open-sdr/openwifi

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Open-source full-stack IEEE 802.11/Wi-Fi design based on Software Defined Radio, including a Linux mac80211-compatible driver and software, with the FPGA baseband design in a companion repository. It runs on Xilinx Zynq with Analog Devices AD9361 hardware and supports 802.11a/g/n with research-oriented features like packet injection, CSI extraction, and joint radar-communication.

Use cases

• build a software-defined WiFi transceiver on FPGA
• inject and fuzz 802.11 packets for security research
• extract WiFi channel state information for sensing
• implement WiFi-based radar and motion detection
• run a custom open-source WiFi AP or station on Linux
• experiment with low-latency CSMA/CA MAC in FPGA

When to choose

• you need a fully open-source 802.11 baseband and driver stack for research
• you want low-level control over WiFi MAC parameters, packet injection, or CSI
• you work with Zynq/AD9361 SDR hardware and Linux mac80211

When to avoid

• you just need a normal WiFi card or consumer router
• you lack SDR/FPGA hardware like Zynq with AD9361
• you need commercial support or advanced features without a subscription
• you must strictly avoid spectrum-regulation compliance responsibilities

Facets

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embedded networking security fuzzing monitoring embedded-systems networking security hardware operating-systems embedded python c sdr wifi fpga 80211 mac80211 zynq ofdm software-defined-radio csi packet-injection verilog hls ad9361 xilinx linux

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