PicoEMP – A low-cost Electromagnetic Fault Injection (EMFI) tool
10 months ago
- #Open Source
- #EMFI
- #Hardware Hacking
- PicoEMP is a low-cost, open-source Electromagnetic Fault Injection (EMFI) tool designed for self-study and hobbyist research.
- It is a community-focused project with contributions from various individuals, including Colin O'Flynn, stacksmashing, Lennert Wouters, and @nilswiersma.
- PicoEMP is designed to be a 'bare bones' tool with a focus on safe operation, low cost, usability, and performance.
- Unlike the high-end ChipSHOUTER, PicoEMP is not sold as a complete product and requires users to build and ensure safety themselves.
- The tool uses a Raspberry Pi Pico as the controller and can be built from scratch or assembled from a mostly complete SMD board.
- Safety is emphasized, with a plastic shield being critical for safe operation to prevent high-voltage shocks.
- PicoEMP features an isolated high-voltage output to reduce shock hazards, using a gate drive transformer for isolation.
- The tool is demonstrated in various attack scenarios, including a demo on a Raspberry Pi.
- PicoEMP's design and build details, including PCB and BOM, are available in the project's hardware folder.
- The project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.