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CaribouLite

Turning a Raspberry Pi into a wideband radio you fully control.

Raspberry Pi HATDual channelUp to 6 GHzOpen FPGA

Price
$149
Availability
Sold out
Design
Open
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Listed by the maker but not orderable when we last checked.

Radio equipment needs certification where you live (FCC, CE, UKCA, ISED, Anatel). Some devices are uncertified or restricted in Brazil. Buyers are responsible for their local law.

One email when the status changes. No newsletter, no list sold.

Bring along
A Raspberry Pi; check availability before planning around it.
Keep in mind
No longer available from Crowd Supply.
Source checked · Sep 18, 2026
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Image creditCrowd Supply project photo of the CaribouLite · CaribouLabs

(02) Blueprint

Build it yourself

Open hardware

Full rev2 KiCad-era design outputs are public: schematics PDF, production Gerbers, drill files, assembly drawings and BOM spreadsheets, plus separate open FPGA firmware and Linux drivers.

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Read straight from the maker’s repository. Open on GitHub

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GitHub

Source 2

git clone https://github.com/cariboulabs/cariboulite.git

Key parts 3

Research notes

Verified hardware/rev2/{schematics,pcb,assembly} tree via gh api on cariboulabs/cariboulite (1335 stars). Could not get a verifiable manufacturer datasheet link for AT86RF215 (microchip.com returns 403 to automated fetches on every path tried), so left that field out rather than guess.

Every link checked 2026-09-27.

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Specifications

Core hardware

4
Processor
FPGA with open firmware, as a Raspberry Pi HAT
Display
None
Radio
Dual-channel transmit and receive, tunable up to 6 GHz
Power
From the Raspberry Pi

Details from the project page

4
Form
A HAT that turns a Raspberry Pi into a self-contained dual-channel radio
Openness
Full control of the hardware, the FPGA, its firmware and the supporting software
Variant
A CaribouLite ISM version was sold at US$79
Availability
Both versions are marked no longer available on Crowd Supply

Buying

2
Price
US$149 on Crowd Supply
Availability
No longer available on the day of review
What still needs checking
  • Crowd Supply project pages describe the campaign rather than a datasheet; dimensions, weight and full electrical specifications are often absent.
  • Prices and ship dates on Crowd Supply change; re-check before ordering.
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