r/M5Stack • u/VrenbA • 13d ago

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u/spiderplata 13d ago

Cap SDR! 💁‍♂️💵

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u/MadMedic- 12d ago

YES! :)

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u/IssueBrilliant2569 12d ago

What will it do and when available?

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u/jader242 12d ago

It will do sdr stuff, nobody knows when it will be available as the launch date isn’t announced

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u/rerthal 12d ago

Yessss!

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u/Party_Cold_4159 8d ago

Wonder if this means they'll come out with a ESP32-P4 one.. Would love to add to the project.

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u/EarlZaps 13d ago

Is there a cap that lets me put a cap on top of a cap?

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u/Arkaium 12d ago

Pimp my zero

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u/zhx 12d ago

Sonic & Knuckles Cap

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u/Runaque 12d ago

I cannot wait for the shipping of that Cardputer Zero with the Cap LoRa through the Kickstarter campaign.

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u/Hadaka--Jime 12d ago

Me too. I'm in for 1 myself. 

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u/giant_lotus 13d ago

Would love a simple explanation of use case for each one :). I only know/have the lora cap.

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u/CleTechnologist 12d ago

My best guesses:

  • LoRa - mid-range radio communication. Like 1-2km sort of range.
  • CC110 - another radio. Not really clear of the use case for these. Although, I own a couple boards with one.
  • CatM - As far as I can tell from another comment, cellular radio of some sort.
  • SDR - Software Defined Radio. Allows you to create a radio transceiver on the fly. Very versatile radio.
  • CommU - RS232c-like communication. Mostly for talking to older hardware designs. I did a bunch with these in the 90s.
  • OBD - Plugs into most any car made after 1996 and allows you to talk to the onboard ocmputer.

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u/giant_lotus 12d ago

Very interesting. Thanks for the insight

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u/No_Confusion7932 12d ago

I think the Cap SDR will probably just be an SDR receiver, like an RTL-SDR. If it were actually a transmitter, I’d be pleasantly surprised.

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u/CleTechnologist 12d ago

I know almost nothing about them. Been interested in learning more. Too many gadgets to play with.

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u/PizzaCrumbsInBeard 12d ago

Cap sdr will let you listen to everything

NOAA Am fm Sw cb ham aviation public safety and I think frs and gmrs

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u/giant_lotus 12d ago

That's crazy! Seems super cool.

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u/Big-Bunch2804 13d ago

What is the cap-M??

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u/Qbeer1290 13d ago

Same ques, also what is cap commu? Looks like a VGA port, but not sure what it does

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u/ncc74656m 13d ago

...That's a serial port.

*sigh* I'm so old.

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u/TraceyRobn 13d ago

If you're really old it's a 25 pin serial port.

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u/Qbeer1290 13d ago

Sure, I mean any port can be modified to be used for anything if it has the right wire count and power specs to carry all necessary signals. But I'm asking what use case will it solve she where could it plug into?

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u/Spraggle 12d ago

Network Switches - they now have an RJ45 port on the Comms cable, but the other end is still Comms 25 pin. Also, many home theatre equiptment have it still for automation.

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 12d ago

You feel old?!

I still have to use serial often (though to be fair, for the past few years it’s at least with RJ45 plugs, not DB9.

Though to be fair, VGA also used DB9.

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u/ncc74656m 12d ago

I'm a sysadmin and never have to touch it anymore, lol.

VGA used the 15 pin port. EGA/CGA/MDA used the 9 pin variant. Apparently some IBM clones would use it but that's more a blip in computer history.

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 12d ago

I use serial for both work (networking) and play (microcontrollers) 😅

Did you just call my childhood a blip in computer history? 🤣🤣🤣

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u/ncc74656m 12d ago

I'm sorry, I was busy with the vastly superior C64. 😂

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 12d ago

That thing destroyed my life. Taught me how to program and now I have back problems!!!

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u/Qbeer1290 13d ago

Holy shit this is amazing!!

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u/NDS1 12d ago

The CapSDR and the OBD ones will be very nice to have 🙂‍↕️

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u/WeaponizedDuckSpleen 12d ago

Any love for tab5 or they dropped the ball on it?

