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Configuration Reference
Every Blipscope setting is changed from a single web page, served by the device itself — no app required.
Once Blipscope is on your WiFi (see Network and Setup), open a browser on any device on the same network and go to the address shown on the device's screen:
http://<device-name>.local
for example http://blipscope-a1b2c3.local. Each board has a unique name, so several Blipscopes can share a network without clashing.
Changes are applied live — Blipscope re-reads its settings as soon as you hit Save, with no reboot. The page is available any time the device is online.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude / Longitude | The centre point of your radar. Used for plotting, distance/bearing, and the solar [[auto-dim |
| Radius | How far the scan reaches, in km or miles (pick the unit alongside the value). Capped at ~222 km / 138 mi — a 2° scan box — to stay within OpenSky's rate limits. Switching units converts the value automatically. |
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| OpenSky API Client ID | Your OpenSky client ID (optional). |
| OpenSky API Client Secret | Your OpenSky client secret (optional). Stored on the device and shown masked when you reload the page. |
An OpenSky account is free and raises your request limit from 400 to 4,000 per day, making the live view far more responsive. See Network and Setup for details.
| Toggle | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Radar sweep | On | Animated rotating sweep line on the radar |
| Directional Aircraft | On | Draw contacts as heading triangles instead of dots |
| Flight trails | On | Fading tails showing each aircraft's recent path |
| Altitude colors | On | Tint markers by altitude |
| Highlights | On | Auto-tag the NEAR / HIGH / FAST contacts |
| Auto-dim at night | On | Dim the screen after dark based on local sunset |
See Radar Display for what each of these looks like.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Brightness | Day-time backlight level (10–255). |
| Clock UTC offset (hrs) | Your timezone offset from UTC (−12 to +14, half-hours allowed). |
A master Aircraft Info toggle turns the on-screen text block on or off. Beneath it, each individual field can be enabled separately. Fields that have no data for the current aircraft are simply skipped.
| Field | Default | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Callsign | On | ADS-B |
| Aircraft type | Off | adsbdb |
| Operator | Off | adsbdb |
| Registration | Off | adsbdb |
| ICAO address | Off | ADS-B |
| Origin country | Off | ADS-B |
| Ground speed | On | ADS-B |
| Vertical rate | Off | ADS-B |
| Barometric alt | On | ADS-B |
| Geometric alt | Off | ADS-B |
| Heading | Off | ADS-B |
| Squawk | Off | ADS-B |
| Category | Off | ADS-B |
| Position source | Off | ADS-B |
Enabling any of the adsbdb-sourced fields (type, operator, registration) triggers the background metadata look-ups.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Watch | Aircraft to watch — callsigns, tail numbers, ICAO addresses, or types, separated by commas, semicolons, or newlines. Matched as prefixes. |
| ntfy.sh topic | The ntfy topic to send phone notifications to when a watched aircraft flies over. |
Full details on the Alerts and Watchlist page.
The red Reset WiFi button forgets the saved WiFi credentials and reboots Blipscope into its setup hotspot, so you can move it to a different network. You'll be asked to confirm first. See Network and Setup.
- Network and Setup — getting online and OpenSky accounts
- Radar Display · Alerts and Watchlist · Clock and Brightness