| Project Domains | Mentors |
|---|---|
| Wireless Communications, Embedded Systems | Lakshya Lalwani, Pushkar Dube, Sarvaarth Narang |
Project Description
What if you could see, understand, and interact with the wireless signals all around you? From TV remotes and RFID access cards to NFC tags and RF-controlled devices, the world runs on invisible communication. PlatyPulse is a handheld multi-protocol wireless toolkit that lets you capture, analyze, emulate, and replay these signals, turning everyday wireless technology into something you can actually explore and experiment with.
Inspired by devices like Flipper Zero, PlatyPulse combines embedded systems, RF engineering, and hardware hacking into one exciting project. Using the ESP32 and multiple wireless modules, the device will support protocols like IR, RF, RFID, and potentially NFC, allowing you to dive into how modern wireless systems work beneath the surface.
You will design and build the hardware stack, integrating various wireless receiver and transmitter modules onto the ESP32 platform. The firmware will handle protocol-specific encoding and decoding — capturing raw signals and translating them into human-readable formats. You will implement signal analysis tools that let you visualize frequency content, modulation patterns, and timing information, then build the emulation layer that can replay captured signals or generate new ones.
Beyond the technical implementation, PlatyPulse becomes a learning platform for exploring security implications. What happens when you can replay an RFID card’s signal? How does frequency hopping protect against jamming? These hands-on experiments build deep intuition about wireless security that no textbook can provide.
By the end, PlatyPulse becomes a real, working cyber-physical gadget capable of interacting with the wireless world around it, teaching core concepts used in robotics, IoT, cybersecurity, and modern embedded systems.
Resources
Flipper Zero Overview
RF Hacking Basics
Flipper Zero Official Site
Digital Modulation Types
Flipper Zero Development Hardware Schematic