pqADSB-NG
SkyFox Labs s.r.o.
Next-generation PocketQube ADS-B (1090 MHz) air-traffic receiver with embedded non-deployable antenna array and improved-sensitivity RF chain.
Typed specifications41 values
Discloses 7 of 10 fields engineers filter by in this category (category median 3).
- Frequency band
- L datasheet p.2 L 1090 MHz L-band | L Operating Frequency | L
- Mass
- 55 g datasheet p.2
- Frequency range
- 1 090 MHz datasheet p.2 1090 MHz L-band | 1 090 MHz Operating Frequency, 1090ES, L-band | 1090 MHz L-band
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 50×50×12.5 mm datasheet p.2
- Polarization
- RHCP datasheet p.2 RHCP Embedded Patch Antenna system | RHCP Integrated RHCP patch antenna used
- Antenna type
- Patch Antenna system datasheet p.2 patch embedded RHCP ceramic patch antenna | RHCP ceramic patch antenna
- Supply voltage
- 3.3 V nom. · datasheet p.3 3.6 V max · max | 2.7–3.6 V Operating Supply Voltage
- Power consumption
- 0.26 W typical · datasheet p.2 0.26 W typical, 3.3 V @ 25 °C | 0.26 W typ. | 0.26 W typical | 0.26 W typ.
- Data interface
- UART datasheet p.2 UART 230400-8-N-1, 3V3-CMOS levels | UART
- Operating temperature
- -40–85 °C datasheet p.3
- Export status
- EU dual-use export outside the EU needs a licence from the Czech Ministry… · datasheet p.11
- Passive or active
- active with LNA Patch antenna, Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), SAW Filter, Zero-IF… · datasheet p.4
- RF connector
- other integrated patch antenna · datasheet p.2
- Fixed or deployable
- fixed PocketQube ADS-B Receiver with No Deployables · datasheet p.2
- Connector
- PicoBlade™ 6P connector datasheet p.2 MOLEX 6 pin connector
- Survival temperature
- -45–105 °C Storage Temperature Range · datasheet p.3
- Satellite class
- PocketQube PocketQube standard Compatible · datasheet p.2
- Fits satellite size
- PocketQube 1P datasheet p.2 PocketQube 2P | PocketQube 3P
- Max RF power
- 0.032 W Maximum RF Input Power · datasheet p.3 0.032 W max · Maximum RF Input Power (absolute maximum rating)
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As published by the supplier16 lines, in the manufacturer's own wording
- Type
- PocketQube ADS-B System with Embedded Antenna Array
- Function
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Receiver, Mode-S 1090ES
- Frequency
- 1090 MHz
- Downlink formats
- DF11, DF17 (56-bit / 112-bit extended squitters + CRC)
- Sensitivity
- up to -106 dBm (10^-2 BER)
- Coverage
- up to 1600 km slant range, up to 75,000 fpm, LEO up to h=500+ km
- Power
- 2.7-3.6 V @ 75 mA (250 mW)
- Interface
- UART 230400 bps-8-N-1, 3V3-CMOS levels
- Connector
- PicoBlade 1.25 mm 6-pin (power + data)
- Dimensions
- 50 x 50 x 12.5 mm
- Mass
- 70 g
- Operating temperature
- -40 to +85 degC
- Dual use goods
- YES
- Hs code
- 8526.10.00.90
- Lead time
- 2-4 weeks + shipping
- Country of origin
- Czech Republic
About
The pqADSB-NG is a Next Generation PocketQube ADS-B Air Traffic Control receiver based on the freely available 1090ES squitters broadcast by aircraft. It combines an improved-sensitivity demodulator, a telemetry engine and a squitter counter with ASCII output over a serial UART channel, in a compact all-in-one solution that includes its own embedded antenna array with no deployable parts, removing deployment-failure risk. As a standalone dedicated RF-chain receiver rather than an SDR-based decoder, it draws only the power needed to monitor the ADS-B L-band 1090 MHz air-traffic signal. It decodes Mode-S 1090ES civil downlink formats DF11 and DF17 (56-bit and 112-bit extended squitters) with CRC filtering, packet counting and telemetry, achieving up to -106 dBm sensitivity (10^-2 BER), covering up to 1600 km slant range and aircraft speeds up to 75,000 fpm from LEO altitudes up to 500+ km. Power requirement is 2.7-3.6 V @ 75 mA (250 mW), with UART output at 230,400 bps-8-N-1 3V3-CMOS levels over a PicoBlade 1.25 mm 6-pin connector (power + data). The unit measures 50x50x12.5 mm, weighs 70 g, and is rated -40 to +85 degC. An Evaluation Kit (pqADSB-NG/EK) is available with an FTDI USB-to-serial cable, an evaluation board with TXD/RXD indicator LEDs, a wiring harness, standoffs and Windows demo software for bench integration.
Documentation
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