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  • Most of that cost is modem I’m sure. The ESP32, RP2040, and all the support hardware around both add under $5 to the BOM.

    There are a bunch of boards with a combo of RP2040 and ESP32, probably because the RP2040 has the PIO accelerators and the ESP32 is much more rigid with I/O. If anything, I’d ditch the ESP32 on this board if your application doesn’t need WiFi or Bluetooth.

    Edit: I didn’t realize the ESP32 is the -C3. It’s no slouch, but your code shares the single risc-v core with the radio stack. So it’s better off here as a dedicated radio processor and letting the RP2040 run your application if you need more grunt than polling a sensor every so often.



  • al177@lemmy.sdf.orgtoHardware@infosec.pubBuying new toys
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    4 months ago

    If you want to get into RF, and not just for hacking a few specific protocols, an RTL-SDR is a better choice and much, much cheaper than a Flipper Zero. For $40 on Amazon you can get an RTL-SDR.com kit complete with antennas that will let you capture data from smart meters, aircraft beacons, police radio, and even detect individual cars driving nearby by capturing serial numbers from their TPMS sensors.