UAV Edition
Tip
UPDATE
The SoftRF UAV Edition device described on this page was first introduced in 2017.
Today, in 2026, there is a new Nano Edition 
design available. It is way more advanced than the the previous one.
Below is a complete description of older SoftRF UAV Edition design which is still available on the market.
SoftRF UAV Edition uses a wired connection to autopilot in order to pick current position and time stamp. MAVLINK 1.0 datalink protocol is involved.
It does also supply received air traffic data to an ADS-B capable AP,
such as Pixhawk.
Important
In order to succeed, your autopilot (AP) has to be configured in Mission Planner as explained on this page:
http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-ads-b-receiver.html#setup-through-the-ground-station
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_HEARTBEAT
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_SYSTEM_TIME - accurate GNSS time for Air V7 / ADS-L / OGNTP frequency hopping
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_GPS_RAW_INT - own aircraft position
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_SYS_STATUS - AP battery charge level
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_VFR_HUD - barometric altitude
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_ATTITUDE - pitch, roll, yaw
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_ADSB_VEHICLE - traffic from other connected ADS-B receivers (if any)
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_ADSB_VEHICLE - air traffic received by SoftRF sub-1GHz radio
request for MAV_DATA_STREAM_EXTENDED_STATUS
request for MAV_DATA_STREAM_EXTRA3
You should also switch your SoftRF firmware operation into UAV mode:
In order to prevent radio interference with other onboard equipment, SoftRF's built-in Wi-Fi transmitter (2.4 Ghz) gets muted all over the time while UAV's AP is in armed state .
This picture is an illustration for RX capability of the SoftRF-UAV:
(AP's firmware is ArduCopter 3.4.6 , Mission Planner's version is 1.3.48)
