Open hardware designs from Plane Watch for receiving and decoding aircraft surveillance signals.
| Project | Preview Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ADSBoost |  |
A receive-only, bias-tee-powered low-noise amplifier and SAW filter module for 1,090 MHz ADS-B and Mode S reception. ADSBoost is designed to be installed close to the antenna; the current prototype is awaiting assembly and performance testing. |
| Plane Watcher |  |
An open source, hardware-based ADS-B receiver and decoder for the HelloFPGA Smart ZYNQ SL. Plane Watcher combines a dual-stage RF front end, log detector, ADC and GNSS timing to support FPGA message decoding and accurate MLAT timestamping. |
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