Choose a GPS puck
The tested VK-162 USB receiver, what to check before buying, and how to get your first fix.
Read the GPS buying guide →The Layer400 field guidesReceiver setup
Receiver setup
and help.
Choose your hardware, install the receiver and connect your account. Find practical help with aircraft feeds, antenna placement, reception and updates.
10 guides
Build your drone Garage
Save drones, explore their recorded flights and share a flight card.
Open the Garage guide →Install your Raspberry Pi receiver
Follow the installation command, connect your account and check the receiver.
Read the guide →Choose your receiver hardware
Raspberry Pi, radios, antennas and current release compatibility.
Read the guide →Connect an existing ADS-B feed
Share aircraft data from a local decoder or another device at the same site.
Read the guide →Plan the antenna installation
Placement, mounting height, weather protection, power and networking.
Read the guide →Update your receiver
Online updates, signed files and what to do after an interruption.
Read the guide →Find & fix a problem
Work through setup, hardware, reception and upload errors in order.
Read the guide →Plan a business deployment
Requirements, site preparation, acceptance and handover.
Read the guide →Read your receiver’s results
Understand reception, quiet skies, accepted reports and map visibility.
Read the guide →A little further in
Get to know the network.
How Remote ID works
What drones broadcast, what receivers hear and how it differs from aircraft ADS-B.
Read the explainer →How Layer400 fits together
Follow the contribution path and understand what the map can show.
Explore the network →Still stuck?
Send the team a message with your receiver version and the exact error you see.
Get help →Explore Layer400
Check the current Raspberry Pi download or Windows download status before installing.
Find the current controls
The Raspberry Pi guide follows the local dashboard from installation through everyday use. Use existing ADS-B feeds for automatic discovery, JSON and Beast TCP; updates for maintenance schedules and recovery; and troubleshooting for hardware, radio and system diagnostics.
Understand reception and history explains the counters. Read the map covers SAP, SWARM and experimental ARC indications. Check the current release requirements before installing.
Guidance updated .