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ID Systems > SoftRF

Nano edition, supports also FLARM and more.

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SoftRF      

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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 V7

2

 

OGNTP

3
 

P3I

3
 

FANET+

3
 

978 UAT
ADS-B

4
 

1090 ES
ADS-B

5

5
 

SRD 860
ADS-L

 

APRS

6
 

Remote ID

Data FLARM NMEA

  Garmin GDL90

 

MAVLINK

 

Dump1090  7

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 , Balkan , Midi , Eco , Card , Cozy , Handheld , Gizmo , Nano , Airventure , Solaris , Pocket and Labubu 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 - APRS is the only available with Ham Edition
7 - 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
1 Badge
2 Card 
3 Cozy
4 Handheld 
5 Solaris 
6 Pocket 		 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
1 Standalone upgrade
2 Nano 		 Espressif
ESP32-C3		 Q1 2023 RISC-V
1 Prime Mark III
2 SkyView Pico
3 Ham
4 Midi
5 Gizmo 
6 Airventure 		 Espressif
ESP32-S3		 Q1 2023
1 Standalone upgrade
2 Eco
3 Duo		 Espressif
ESP32-C6		 Q1 2024 2 RISC-V cores
big.LITTLE
Academy  upgrade Renesas
RA4M1		 Q1 2024
Academy Silicon Labs
EFx32		 Q3 2024
Academy Nanjing Qinheng Microelectronics
CH32V307		 Q3 2024 RISC-V
IMAFC
1 Standalone upgrade
2 SkyView Pico 		 Raspberry Pi
Foundation
RP2350		 Q1 2025
1 Standalone upgrade
2 Lyra 		 Rockchip
RK3506		 Q3 2025
Concorde  Espressif
ESP32-P4		 Q3 2025
Academy Espressif
ESP32-C5		 Q3 2025
Labubu STMicroelectronics
STM32WL55		 Q4 2025
Academy Nordic Semiconductor
nRF54L15		 Q1 2026

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
7 Midi
8 Cozy
9 Handheld 
10 Gizmo 
11 Airventure 
12 Lyra 
13 Solaris 
14 Concorde 		 Q1 2020  
Texas Instruments
CC13x2R		 Uni Edition Q2 2020  
Maxim Integrated
MAX2837 and
MAX5864		 ES Edition Q2 2021 Software
Defined
Radio
NiceRF
SA868		 Ham Edition Q3 2023 VHF or UHF "Ham Radio" bands
Semtech
LR1110		 1 Card 
2 Pocket 		 Q3 2024  
Semtech
LR1121 		 1 Standalone
2 Prime Mark III
3 Nano 		 Q4 2024 2.1 GHz S-band
2.4 GHz ISM
Semtech SX1231
TI CC1101
Silicon Labs Si4432
Silicon Labs Si4463		 Standalone Q1 2025  
Semtech
LR2021 		 Standalone Q1 2026 the radio can receive ADS-B @ 1090 MHz 

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
5 Ham
6 Cozy
7 Handheld 
8 Airventure 
9 Lyra 
10 Solaris 
11 Pocket 
12 Concorde 		 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  
Airoha
AG3335		 Card  Q3 2024  

By OEM

OEM Model(s)
LilyGO / TTGO 1 Prime Mark II
2 Prime Mark III
3 Dongle
4 SkyView EZ
5 Bracelet
6 Badge
7 WebTop USB
8 Ham
9 Eco
10 Labubu
11 Concorde
Elecrow 1 Handheld
2 Gizmo
3 Airventure
4 Solaris
5 Pocket
Heltec Automation 1 Mini
2 Midi
3 Cozy
Waveshare Electronics 1 SkyView Pi
2 SkyView Pico
Seeed Studio 1 USB to Bluetooth
2 Card
Texas Instruments Uni
Great Scott Gadgets ES
Rak Wireless Lego
Olimex Balkan
RadioMaster RC Nano

Documentation

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