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+These files relate to the optional Raspberry Pi Ground Station.
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+The Ground Station can be installed on any Windows or Linux PC or laptop, but it does require drivers to be installed (RTL-SDR)
+and virtual audio cable (for sound) to be installed.  This requires administrator privileges on the computer.
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+A simpler approach perhaps well suited to school environments is to use a dedicated Raspberry Pi Ground Station
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+The Raspberry Pi Ground Station can be used as a stand-alone ground station for receiving, decoding, and analyzing telemetry 
+from the CubeSat Simulator if an HDMI monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse are plugged into the Pi.
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+Alternatively, with another computer or laptop that has SSH access to the Pi, the telemetry can be received and decoded on the Pi
+and analyzed on the other computer or laptop.
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+Also, a web SDR known as OpenWebRX can be run on the Pi so that other PCs or laptops on the same WiFi can use the SDR to tune the
+telemetry with only a web browser.
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+See https://github.com/alanbjohnston/CubeSatSim/wiki/Raspberry-Pi-Ground-Station-Setup for the details.