A FANET ground station for ESP32-S3 boards: it receives weather stations and live tracking over the air and brings them to the internet - to the Breezedude server and to OGN.
Breezedude wind sensors are more than data sources. They are updated over the air, configured remotely and monitored in the field, and all of that runs through the ground stations near them. Existing ground station software only forwards data to OGN - with reduced accuracy (wind rounded to whole knots) and without battery state, firmware updates or remote configuration.
This firmware is what makes the Breezedude ecosystem possible: it is the link between the sensors on the hill and the server, in both directions.
Reception
- Made for FANET: weather stations, live tracking, names, device info
- Also decodes FLARM and ADS-L air traffic (optional)
- Forwards to the Breezedude server and to OGN (APRS)
Breezedude sensors
- Over-the-air firmware updates for sensors in range, with live progress and an analysis of every update attempt
- Remote configuration of sensors
- Repeater monitoring: which packets arrive directly, which only through a repeater
Station
- ESP-IDF with automatic light sleep - about 15 mA at 5 V instead of 60 mA with the previous firmware, suitable for solar and battery stations
- Battery monitoring and an optional night-time switch-off
- Web interface with live data, 24 h statistics, reception quality and system console
- Settings can be protected by a password; everyone in the network can still view everything
- Remote monitoring in the device portal - link the station under System → Breezedude portal
- Automatic firmware updates with rollback if a new version does not start
Designed for the Heltec Wireless Stick Lite V3 (ESP32-S3 + SX1262). Other Heltec V3 boards with ESP32-S3 and SX1262 or SX1276 and 4 MB or 8 MB flash work as well.
Where to buy:
Use the web installer - no tools needed, only Chrome or Edge on a desktop:
👉 install.breezedude.de - Groundstation
Name, position and WiFi can be entered right there during flashing.
If you did not enter the WiFi during installation:
- Connect to the WiFi
BD-Groundstation, passwordconfigureme - The setup page opens by itself, otherwise open 192.168.4.1
- Enter your WiFi, the station's name and its exact position, then save
Important
Forwarding to OGN and Breezedude only starts once a name and a real position are set.
Turn on automatic updates under System → Firmware - recommended. The station then keeps itself up to date; a version that does not start properly is rolled back automatically.
| Channel | For whom |
|---|---|
| stable | Everyone. Thoroughly tested - the carefree choice |
| beta | Gets new versions earlier |
| alpha | Developers and testers only - may break things |
Stations running the previous Arduino firmware (0.6.x) update to this one automatically and keep their settings.
Manual update: download firmware.bin and www.bin from the
releases and upload them
under System → Firmware → Manual update - www.bin first, then
firmware.bin (the station restarts after it).
- Forgot the password? Unlock with the button on the station, then set a new one under Settings → Limit access.
- Reset all settings: press and hold the user button right after pressing the reset button, until the white LED blinks.
- Logs: connect the station by USB and open Logs & Console in the web installer.
Developers: building from source and internals are described in docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
Non-commercial use, CC BY-NC 4.0 - see LICENSE.txt.
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