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Diving into RFID Protocols with Flipper Zero

Diving into RFID Protocols with Flipper Zero

RFID is a contactless radio-tag technology. It is quite common and you may see it in a lot of places: intercoms, bank cards, public transport passes, office passes, they are used to track domestic animals, for toll collection, etc. The two main RFID tag types are high frequency and low

Waiting for LCD Displays

Waiting for LCD Displays

TL;DR We are waiting for LCD displays to start manufacturing. Our supplier promised to deliver the displays in late September and as soon as we have them, we will kick off the mass production. All this due to the screen controller, which was in extremely short supply, so the

Taking over TVs with Flipper Zero Infrared Port

Taking over TVs with Flipper Zero Infrared Port

TV, AC, and home audio remotes transmit commands via the infrared port. The infrared port in Flipper Zero allows you to control all IR devices: capture the signals and save them to an SD card, bruteforce unknown protocols, and load your own codes. This article covers: How infrared receivers and

Manufacturing and Shipping Update

Manufacturing and Shipping Update

We have finished setting up production and started producing Flippers, but we are doing it very slowly due to the global microchip shortage. Some of those who applied to the Early Adopters Program in Google Forms back in January will receive a package tracking number in the near future. Today

Flipper’s Electronics: How it's Made and Tested

Flipper’s Electronics: How it's Made and Tested

Electronics and plastic casing parts of Flipper Zero are manufactured at different factories. Today we will visit the electronics factory and take a look at the automatic PCB testing. There is always a non-zero defect rate when it comes to high-volume production. Some produced PCBs might turn out faulty, some

Taming iButton Keys with Flipper Zero

Taming iButton Keys with Flipper Zero

iButton is a generic name for an electronic identification key packed in a coin-shaped metal container. It is also called Dallas Touch Memory or contact memory. Even though it is often wrongly referred to as a “magnetic” key, there is nothing magnetic in it. In fact, a full-fledged microchip operating

Bringing Cases to Perfection

Bringing Cases to Perfection

Although all Flipper Zero parts are produced in high-quality factories, it's impossible to start the production of such a complex product instantly. All the parts must go through several stages of improvements and fixes to become perfect and finally go into mass production. Today we will tell you about the

Case manufacturing behind the scenes

Case manufacturing behind the scenes

We are actively preparing the mass production of the Flipper Zero. The components are manufactured in several factories: plastic casing parts in one factory, electronics in another. Today we are reporting from the factory where the casing is made. There are many ways to make plastic parts, but the only

Tiresome certification, opening sources, and new cool stuff

Tiresome certification, opening sources, and new cool stuff

We're working tirelessly in preparation to start mass production, but there are some challenges. We are fortunate to have our production going at one of the biggest crises in the electronic components market in the last couple of decades. You can see this, for example, in the situation with video

Explaining Shipping and Taxes

Explaining Shipping and Taxes

Explaining shipping and its pricing in detail, why prices differ so much for different countries, and how taxes are calculated. Answering why we didn't include delivery in the Kickstarter pledge amount and showing the whole logistics from inside.

Complete your order and pay for shipping

Complete your order and pay for shipping

Clarifying order completion process, answering questions regarding delivery, shipping costs and taxes

Latest Sample Review. Manufacturing and Shipping Plan

Latest Sample Review. Manufacturing and Shipping Plan

New Flipper Zero video review, updates on shipping dates, and manufacturing insights

[Contest Ended] Looking for authors: let's create a Flipper story

[Contest Ended] Looking for authors: let's create a Flipper story

In order to develop a good character, we ask the community to help us make the backstory of the dolphin. All lines, games and character animations will be based on this story and the best author will receive a Flipper Zero as a reward.

Pre-final tooling details. Getting ready for production launch

Pre-final tooling details. Getting ready for production launch

The Flipper's housing consists of 11 (sic!) plastic parts made by injection molding. This is the most effective way to get quality parts in mass production. For this purpose, molds are made for each part (or a group of parts). Typically, each mold consists of two main halves and many

One step away from finishing hardware

One step away from finishing hardware

Hardware and software development differ a lot. You can even make daily software updates, but when it comes to hardware, every change requires going through a full manufacturing cycle to produce test samples. An important stage in the production of electronics is BOM (bill of materials) locking, which means that

Wanna build a module?

Wanna build a module?

Have a cool idea for Flipper Zero module? Share it with us and get free promotion for your module.

Catching up on September progress

Catching up on September progress

New Blog, Core API, Developers Kits, Mechanical and Electronics improvements, New GPIO, New NFC mode, Remote Test Bench

First update of phase 1

First update of phase 1

What devs did and what devs plan: phase 1 developer update

Campaign is over. What's next?

Campaign is over. What's next?

Our campaign is finally over. These were the most incredible and motivating 30 days in the life of our team. Thank you all for your support. We will try our best to repay your trust. Honestly, we didn't expect to raise so much funding. The extra money we got will

Put a MicroSD in your Flipper Zero

Put a MicroSD in your Flipper Zero

We realized long ago that 1 MB of STM32 flash is great to fit a firmware and all your plugins but might run out when it comes to additional data. There are lots of heavy data Flipper has to store: remotes codes, signal databases, dictionaries, image assets, logs and more.

Initial state of project

Initial state of project

Firmware revamp, second PCB prototype, development roadmap

Lock Flipper with the Pass-combo!

Lock Flipper with the Pass-combo!

You’ve been asking how to deal with the fact that Flipper will store your secrets like U2F token and house keys. What if Flipper gets lost? Well, no problem! For this case, we made a locking feature. You can lock Flipper and unlock it with the special pass-combo, like

Launching the Developer Program

Launching the Developer Program

At the very beginning of the project, we have chosen the tactics of maximum openness and transparency. We believe in open-source, the power of the community, and that enthusiasts can create cool projects without the involvement of large corporations. Therefore, we invite everyone interested in the project to take part

Under the pressure of unexpected fame. Answering your questions

Under the pressure of unexpected fame. Answering your questions

Oh boy, It’s just insane right now. The phone is blowing up, thousands of emails and push notifications arrive every day. We were definitely not ready for such a massive attack. Our team has no social media managers or dedicated people to manage the comments and direct message, so

NFC is Here

New feature unlocked! From this moment, all Flipper Zero units will have a built-in NFC module (13.56 MHz). Along with the 125KHz, it turns Flipper into an ultimate RFID device working on both ranges — Low Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF). Flipper Zero will work with all the major