Hardware and device research

Browse hardware reverse engineering and documentation projects. Explore chips, boards and systems through public research and contribution resources.

Projects: 65

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Completed means every reported percentage is 100%, or the project is explicitly marked complete. Each measurement keeps its original scope; code matching alone does not describe every part of a project.

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Projects are sorted by the latest recorded repository star count. Stars indicate interest, not completion. Missing counts remain unknown.

wrightca1/open-nos-as5610
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Open-source NOS for Edgecore AS5610-52X (BCM56846 Trident+) — custom BDE, SDK, and control plane from reverse-engineered data

Target software or hardware
Edgecore AS5610-52X
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈88%

open-nos-as5610 — Status — 7/8 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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Checklist completion≈100%

open-nos-as5610 — Build and Implementation Status — Plan Progress (from PLAN.md) — Phase 5 — Platform Management — 9/9 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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crackheadakira/8bitdoretrokeyboardflasher
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

A reverse-engineered firmware flash tool for the 8BitDo Retro Keyboard, written in Rust. Communicates directly with the keyboard over USB HID without requiring the official 8BitDo software.

Target software or hardware
8BitDo Retro Keyboard
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈100%

8BitDo Retro Keyboard Flasher — Project Status — 4/4 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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yuyoi/rompler-rosettarom
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Rosetta ROM: turn any rompler into a sampler by swapping its PCM mask ROMs for flash programmed by an ESP32. D-110 first. Working PROTOTYPE.

Target software or hardware
Unknown
Work type
Source reconstruction

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

Rosetta ROM — TODO — 0/6 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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fill84/procurve-webui
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Modern Java-applet-free web UI for the HP ProCurve 2810-24G (J9021A) switch. Single-container Python/FastAPI + React, talks the switch's stock eHTTP protocol.

Target software or hardware
HP ProCurve 2810-24G (J9021A) switch
Work type
Source reconstruction

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈50%

procurve-webui — Roadmap — 5/10 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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elecnix/nest-ui-rs
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

A modern Rust reimplementation of the Nest Learning Thermostat UI, reverse-engineered from the original ARM32 binary (nlclient).

Target software or hardware
Nest Learning Thermostat UI
Work type
Source reconstruction

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈100%

Nest Thermostat UI Reassembly — Development Roadmap — Phase 1 - Core Framework ✓ — 6/6 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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kunalbhargava182/openniimbot-niimbridge
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Open-source Android driver, SDK, and diagnostic app for NIIMBOT thermal label printers (D110_M). The Bluetooth protocol was reverse-engineered from an HCI capture and validated byte-identical against the official app, since NIIMBOT provides no public SDK.

Target software or hardware
NIIMBOT thermal label printers
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

NiimBridge — Roadmap / contributing — 0/3 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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bryanpinos/alorair-hd90-esphome
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

ESPHome CAN-bus controller for the AlorAir Sentinel HD90 dehumidifier (ESP32 Feather V2 + MCP2515), integrated into Home Assistant over MQTT. Includes reverse-engineered protocol and a 3D-printed enclosure.

Target software or hardware
AlorAir Sentinel HD90 dehumidifier
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

AlorAir HD90 ESPHome Controller — ⚠️ Must-verify-before-permanent-service checklist — 0/18 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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josephdouce/lezyne-gps-tools
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Attempt to reverse engineer lezyne protocols

Target software or hardware
lezyne protocols
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈100%

Features — 6/6 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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syriusm/rtl8188eus-efuse-tool
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Userspace CLI for OTP EFuse memory on Realtek RTL8188EUS USB WiFi dongles - libusb bypass kernel driver, RE PG packets, 22 pytest tests

Target software or hardware
Realtek RTL8188EUS USB WiFi dongles
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

rtl8188eus-efuse-tool — Recovery — what to do if chip stops enumerating after a burn — 4. Prevention checklist (before any write or write-byte) — 0/5 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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noble6/canon-universal-driver
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Open-source Linux driver for Canon printers the vendor abandoned. Reverse-engineered CUPS filter + libusb backend supporting 16 PIXMA/imageCLASS models. 🖨️ Wi-Fi printing works today; native USB in progress

Target software or hardware
Canon printers
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

Canon Universal Driver for Linux — Roadmap — 0/5 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

Source

kevinlibaba/bambu-p2s-bridge
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Remote monitoring & control for a LAN-locked Bambu Lab P2S over Tailscale — zero public exposure, no cloud. Includes P2S LAN protocol reverse-engineering notes.

Target software or hardware
Bambu Lab P2S
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

bambu-p2s-bridge — Status and roadmap — 0/4 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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abm32/emudhra-embridge-arch-fix
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Fix Precision Biometric (InnaIT) USB DSC tokens with eMudhra emBridge + MCA portal on Arch Linux. Idempotent installer, diagnostics, and full reverse-engineered root-cause walkthrough.

Target software or hardware
Precision Biometric (InnaIT) USB DSC tokens
Work type
Source reconstruction

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈0%

eMudhra emBridge + Precision Biometric (InnaIT) DSC on Arch Linux — Checklist before you blame emBridge — 0/6 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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runnerr0/dataflash-re
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

Reverse-engineering the original Lightwave Research / High End Systems Dataflash xenon-strobe control link, plus an ESP32 + RS-485 bridge to drive the fixtures from DMX / Art-Net / sACN / TouchOSC.

Target software or hardware
Lightwave Research / High End Systems Dataflash xenon-strobe control link
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈80%

dataflash-re — Status — 12/15 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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sealeelike/haier-ac-ir-controller-using-esp32
Hardware and device researchProject status: Unknown

ESP32 + MicroPython project to reverse-engineer Haier AC IR signals and enable Wi-Fi-based smart scheduling. On-device decoding implemented; IR transmission WIP.

Target software or hardware
Haier AC IR signals
Work type
Reverse engineering and documentation

Reported progress

Checklist completion≈43%

Haier-AC-IR-controller-using-esp32/海尔空调红外物联网控制器 — TODO List — 6/14 listed items checked; items are equally weighted

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