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ScannerEdge

current availability: catalog verification: medium

RangerEdge configured for radio scanning (contact tracing and detection), developed with Hack the Planet. ScannerFree adds Iridium.

Typical use: radio scanning, detection.

Variants: ScannerEdge; ScannerFree (Iridium).

Specifications

Positioning u-blox GNSS, LR11xx GNSS, Wi-Fi scan, BLE scan
Connectivity LoRaWAN, BLE, Iridium (ScannerFree)
Sensors accelerometer, temperature, microphone
Power rechargeable / 2x 18650 Li-ion / 5.7 Ah; charging: DC 5-30 V, solar
Dimensions 106 x 72 x 41 mm
Weight —
Enclosure PA6 (RangerEdge)

Firmware

Firmware board rangeredge_nrf52840
Tracker type scanneredge_tracker (value 7)
Hardware revisions supported 1.4.0-1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0-1.13.0
Latest firmware v8.0.1 (2026-09-24)

Runs the shared OpenCollar Edge firmware; see supported hardware for revision groups and the releases page for downloads.

Based on RangerEdge.

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Note

The wiki says ScannerEdge uses "a separate firmware version"; the public firmware only shows a selectable tracker type. Whether a separate build exists is unverified.