Flipper Zero
Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for “hackers” who likes to play around with radio protocols and access control systems. It started as a Kickstarter project on 30th July 2020. It was then successfully funded on 29th August 2020 after raising a total of US$4,882,784 from 37,987 backers, which blew past their initial goal of only US$60,000.
I was their early bird, so I paid US$119 (S$166) without shipping as Flipper could not determine the shipping cost then. When they managed to get their logistics sorted out in September 2021, I paid US$13.37 (S$19) for shipping to Singapore.
After two years of COVID, I finally received the Flipper Zero on 25th July 2022.
![Flipper Zero - Box](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243141247_47169df2a1_c.jpg)
![Flipper Zero - Box Open](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244130903_b204fa02b0_c.jpg)
Packaging content includes the quick start guide, sticker, and a 25cm USB-A to USB-C cable.
![Flipper Zero - Box Contents](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244119501_398ce86534_c.jpg)
![Flipper Zero - Instructions](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243140987_5375a4cc44_c.jpg)
In front contains the 1.4″ 128 x 64 monochrome display.
![Flipper Zero - Front](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243140902_23641f6c06_c.jpg)
![Flipper Zero - Back](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244407079_95ca738944_c.jpg)
The bottom contains the MicroSD card slot that supports up to 64GB and provides a read and write speed of 5 Mbit/s.
![Flipper Zero - Bottom - MicroSD Card Slot](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243140602_3c57bd481e_c.jpg)
At the top is the GPIO. 3.3 CMOS level, input 5V tolerant and up to 20 mA per digital pin.
![Flipper Zero - Top - GPIO](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244130428_3e4ca96da6_c.jpg)
On the right is the USB-C port for you to charge and connect it with your computer. It works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
![Flipper Zero - Right - USB-C Port](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243140472_2449b173ed_c.jpg)
The IR port is on the left, allowing you to control appliances like your television.
![Flipper Zero - Left - IR Port](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244130268_7be9913daa_c.jpg)
When you first start the Flipper Zero, it will randomly generate a name for it. Mine is called Elicdrio.
![Flipper Zero - Name](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244118726_43fd531f19_c.jpg)
Menu includes:
- Sub-GHz
- 125 kHz RFID
- NFC
- Infrared
- GPIO
- iButton
- Bad USB
- U2F
- Plugins
- Settings
![Flipper Zero - Menu](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52244118661_7724e25d03_c.jpg)
I am not very sure what I am going to use it for. In the back of my head, I can use it as an IR transceiver, radio remote, RFID card reader, and emulator, Universal 2nd Factor (U2F).
The first thing I did was update the firmware using my Mac. It was outdated, so I could not use the Flipper Mobile iOS app with it.
Next, I went to github.com/UberGuidoZ/Flipper and copy some of the files over to my Flipper Zero:
- Infrared/tv.ir
- Music_Player/**
- NFC/mf_classic_dict/mf_classic_dict_user.nfc
- Sub-GHz/Restaurant_Pagers/BruteForceRest.sub
- Sub-GHz/Settings/setting_user
I managed to clone the NFC card of my gate and emulate it. It works! U2F and IR work as well.
![Flipper Zero](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52243140357_800dc3f8ae_c.jpg)