What is the Pulsar?
The Pulsar is your personal radio station, compact, portable and, like the best swiss army knife, it has everything you need.
The highly modular Pulsar system is built around the central logic unit and the radio modules. Swapping radio modules while keeping a standard interface allows anybody to choose the modules that best fit their needs with ease and without impacting the user experience.
The modules can be UHF or VHF radio transceivers like the LoRa SX1262, or a HF transceiver custom designed for over-the-horizon communication, or even a 5G high speed modem, it doesn't matter, because the Pulsar is open-source, so you can even design your own module and run it everywhere!
What's in the "Box"?
In the Pulsar's "box" you actually have a single PCB, a single green slab of copper and electronic components where all the Pulsar's code runs, the Central Logic Unit. Everything else is modules, parts that you can add, remove, modify and design from the group up. These modules are what make the Pulsar great and what transform it into the Pulsar System.
What we want to design on top of the CLU core functionality is an all-around set of modules that include a 140W DCDC power supply with USB-C and battery support, a GNSS module, a long-range LoRa UHF/VHF radio module for off-grid communication, a 5G/LTE module for on-grid communiation and a great, slick, and hand-held-able enclosure to keep all the cables hidden away.
What makes the Pulsar great?
All the devices you usually carry with you, in one place, with one battery to charge and a single unified user interface to operate them all.
Connectivity on your own terms with Off-Grid LoRa p2p communication on up to 4 bands simultaneously for maximum reliablity, bandwidth and flexibility.
Enable access to standard On-Grid LTE/5G networks with the dedicated module and reach up to 3.5 Gbps link speed while utlizing 4 dedicated antennas for maximum coverage.*
Real modularity so you can customize the system to your liking and if something breaks you are not left with a pile of e-waste, just replace the module.
'Tis but a scratch. Don't ever worry about finding replacements parts and new modules because everything in the Pulsar is open-hardware. This means that you can build your own parts any time and easily replace them, always.**
Privacy you can trust with open-source software created to keep your data in your hands from start to finish.
Planned obsolescence is no more. Thanks to the modular design the Pulsar will keep on working as long as electrons flow. No Pulsar 2. No Pulsar Pro. One Pulsar will rule them all.***
Pulsar is currently in development. We are currently working on the first prototype but a lot of work is still to be done. If you would like to follow the development more closesly check out this blog and this GitHub page.
We love working on this project but it's definitely an expensive idea to develop. If you are a company or an individual that would like to become a sponsor of this project, contact us! We appreciate all the support we can get.
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Thank you very much for looking into the Pulsar. I hope you like the project and decide to support us. Nevertheless, I wish you a good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night.
* Requires a commercial M.2 modem and a SIM with an active data-plan. Speeds will depend upon location and data-plan limitations.
** Open-hardware refers to the fact that the production files for all the components are available to allow anybody to produce and assemble it.
*** Normal wear-and-tear is to be taken into account in the durability of electronic components.
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