CRSFSniffer

This project is about analyzing the functionality of RC control links on the 868 Mhz band. The code is designed for use with a Heltec LoRa ESP32 with SX1276 (e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33018609928.html)

preamble

PROJECT IS WIP, RESULTS MAY VARY, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

This project is solely for white-hat scientific/educational hacking. By no means do we want to piss someone off.

getting started with Arduino IDE

The code is written to be flashed with the Arduino IDE onto the LoRa ESP32.

First, install the IDE.

Then you need to add support for ESP32 based boards. To do so, got into File -> Preferences. In Additional Boards Manager URLs add the URL https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json. If you already have some other URL listed there, separate the URLs with a comma.

Now go to Tools -> Board: XYZ -> Board Manager. Search for esp32 and install the package.

Go to Tools -> Board: XYZ -> ESP32 Arduino, scroll down the list and select Heltec WiFi LoRa 32(V2).

Now you need to adjust one header file.

Go to C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\<VERSION>\cores\esp32 and open the file esp32-hal.h in an editor of your choice. Add the line #define CONFIG_DISABLE_HAL_LOCKS 1 to where the other #defines are located.

Now you are ready to flash the code.