DIY, multi-functional, compatible, sub-1 GHz ISM band radio based proximity awareness system for general aviation.
- Wearable
- Plug-and-Play
- Portable
- Classic 2.25 inch instrument
- Certified (CE/FCC)
- Wireless 2.7 inch E-Ink display
- can receive ADS-B air traffic
- 978 UAT
- 1090 ES
- 1090 ES and/or 978 UAT
- can operate multiple protocols at the same time
- Weatherproof
- Lego Edition
- IP67
- Lego Edition
- UAV add-on
- Raspberry Pi friendly
- for education purpose
- made in EU
Type | Protocol | FLARM | OGN tracker | PilotAware | Skytraxx | SoftRF |
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Radio | FLARM AIR V6 | |||||
OGNTP |
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P3I |
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978 UAT |
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1090 ES |
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FANET+ |
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Data | FLARM NMEA | |||||
Garmin GDL90 | ||||||
MAVLINK |
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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 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"
Model(s) | Platform | First appearance | Status | Notes |
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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 6 WebTop USB ![]() |
Espressif ESP32 ESP32-S2 ESP32-S3 |
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 CC13x2R |
Q1 2019 | ![]() |
1 Unique RF radio specs are useful for UAT978 ADS-B reception [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] ; 2 holds FCC/CE mark |
1 Retro 2 Dongle 3 Balkan ![]() |
STMicroelectronics STM32L073 and STM32WLE5 |
Q3 2019 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 |
Lego ![]() |
Raspberry Pi Foundation RP2040 |
Q1 2022 | ![]() |
holds FCC/CE mark |
Radio | Model(s) | First appearance | Status | Notes |
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Nordic Semiconductor nRF905 |
1 Prime 2 Standalone 3 UAV |
Q4 2015 | ![]() |
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Semtech SX1276 |
1 LoRa module 2 Prime Mark II 3 Raspberry Edition 4 Dongle 5 Academy |
Q4 2017 | ![]() |
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Texas Instruments CC1310 |
UAT module | Q1 2019 | ![]() |
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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 |
Q1 2020 | ![]() |
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Texas Instruments CC13x2R |
Uni Edition | Q2 2020 | ![]() |
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Maxim Integrated MAX2837 and MAX5864 |
ES Edition | Q2 2021 | ![]() |
Software Defined Radio |
GNSS | Model(s) | First appearance | Status | Notes |
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Generic NMEA |
Standalone | Q4 2016 | ![]() |
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U-blox 6/7/8 |
1 Prime Mark II 2 Retro 3 Uni 4 Lego 5 Balkan |
Q2 2018 | ![]() |
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Hangzhou ZhongKe AT6558 |
1 Prime Mark II 2 Mini 3 Badge |
Q2 2019 | ![]() |
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Sony CXD5603GF |
1 Dongle | Q4 2019 | ![]() |
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MediaTek MT3339 |
1 Raspberry 2 Uni 3 Academy 4 Lego |
Q3 2020 | ![]() |
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GOKE GK9501 |
Mini | Q3 2020 | ![]() |
- SoftRF overview
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Software
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- Source
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Extras
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Archive
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