Hermes-Lite¶
The Hermes-Lite is a low-cost direct down/up conversion software defined amateur radio HF transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the Hermes SDR project. It is entirely open source and open hardware, including the tools used for design and fabrication files. Over 500 Hermes-Lite 2.0 units have been successfully built.
Hermes-Lite 2.x¶
Current development is focused on the next major version, which combines the FPGA, gigabit ethernet and AD9866 on a single board. Several versions of the Hermes-Lite 2 have been released.
- Group Buy wiki page for latest purchasing information
- Google Groups for discussion
- LatchUp Presentation
- Wiki for community documentation
- GitHub for all open source hardware, software and firmware
- Releases for the latest release and purchase information
- Schematic
- BOM
- Tests and Measurements
- YouTube Channel
- GitHub Issues to track all bugs, feature requests and planning
Hermes-Lite 1.x¶
Approximately 100 Hermes-Lite 1.x units have been built by experimenters around the world since 2014. This version requires a companion BeMicro SDK,CV or CVA9 FPGA card which has become difficult to find. See pictures of Hermes-Lite 1.x builds in our gallery.
- Google Groups for discussion
- Wiki for documentation
- Tindie to purchase bare board sets and kits
- GitHub for all open source hardware, software and firmware
- Build Gallery to see Hermes-Lite 1.x builds
- Hermes-Lite 1.x Files
- Basic RF Front End
- Version 1.42 Front End (Recommended)
- GitHub Issues to track all bugs, feature requests and planning
