADS-B receiver to a free USB port of your computer.
4. Afterwards, Windows will display the hardware wizard.
5. Now: click on „Cancel“.
Start the RTL1090 - IMU application as downloaded before and follow
the instructions to install the drivers and application RTL1090.
Software installation
Download and install any other software to display and share
ADS-B data e.g.
http://www.planeplotter.com
http://www.fr24.com
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TV/Radio reception
The device is not foreseen for TV or radio DVB-T reception and as
such there is no software provided by us for this purpose.
Other notes
ADS-B reception is strictly line-of-sight. Trees, buildings, mountains
etc. will block the reception. Not all aircraft transmit ADS-B data.
Place your antenna accordingly. If you want to improve your reception
consider buying a dedicated ADS-B antenna from the jetvision.de
1090MHz-Shop at http://jetvision.de.
General notice
Information and data contained in this manual are subject to
change without notice in advance.
No part of this user‘s manual may be reproduced, or transmitted
for any purpose, regardless in which way or by which means,
electronically or mechanically, without explicit written approval of
Planevision Systems GmbH. jetvision.de is a brand of Planevision
Systems GmbH.
Manufacturer
Diamond Crown Technology Co., Ltd.
Distribution
Planevision Systems GmbH
22113 Oststeinbek
Germany
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