Version2.2.2
Revision234
Size245.4 MB
LicenseGPL-2.0+
Confinementstrict
Basecore24
CategoriesDevices and IoT

makerplane FIX gateway server


A service that collects and distributes avionics data. FiX is short for "Flight information eXchange" and is a CAN-Aerospace derived protocol specific to experimental aviation needs.

This snap requires enabling experimental.user-daemons features:
sudo snap set system experimental.user-daemons=true

Release Notes:
  • Drop support for armhf
  • Enabled client GUI using fixgateway.client --gui
The GUI is not stable but usable

Many new plugins that need your help testing:
  • rtl433, collect data from wirelss sensors such as TPMS
  • dynon, collects AHRS data from Dynon D10/D100
  • gpsd, obtains GPS data from gpsd network daemon
  • mglserial RS-232 protocol, currently lacks custom configuration
  • shadin protocol, only supports fuel related messagse from FC-10 fuel computr
  • strom_pi UPS monitoring
  • Flight Data Recoder
  • Replay FDR data from point in time
  • Mavlink plugin for AHRS/GPS data
  • Megasquirt ECU Plugin
  • iFLY plugin, collects waypoints sent by iFLY EFB
  • quorum plugin, negotiate a leader when running multiple gateways
  • improvements to canfix plugin
  • new functions added to compute plugin
  • MGL plugin, import data from an RDAC or export data as an emulated RDAC

Planned enhancements for future release:
  • Add support for MGL V16 COM radio

Update History

2.2.2 (234)
13 Dec 2025, 09:47 UTC

Published26 Feb 2024, 23:07 UTC

Last updated24 Feb 2025, 20:35 UTC

First seen13 Dec 2025, 09:47 UTC