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Open-source ESP32 firmware for a 1.28″ round display that shows live ADS-B aircraft around your location as a sonar-style plane radar.

Is MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar beginner-friendly?

In the last 30 days, MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar merged 3 of 12 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 4 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

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Indexed issues
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Dominant language
C++
License
MIT
Last GitHub push
Sep 30, 2026
Latest indexed
Oct 4, 2026
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How to contribute to MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar

  1. There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's MIT license.
  3. Pick one of the 4 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • OpenSky data
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#112 ·

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  • Suggestion: add 50km range please.
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    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#110 ·

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  • Refresh stops
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#109 ·

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  • Web portal
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#108 ·

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  • Refresh after location change
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 40/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#107 ·

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  • MS Defender Alert
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#106 ·

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  • OTA via the portal's Update page always fails — partition table has no second app slot
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    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#102 · 1 comment ·

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  • Change for partial refresh only (no full refresh)
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#91 · 2 comments ·

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  • CYD version
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#87 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Regression since v1.1.0/v1.1.1: JSON parse error ("InvalidInput") on every fetch — v1.0.0 works fine
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#85 · 2 comments ·

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  • Request support for ESP32-C5
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 15/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#74 ·

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  • Request for Permission to Produce ESP32-Plane-Radar
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 8/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#68 ·

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  • AIS boat-radar adaptation of ESP32-Plane-Radar
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    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 8/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#67 ·

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  • Suggestion: include medium_airport option
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 64/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#66 · 2 comments ·

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  • Info page should show version number of firmware
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    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#64 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Suggestion: Radar sweep
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#63 · 2 comments · 2 reactions ·

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  • May Plane radar work on device with square devices too?
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#62 ·

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  • Add support for ESP32-C3, ESP32-2424S012 Development Board 1.28 Inch Round LCD Display Touch Screen with Wifi Bluetooth Module
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#51 · 4 comments ·

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  • Suggestion: Support for multiple data sources and custom API URLs (Readsb support)
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 70/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#48 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Occasional parse errors?
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#40 · 7 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • POSSO USARLO CON ESP32-2424S012C-I ?
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#36 · 5 comments ·

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  • Suggestion allow poll rate change in web app
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#35 · 1 reaction ·

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  • Ability to Rotate compass headings on display
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 65/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#34 · 8 reactions ·

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  • Suggestion: add trails
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#32 · 2 reactions ·

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  • Suggestion - Instead of GPS
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 70/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#29 · 6 comments · 2 reactions ·

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  • Suggestion: Add ability to dim based on time of day
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#28 · 2 comments ·

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  • Suggestion - Destination of flight
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#27 · 4 reactions ·

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  • Suggestion: Altitude filtering
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 60/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#26 ·

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  • Reduce power consumption ESP32-C3 Super Mini
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    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 75/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#25 · 3 comments · 1 reaction ·

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  • Initial setup setup portal not created.
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#24 · 14 comments ·

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  • Support different ESP32/LCD combinations
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 25/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#20 · 1 comment ·

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  • Feature Request: Support for ESP32(D/U)
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 39/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#18 ·

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  • Idea: Display size optimisation
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#14 ·

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  • Deconflict overlapping text blocks
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 70/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#9 · 1 comment ·

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  • Idea: Allow toggling screen off.
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#8 · 2 comments · 3 reactions ·

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  • feat: add support for esp8266/esp12e aka geekmagic
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#6 ·

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  • Idea: Rotating line Sweep Line
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    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#4 · 1 comment · 2 reactions ·

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  • Idea: Enable/Disable All Info Text
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 50/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#3 · 3 reactions ·

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  • Idea: show qr-code wit link to ADB-Database on click
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

    MatixYo/ESP32-Plane-Radar#1 · 2 reactions ·

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