Triple band RemoteID/DRI detection with the DroneScout Bridge ds110 product family

BlueMark expands the family of DroneScout bridge devices with the ds11x product family. DroneScout Bridge is a very small receiver to detect drones with RemoteID/DRI. This wireless number plate technology is mandatory for most drones in Japan, USA and the European Union. Use it with our free Android, iOS, iPad app, DroneScout pro to turn your smartphone or tablet into a Drone Radar to detect nearby RemoteID signals.

Invisible drones with Remote ID become visible again with DroneScout Bridge!

The DroneScout Bridge ds11x family is triple band. It means, it can detect RemoteID/DRI signals in the 2.4, 5 and 5.8 GHz band. Although most drones equipped with RemoteID use the 2.4 GHz, a few manufacturers like Skydio use 5.8 GHz for RemoteID. The DroneScout Bridge ds11x family consists of 3 products: the ds110retail, a RemoteID receiver of 32 gram in a retail package with enclosure, quick manual and USB-C cable for € 149 ex VAT. The ds110pcb, the PCB version of the ds110retail for € 129 ex VAT and finally the ds111, a PCB version with on-board/embedded antenna, also for € 129 ex VAT.

Use the DroneScout Bridge devices to convert your phone in a drone radar; detect nearby drones using RemoteID/DRI technology and show them on a map. Use it with any RemoteID app including our free iOS, iPad, Android DroneScout pro app: it also has premium (optional) features include drone history, notifications, labeling, grouping of drones and integration with ADS-B receivers.

Why use DroneScout Bridge?

Most drones use a RemoteID signal that your smartphone is unable to receive. Technically, iOS/iPad and the majority of Android phones do not support RemoteID WLAN Beacon reception! Basically DroneScout Bridge acts as a wireless relay, a bridge. Receive popular drones with RemoteID and convert it to a wireless signal that most smartphones (iOS/Android) understand. You can keep using your favorite RemoteID app or our free DroneScout pro app. DroneScout Bridge also has other functions. It can be used as an embedded RemoteID receiver and output the data using USB or serial interface (UART).

The product website with more information and manual can be found here: https://dronescout.co/bridge

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Today, we have launched the blue UAS db300 standard Remote ID module for autopilot systems, such as ArduPilot or PX4. It is a drop-in replacement for the db201 module.

Remote Identification or Remote ID /DRI is a wireless license plate to identify drones using WiFi or Bluetooth packets and is mandatory in several regions like, Japan, the USA and the EU. It is expected that more regions will adopt this technology as well. New drones for the US market (FAA) need to have a so-called standard RemoteID solution.  The db300 is a standard RemoteID transmitter module.

Blue UAS

The US Department of Defense/War has developed additional drone requirements called the Blue UAS program. This program targets drones for government use, ensuring they meet strict security and operational standards. The db300 complies with the Blue UAS requirements. It is Blue UAS ready. For RemoteID, blue UAS basically means that both the module and radio chip cannot be produced in China.

Specifications

The db300 module is powered by proprietary firmware that has similar behavior as the open source ArduRemoteID firmware. It also have a certified FCC/CE radio module (u-blox(Nordic)). In addition, the db300 has two DroneCAN ports and an UART (TELEM) port to connect to a autopilot system using JST-GH connectors. It is small, only 27.5 by 27.5 mm, and weighs just 2.5 grams. The db300 is immediately available  for 69 EUR ex VAT. More information about the db300 module can be found on the product page.

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BlueMark extends the functionality of DroneScout Bridge by a new firmware that supports reception of RemoteID/DRI signals using Wi-Fi Aware (Wi-Fi NaN).

Wi-Fi Aware is a transmission method that is only allowed outside the USA and less than 5% of devices use Wi-Fi NaN technology. With the latest firmware, DroneScout Bridge devices support reception of all possible transmission methods (Bluetooth legacy, Bluetooth Long Range, Wi-Fi Beacon and Wi-Fi Aware (NaN)) in the 2.4 GHz.

Existing DroneScout bridge can be upgraded by downloading firmware version 20250908-1356 at our Downloads page or can be downloaded directly here. Upload it in the configuration page to flash the new firmware.

DroneScout Bridge is a small and low-cost RemoteID receiver that will solves the drone detection problem by a smartphone app. It will receive RemoteID signals and converts them to a wireless signal that your smartphone understands. A wireless relay!

More information about Bridge can be found on this page. The Bridge device can be used together with our DroneScout pro app for Android, iOS and iPad.

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DroneScout pro, a Drone Radar app for iOS and Android is now available in the app stores.

