GNS-5890 ADS-B USB antenna

GNS-Electronics GmbH

• Tracking of planes
• Lookup of ICAO air plane names from local database

• The system fails to connect to the USB antenna with the error message “device attached to the system is not functioning”. Disable the tracking device in Terra4D and Unplug the USB antenna. Then re-insert the antenna and re-enable the tracking device in Terra4D.

• Connect the USB antenna to the system
• The required drivers are installed automatically on any Windows 10 machine
• Go to the Windows device manager to find the USB antenna device under “Ports”. Please note the assigned COM port in the device name.
• create a control port in Terra4D with a name like “ADS-B”
  • set type to “Serial”
  • select “Serial port” to the COM port; e.g. 5 for COM5
• create a tracking device, type “ADS-B”
  • select device type GNS-5890
  • select the Control Port; e.g. “ADS-B”