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General Category => Raspberry Pi => Topic started by: branx86 on July 28, 2026, 12:52:21 AM

Title: DIY Flight Radar_ ESP32
Post by: branx86 on July 28, 2026, 12:52:21 AM
http://www.cbrandon.com/vids/How%20To%20Build%20The%20Simplest%20DIY%20Flight%20Radar_%20ESP32%20project%20with%20code.mp4

Links:
Flash firmware-
https://techtalkies.github.io/flash.html
Source code repo-
https://github.com/TechTalkies/flight-radar
Secondary repo-
https://github.com/TechTalkies/YouTube/tree/main/108_Flight_radar
Open Sky Network-
https://opensky-network.org/

Features
Live aircraft tracking
Smooth radar sweep animation
Aircraft movement prediction between updates
Rotary encoder navigation
Detailed aircraft information screen
Multiple aircraft color coding
Runs entirely on an ESP32-S3
Simple and affordable hardware

Hardware Used
ESP32-S3 Zero
240x240 Round GC9A01 Display
Rotary Encoder
3D printed parts

Credits
This project is based on the excellent Micro Radar project by Anthony Sturdy and has been adapted and simplified for inexpensive ESP32 hardware.
Original repo: https://github.com/AnthonySturdy/micro-radar

#ESP32 #FlightRadar #OpenSky #GC9A01 #ESP32S3 #DIYElectronics #MakerProject #Arduino #TechTalkies #EmbeddedSystems