/SoftRF

:airplane: Multi-functional, compatible DIY general aviation proximity awareness system

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DIY, multi-functional, compatible, sub-1 GHz ISM band radio based proximity awareness system for general aviation.

Features


Compatibility 1

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

2

 

OGNTP

3
 

P3I

3
 

978 UAT
ADS-B

4
 

1090 ES
ADS-B

5

5
 

FANET+

3
Data FLARM NMEA

  Garmin GDL90

 

MAVLINK

 

Dump1090  6

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 III , Prime Mark II , Dongle , Mini , Badge , Bracelet , Academy , Octave , Lego and Balkan Editions; valid for Standalone , UAV and Uni 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 - Reception of traffic 'downlink' frames only. Valid for ES Edition
6 - 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 Serial		 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 1 today's best platform ;
2 holds FCC mark 
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.
UAT module Texas Instruments
CC1310		 Q1 2019 Unique RF radio specs are useful for UAT978 ADS-B reception [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
1 Retro
2 Dongle
3 Bracelet		 STMicroelectronics
STM32F103 and
STM32L073		 Q3 2019
Uni Texas Instruments
CC13x2R		 Q2 2020 1 Unique RF radio specs are useful for UAT978 ADS-B reception ;
2 holds FCC/CE mark
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  holds FCC/CE mark 
ES NXP Semiconductors
LPC4320		 Q2 2021 Unique RF radio specs are useful for 1090ES ADS-B reception [ 1 , 2 ]
1 Academy
2 USB2BT 		 Microchip (Atmel)
SAM D21 		Q4 2021 good for teaching students of air traffic proximity awareness
Octave ASR Microelectronics
ASR6601		 Q1 2022 the best 'price per radio protocol' ratio on the market
1 Lego
2 SkyView Pico 		 Raspberry Pi
Foundation
RP2040		 Q1 2022  holds FCC/CE mark
Balkan STMicroelectronics
STM32WLE5		 Q3 2022  holds CE mark
WebTop USB Espressif
ESP32-S2		 Q4 2022
Standalone upgrade Espressif
ESP32-C3		 Q1 2023 RISC-V
1 Prime Mark III
2 SkyView Pico 		 Espressif
ESP32-S3		 Q1 2023

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
5 Academy		 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
4 Lego
5 Balkan
6 Prime Mark III		 Q1 2020  
Texas Instruments
CC13x2R		 Uni Edition Q2 2020  
Maxim Integrated
MAX2837 and
MAX5864		 ES Edition Q2 2021 Software
Defined
Radio

By GNSS chip

GNSS Model(s) First appearance        Status        Notes
Generic
NMEA		 Standalone Q4 2016  
U-blox
6/7/8/9/10		 1 Prime Mark II
2 Retro
3 Uni
4 Lego
5 Balkan
6 Prime Mark III		 Q2 2018  
Hangzhou ZhongKe
AT6558		 1 Prime Mark II
2 Mini
3 Badge
4 Prime Mark III		 Q2 2019  
Sony
CXD5603GF		 1 Dongle Q4 2019  
MediaTek
MT3339		 1 Raspberry
2 Uni
3 Academy
4 Lego		 Q3 2020  
GOKE
GK9501		 Mini Q3 2020  
UniCore
UC6580		 Midi Q3 2023  

Documentation

Highlights