{
 "slug": "limesdr-mini-2",
 "name": "LimeSDR Mini 2.0",
 "maker": "Lime Microsystems",
 "category": "radio",
 "categoryLabel": "Radio & mesh",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A transmit-capable software-defined radio pairing an FPGA with the LMS7002M transceiver, in a USB stick.",
 "goodFor": "Experiments that need to transmit as well as receive.",
 "youNeed": "A licence for any band you transmit on, and a host computer.",
 "tradeoff": "Much more expensive than a receive-only dongle.",
 "tags": [
  "Transmit and receive",
  "FPGA",
  "LMS7002M",
  "Open source"
 ],
 "price": "US$600",
 "priceShort": "$600",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-18",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/limesdr-mini-2/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/limesdr-mini-2",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/limesdr-mini-2.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/limesdr-mini-2.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/limesdr-mini-2.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/limesdr-mini-2.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "Lime Microsystems",
   "label": "Order on Crowd Supply",
   "kind": "market",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=limesdr-mini-2&utm_content=api",
   "note": "Sold through Crowd Supply rather than the maker’s own shop."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "FPGA coupled with the Lime Microsystems LMS7002M RF transceiver",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "None",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radio",
     "value": "Full-duplex transmit and receive; the LMS7002M covers a wide tuning range",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "USB",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the project page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Purpose",
     "value": "A platform for developing and prototyping high-performance, logic-intensive digital and RF designs",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Compatibility",
     "value": "A drop-in replacement for the original LimeSDR Mini",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Predecessors",
     "value": "Lime has retired the original LimeSDR and LimeSDR Mini",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Accessories",
     "value": "An acrylic case is US$49; a multi-band monopole antenna US$13",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Note",
     "value": "The project page documents community work including through-wall sensing experiments",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$600 on Crowd Supply",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Crowd Supply project page",
   "url": "https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr-mini-2"
  },
  {
   "label": "Crowd Supply",
   "url": "https://www.crowdsupply.com"
  }
 ],
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  "openness": "open-hardware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open hardware",
  "summary": "LimeSDR Mini 2.0 hardware is fully open: Altium schematics/PCB, Gerbers, BOM, and STEP 3D are published under myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "LimeSDR Mini 2v0 full schematic (PDF)",
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/blob/main/hardware/2v0/Project%20Outputs%20for%20LimeSDR_Mini_2v0/LimeSDR_Mini_2v0_schematic_r0.PDF",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "LimeSDR Mini 2v0 Altium schematic sheets (folder, .SchDoc)",
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/tree/main/hardware/2v0/Schematics",
    "format": "Altium"
   },
   {
    "kind": "gerbers",
    "label": "LimeSDR Mini 2v0 Gerbers (folder)",
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/tree/main/hardware/2v0/Project%20Outputs%20for%20LimeSDR_Mini_2v0/Gerber",
    "format": "Gerber"
   },
   {
    "kind": "bom",
    "label": "LimeSDR Mini 2v0 BOM (XLS)",
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/blob/main/hardware/2v0/Project%20Outputs%20for%20LimeSDR_Mini_2v0/BOM/LimeSDR_Mini_2v0_BOMr0.xls",
    "format": "XLSX"
   },
   {
    "kind": "3d-model",
    "label": "LimeSDR Mini 2v0 mechanical model (STEP)",
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/blob/main/hardware/2v0/Project%20Outputs%20for%20LimeSDR_Mini_2v0/LimeSDR_Mini_2v0_Rounded.step",
    "format": "STEP"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2",
    "role": "hardware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 48,
    "pushed": "2026-07-22"
   },
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2_GW",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "Apache-2.0",
    "stars": 25,
    "pushed": "2024-11-28"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "LMS7002M",
    "role": "SDR front end / RF transceiver",
    "datasheet": "https://limemicro.com/technology/lms7002m/"
   },
   {
    "part": "Lattice ECP5 (44K)",
    "role": "FPGA",
    "datasheet": "https://www.latticesemi.com/Products/FPGAandCPLD/ECP5"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "The Crowd Supply 'LimeSDR Mini 2.0' product page itself states hardware files live at github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2 ('hardware/2v0' = the v2.0 board revision) and calls out 'Full' open-source status for hardware, gateware, drivers and docs.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
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    "page": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSDR-Mini-v2/blob/main/hardware/2v0/Project%20Outputs%20for%20LimeSDR_Mini_2v0/LimeSDR_Mini_2v0_Rounded.step",
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 "firmware": [
  {
   "name": "LimeSuite",
   "url": "https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSuite",
   "tag": "Transceiver SDK",
   "description": "Driver, C++ library, and management GUI for LMS7002M full-duplex transceiver hardware."
  }
 ],
 "chips": [
  "lms7002m",
  "ecp5"
 ]
}