Radarcape:Specification

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Radarcape

The Radarcape consists of:

  • Beaglebone board
  • Radarcape Mode-S receiver
  • GPS module (optional)


Beaglebone Board

  • AM335x 720MHz ARM Cortex-A8
  • 256MB DDR2 RAM
  • 3D graphics accelerator (SGX530)
  • 2x PRU 32-bit RISC CPUs
  • Connectivity
    • USB client (mini B receptacle)
    • USB host (type A receptacle)
    • 100Base-TX Ethernet
    • 2x 46 pin headers (used by Radarcape board)
  • microSD card with Angstrom Linux distribution

More Information: www.BeagleBoard.org


Radarcape Board

  • FPGA based Mode-S ADS-B receiver
  • SMA Mode-S antenna connector


GPS Module

  • Trimble Resolution T GPS module (optional)

More Information: www.trimble.com