FANET+

[Moshe Braner]

The latest versions of my SoftRF now have a combined FANET & FLARM mode.  But it is based on an arbitrary time-slicing scheme that may not cooperate very well with the FANET+ devices in common use by paragliders, such as SkyTraxx, XCtracer, and Oudie Omni.  I don't have access to any of those, and don't know how they time-slice in their own implementation of FANET+FLARM.  If anybody here has the chance to receive transmissions from those devices in SoftRF, please do the following test:

Install SoftRF version mb176 on a T-Beam or a T-Echo.  Set the debug_flags setting to "40".   Can turn off the GPS sentences in the output to make it less cluttered - set nmea_g and nmea2_g to 0.  Connect it to a computer (or phone/tablet) via USB.  Run some "terminal" software on the computer to capture the serial output appearing through the USB cable.  Once the SoftRF device has acquired GNSS fix, capture the output for a few minutes while the FANET+ device is transmitting in FANET+FLARM mode.  Make sure the lines such as "RX in prot 7, time slot 1, sec 1771255579(11) + 803 ms" are seen.  Do this for 3 different operational modes in SoftRF: single-protocol "Latest", single-protocol FANET, and Latest+FANET dual protocol mode.  Then send me the capture files.  And let me know whether the FANET+ device was on the ground or in flight.  (In-flight is best since they may transmit less often while on the ground, but that test would be harder to do.)  Thanks.