RFQuack

The only RF-analysis tool that quacks!

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About RFQuack

RFQuack is a versatile RF-analysis tool that allows you to sniff, analyze, and transmit data over the air.

Similarly to RFCat RFQuack has a Python-based scriptable shell that allows you to set parameters, receive, transmit, and so on.

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Supported Radios

We porting from (and contribute back to) RadioLib. So far, we support:

• CC1101 OOK, 2-FSK, 4-FSK, MSK radio module
• nRF24L01 2.4 GHz module
• RF69 FSK, OOK radio module

Supported Arduino Platforms

In principle, RFQuack can run on any board and platform supported by PlatformIO. So far, we tested the following boards:

• ESP32 - ESP32-based boards
• Teensy - Teensy 2.x, 3.x and 4.x boards

Getting Started

This is an example of how you may give instructions on setting up RFQuack.

Prerequisites

You'll need the Protbuf Compiler, a sane Python 3.10, and PlatformIO (which itself requires some dependencies):

• Protobuf Compiler
• Python 3.10.x
• PlatformIO

For more details, please refer to the Documentation.

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Installation

An easy way to quick start is to have an ESP32 board and a CC1101 and/or RF69 (easier to find) radio module.

git clone --recursive https://github.com/rfquack/RFQuack
cd RFQuack
pip install -r requirements.pip
vim build.env  # set your parameters and :wq
make clean build flash

For more details, please refer to the Documentation.

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Usage

An easy way to quick start is to connect the dongle via USB and use the CLI.

$ rfq tty -P /dev/ttyUSB0
2019-04-10 18:04:31 local RFQuack[20877] INFO Transport initialized
2019-04-10 18:04:31 local RFQuack[20877] INFO Transport initialized (QoS = 2): mid = 2

...

RFQuack(/dev/ttyUSB0, 115200,8,N,1)> q.radioA.set_modem_config(modulation="OOK", carrierFreq=434.437)

result = 0
message = 2 changes applied and 0 failed.

RFQuack(/dev/ttyUSB0, 115200,8,N,1)> q.radioA.rx()

result = 0
message =
...

For more details, please refer to the Documentation.

Roadmap

• Add all relevant RadioLib modules
• Test with more than 2 radio modules
• Revisit Python CLI source code and use typed Python 3
• Integrate with URH and GNU Radio
• Make a web UI

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the proper template.

Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Run simple integration tests (make clean build)
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
6. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the GPL 2 License. See LICENSE for more information.

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Acknowledgments

RFQuack wouldn't exist without the inspiration, feedback, and help received from related tools and awesome humans:

• RFCat
• RadioLib
• RadioHead
• URH

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