Product Information

Description

Openwifi provides a complete open-source implementation of IEEE 802.11 WiFi baseband processing on FPGA hardware, enabling fully customizable wireless communication systems. The project includes Verilog hardware description language code for FPGA implementation, Linux drivers, and software components that work with Xilinx Zynq SoCs and Analog Devices AD9361 RF transceivers. Key features encompass OFDM modulation/demodulation, CSMA/CA medium access control, DMA data transfer, and integration with the Linux mac80211 subsystem, supporting software-defined radio applications where traditional WiFi chipsets lack flexibility. This hardware/software stack allows researchers and developers to experiment with physical layer modifications, implement custom protocols, or build specialized wireless devices while maintaining compatibility with standard WiFi networks.

Maintainer

open-sdr company

License

AGPL-3.0

Last Activity

2026-02-04

Categories

802-11 ad9361 analog-devices csma dma fpga Hardware & Manufacturing hls ieee80211 linux mac80211 ofdm openwifi sdr software-defined-radio verilog wifi xilinx xilinx-fpga zynq

Linked NGI Projects

This product was created or improved through NGI-funded projects