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:airplane: Multifunctional, compatible DIY general aviation proximity awareness system

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Multifunctional DIY IoT-based general aviation proximity awareness system.

Features:

  • 2-way raw data bridge between 868/915 MHz radio band and Wi-Fi ;
  • standalone, battery powered, compatible proximity awareness instrument that fits typical 2.25 inches hole ;
  • lightweight version to carry onboard of an UAV.

Compatibility 1

Type Protocol FLARM OGN tracker PilotAware Skytraxx SoftRF
Radio FLARM AIR V6

2

 

OGNTP

3
 

P3I

3
 

UAT 978
ADS-B

4
 

FANET+

3
Data FLARM NMEA

  Garmin GDL90

 

MAVLINK

 

Dump1090  5

1 - it is necessary for a reader to distinguish the difference between statement "compatible" and statement "fully compatible".
     SoftRF implements only a reasonable minimum of the protocols specs. No "bells and whistles" so far.
2 - FANET+ can not receive FLARM. However it is able to transmit it.
3 - valid for Prime Mark II , Dongle and Uni Editions; valid for Standalone and UAV Editions with optional DIY SoftRF LoRa RF module
4 - Reception of traffic 'downlink' frames only. Valid for Uni Edition alone and for Standalone Edition with optional DIY SoftRF UAT module
5 - also known as "raw ADS-B"

Models

By Processing Unit

Model(s) Platform First appearance        Status        Notes
1 Prime
2 Standalone
3 UAV
4 WebTop		 Espressif
ESP8266		 Q4 2015 Prime model is no longer supported - use Prime MkII instead.
1 Prime Mark II
2 Standalone + adapter
3 UAV
4 SkyView EZ
5 Flight Recorder		 Espressif
ESP32		 Q1 2018 Today's best platform
1 Raspberry Edition
2 SkyView Pi		 Broadcom
BCM283X
(Raspberry Pi)		 Q4 2018 Good for use together with RTL-SDR dongles to achieve additional 1090ES (and 978UAT) ADS-B air traffic reception.
1 UAT module
2 Uni		 Texas Instruments
CC1310 and CC1352R		 Q1 2019 1 Unique RF radio specs are useful for UAT reception [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] ;
2 holds FCC/CE mark
1 Dongle
2 Retro		 STMicroelectronics
STM32		 Q3 2019 AcSiP S76G "3-in-1" system-in-package is doing good [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] .
As well as STM32F103C8 "Blue Pill" (same MCU that STM32 OGN tracker uses) [ 4 , 5 ] .
Mini Cypress
PSoC 4100S		 Q3 2020
1 good add-on candidate for modded Kobo e-Readers ;
2 holds FCC/CE mark
Badge Nordic Semiconductor
nRF52840		 Q4 2020
 

By sub-1 GHz radio

Radio Model(s) First appearance        Status        Notes
Nordic Semiconductor
nRF905		 1 Prime
2 Standalone
3 UAV		 Q4 2015  
Semtech
SX1276		 1 LoRa module
2 Prime Mark II
3 Raspberry Edition
4 Dongle		 Q4 2017  
Texas Instruments
CC1310		 UAT module Q1 2019  
Semtech
SX1231		 Retro Q3 2019 operates through OGN driver with OGNTP protocol only
Semtech
SX1262		 1 Prime Mark II
2 Mini
3 Badge		 Q1 2020  
Texas Instruments
CC1352R		 Uni Edition Q2 2020  

By GNSS chip

GNSS Model(s) First appearance        Status        Notes
Generic
NMEA		 Standalone Q4 2016  
U-blox
6/7/8		 1 Prime Mark II
2 Retro
3 Uni Edition		 Q2 2018  
Hangzhou ZhongKe
AT6558		 Prime Mark II Q2 2019  
Sony
CXD5603GF		 Dongle Q4 2019  
MediaTek
MT3339		 1 Raspberry
2 Uni		 Q3 2020  
GOKE
GK9501		 1 Mini
2 Badge		 Q3 2020  

Documentation

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