Use your phone as drone radar to detect drones with RemoteID/DRI technology (Bluetooth/WLAN) and show them on a map. Also, you can view drone details and save the flight path to a GPX file. The app is available for Android, iOS and iPad devices. It  supports multiple languages: English, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, Français, Português, Nederlands, 日本語, 한국어, 中文 (简体). Privacy is for us important. We don’t upload or store any user information on our back-end/servers. All information is stored locally on your phone.

Detect more drones with Bridge

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Alien Drones has review our DroneScout Bridge devices. Check out their video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZP9AWuHpXg

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In our latest firmware for our DroneScout receivers, we introduced brand and model identification. It is based Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) sources and contains more than 100 brands and 300 drone models. This identification is done locally in the firmware without accessing external (internet) sources. An example detection is shown below.

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External research has shown that our DroneBeacon products are one of the best performing RemoteID add-on modules in the market.

In 2024, a research has been conducted by Mosaic ATM, the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (VT MAAP), and the Wireless Research Center of North Carolina (WRC) to demonstrate and validate a prototype Detect and Avoid (DAA) system for small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) using Remote Identification (RID). It was funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In this 12-month research, several drones with integrated RemoteID functionality and add-on devices have been evaluated. Our DroneBeacon db120 was ranked in the top-3 both for both the Bluetooth and WiFi functionality!

The full report can be read here: https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/BAA/BAA004-MosaicATM-Demonstration-and-Validation-of-RID-DAA.pdf

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DroneScout Bridge ds100 retail

BlueMark introduces DroneScout Bridge retail, a retail version of the DroneScout Bridge devices (launched in November 2024). It features an enclosure, external antenna and USB cable. DroneScout Bridge is a small unique device that allows smartphones (iOS, Android) to receive drone RemoteID signals.  This wireless number plate technology is mandatory for most drones in Japan, USA and the European Union. However, most drones use a RemoteID signal that your smartphone is unable to receive. Basically Bridge acts as a wireless relay. Receive popular drones with RemoteID and convert it to a wireless signal that most smartphones (iOS/Android) understand. You can keep using your favorite RemoteID app.

Invisible drones with Remote ID become visible again!

The price of the ds100 retail is € 99 (ex VAT)

The product website with more information and manual can be found here: https://dronescout.co/bridge

DroneBeacon db151/db151pcb

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BlueMark introduces DroneScout Bridge, a small unique device that allows smartphones (iOS, Android) to receive drone RemoteID signals.  This wireless number plate technology is mandatory for most drones in Japan, USA and the European Union.  It can also be mounted on a drone for Detect And Avoid (DAA) applications.

The introduction of DroneScout Bridge marks a new era for drone RemoteID. When the standard was designed, it was envisioned that citizens could download an app and see the drones around them. Especially, because the number of drone flights is expected to rise exponentially the next few years. However, in practice major smartphone operating systems like Android, iOS decided to limit functionality to preserve not only the privacy of citizens, but also to extend the smartphone battery life.

As a result, nowadays  smartphones can’t detect popular nearby RemoteID-enabled drones. In technical terms, the RemoteID transmission modes WLAN Beacon and Bluetooth Long Range are not supported by the vast majority of devices. It is also unclear if this will change in future.

DroneScout Bridge is a small device (46 by 14 mm and 3.5 gram) that will solve this detection problem. It will receive RemoteID signals and converts them to a wireless signal that your smartphone understands. A wireless relay! It can also be configured to output the data on a serial MAVLink v2 interface. This is useful in DAA (Detect and Avoid) drone applications.

The product website with more information and manual can be found here: https://dronescout.co/bridge

There are two versions of DroneScout Bridge: the ds100 with external antenna and the ds101 with internal. The price for the ds100 is € 79 and for the ds101 € 69.

Also, there are 3-pack versions: 3-pack ds100 for € 179 (save €40) and a 3-pack ds101 for  € 149 (save € 40)

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BlueMark extends its the functionality of its DroneScout receivers by introducing add-ons to receive ADS-B and UAT signals.

ADS-B or Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (1090 MHz) is a wireless number plate technology used by aircraft. It broadcasts position and ID similar to direct/broadcast RemoteID for drones. Another technology is called UAT or Universal Access Transceiver (978 MHz). UAT is primarily used in the USA (and some other countries) and is the little brother of ADS-B, used by smaller aircraft at lower altitudes.

For our DroneScout receiver family we offer now ADS-B and UAT add-ons. New receivers can be equipped and the current install base can be retrofit with these add-ons. Once installed, you will have  full control of your cooperative airspace: receive the position of any aircraft, drone that uses ADS-B, UAT or direct/broadcast RemoteID!

Europe

In Europe UAT is not used/allowed. Here, ADS-L (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Light ) at 868 MHz is used instead. Support of receiving ADS-L signals is expected to be ready in Q4 2024.

Illustration that describes how ADS-B works. (Copyright https://www.pilotmall.com/)

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