{"id":18582,"date":"2016-04-28T19:20:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T23:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18582"},"modified":"2016-04-28T19:20:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T23:20:37","slug":"limesdr-is-now-in-the-crowdfunding-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/limesdr-is-now-in-the-crowdfunding-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"LimeSDR is now in the crowdfunding stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lime-SDR-Aluminium-Case\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s a new SDR under development–one that is promoted as a “Flexible, Next-generation, Open Source Software Defined Radio.”<\/p>\n

The LimeSDR<\/a>‘s goal, essentially, is to democratize what I call the “RF of things<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

My friend, Bernie S, told me about the LimeSDR a couple months ago and I’ve been following progress since then. \u00a0It’s a fascinating concept and one that is being supported by the likes of Canonical Ltd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, LimeSDR launched a crowdfunding campaign on CrowdSupply<\/a>. If early activity is any indication, I expect the team will\u00a0easily exceed their goal of $500,000 (already 10% funded at time of posting).<\/p>\n

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Here’s information from LimeSDR’s CrowdSupply page<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A Software Defined Radio for Everyone<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

LimeSDR is a low cost, open source, apps-enabled (more on that later) software defined radio (SDR) platform that can be used to support just about any type of wireless communication standard, including UMTS, LTE, GSM, LoRa, Bluetooth, Zigbee, RFID, and Digital Broadcasting, to name but a few.<\/em><\/p>\n

While most SDRs have remained the domain of RF and protocol experts, LimeSDR is usable by anyone familiar with the idea of an app store – LimeSDR is the first SDR to integrate with Snappy Ubuntu Core. This means you can easily download new LimeSDR apps from developers around the world. If you\u2019re a developer yourself, then you can share and\/or sell your LimeSDR apps through Snappy Ubuntu Core as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

The LimeSDR platform gives students, inventors, and developers an intelligent and flexible device for manipulating wireless signals, so they can learn, experiment, and develop with freedom from limited functionality and proprietary devices.<\/em><\/p>\n

From Radio Astronomy to Personal Telcos<\/em><\/h2>\n

Here are just some of the applications that are possible with the LimeSDR:<\/em><\/p>\n