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Flight Radar
A phosphor radar scope of live aircraft around you (free ADS-B). Click a blip to inspect it.
At a glance
OutputBaked loopRendered once into a GIF that the panel loops with its own firmware: perfectly smooth, no Bluetooth traffic. Some options switch it to live.
Settings10every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with
update_app_settingsButtonsNext aircraft · Clear selectionstudio buttons, or
app_action over MCPSourceradar.pysrc/deskdot/apps/radar.py
Settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Options / range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | |||
Layoutlayout | choice | Radar scope | Radar scopeDepartures list |
Themetheme | choice | Green phosphor | Green phosphorAmberCyanMilitary grid |
Range (nm)range_nm | whole number | 30 | 5 – 150 |
Sweep speed (rpm)sweep_speed | number | 12.0 | 2.0 – 30.0 |
Heading trailstrails | on/off | On | on / off |
| Labels | |||
Show callsignshow_labelsCallsign, altitude and distance of the focused aircraft | on/off | On | on / off |
Highlighthighlight | choice | Nearest | NoneNearestFastestHighest |
Cycle labelsrotate_labelsStep the label through every aircraft | on/off | Off | on / off |
| Filters | |||
Min altitude (ft)min_altitude_ft | whole number | 0 | 0 – 40000 |
Hide aircraft on the groundhide_ground | on/off | On | on / off |
Try it
render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)
$ uv run deskdot preview radar --settings '{"layout":"list"}' --out radar.pngshow it on your panel (engine running)
$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/radar/activateOr ask your agent: “Show Flight Radar on my panel”. It calls show_app with "radar". New here? Set up DeskDot first.
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