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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
Prime
Standalone
UAV
WebTop
Espressif
ESP8266
Q4 2015 Prime model is no longer supported - use Prime MkII instead.
Prime Mark II
Standalone + adapter
UAV
SkyView EZ
Flight Recorder
Espressif
ESP32
Q1 2018 Today's best platform
Raspberry Edition
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.
UAT module
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
Dongle
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
Prime
Standalone
UAV
Q4 2015  
Semtech
SX1276
LoRa module
Prime Mark II
Raspberry Edition
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
Prime Mark II
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
Prime Mark II
Retro
Uni Edition
Q2 2018  
Hangzhou ZhongKe
AT6558
Prime Mark II Q2 2019  
Sony
CXD5603GF
Dongle Q4 2019  
MediaTek
MT3339
Raspberry
Uni
Q3 2020  
GOKE
GK9501
Mini
2 Badge
Q3 2020  

Documentation

Highlights