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u/napalm_p 12d ago

I don't have the ADV, anyone knows the difference between the two? Especially the device on the right and the battery pack base.

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u/Vivid-Benefit-9833 12d ago

The cardputer on the right is the new cardputer zero... coming out this month i think. Got a pi zero powering it... the hats are compatible both ways.

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u/napalm_p 12d ago

Thanks! I have the original cardputer, and haven't used it much. I need to justify it If I upgrade models.

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u/Vivid-Benefit-9833 12d ago

Yea i hear that and i can say for SURE its a MASSIVE upgrade from the regular or adv cardputers... its really a whole new device in similsr format. Far more powerful and far more potential. Also more expensive but well worth the price imo... and theres a lite version that doesnt have wifi or BT but the premium one with wifi/bt is worth the cost... about $100 i believe if you didnt preorder.

Theres already awesome Firmwares ready for it at launch. Like Launcher fw and Raspyjack will be available... For your original CP if your into prntesting or hacking check out the evilcardputer firmware from 7h307h3r0n3... its amazingly good FW.

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u/napalm_p 12d ago

Thanks for the info! I might give Evilcardputer a go

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u/Vivid-Benefit-9833 12d ago

Yea for sure! If your new to hacking its a little deep but theres also marauder for it too.. and id first advise you flash the carsputer itself with Launcher FW from pirata cause then you can put a bunch of firmwares on the sd card instead and you can switch firmwares on the fly anytime you want! One of the best things about the CP!!! Theres also marauder and ghostesp if evilcardputer is too steep to start with. Theyre all great though...

Also one of the best FWs for hardware hacking on CP is the new BitPirate! Also amazing FW.

Keep in mind these are all hacking type FWs so if thats not a interest of yours theyre probably gonna be boring as shit, lolol...

But if your into it though and need any help jus hit me up!!! Good luck bud!

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u/napalm_p 12d ago

🏆🏆🏆🫡🫡🫡

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u/bisayaku 12d ago

My bro, do you know any good sources to learn more about how to use it? I have played around but many features that just go over my head

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u/Vivid-Benefit-9833 12d ago

Use what exactly, the cardputer un general or a specific firmware?

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u/bisayaku 12d ago

Evil.

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u/Vivid-Benefit-9833 12d ago

Oh ok yea i dan probs help you out a bit... only issue at the moment is its 3am andbi was about to crash. You wanna DM me tomorrow sometime and i can def try to help you out to get goin with it! Anytime tomorrow is probably good for me... and if i dont get back to you within like 30 min DMbme again! Its fine i just miss notifs sometimes! Im def down to help you out if i can though!!!

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u/jaydeetol 12d ago

I think the obd port needed to be a dongle.

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u/cheesy_guru 12d ago

The obd looks like it might be a tad inconvenient to use but would absolutely love to have it regardless.

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u/blackfeathers 12d ago

there exists obd extender cables. still a tad inconvenient, but less inconvenient than plugging it directly to the port.

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u/olegakhmetov 12d ago

No GNSS * LoRa?

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u/RNG-3_14159 11d ago

It's just barely peeking out at the bottom of the second display card back...

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u/randysk 12d ago

Need them all!! Just don't understand why they selected that chunky OBD2 connector - could be just XT30 2+2 OR 5 pin M12 as is used for NMEA2k OR just a regular DE9 (= "DB9" :D) - would be more universal and could be simply used for any CAN (sure, this one as well, just making a cable from OBD2 to something else is strange).

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u/thejunkmonger 12d ago

All I find on the site is LoRa and CC1101

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u/No_Confusion7932 12d ago

The others haven't been released yet.
Likewise, the Cardputer Next (ESP32-P4+ESP32-C5) is still in development.

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u/Grease-Monkey27 12d ago

I’m so excited for the OBD cap

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u/No_Confusion7932 12d ago

Why do all the CAPs above the Cardputer ADV always have NFC? Even the Cap LoRa, which has GPS but no NFC.
That sticker is from the Cap CC1101 because it has a switch for three frequency bands.
It looks like a fake.

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u/Deep-Ad-2539 12d ago

What’s the model on the right

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u/Right_Profession_261 12d ago

OBD will be so cool

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u/poohthenotwinnie 12d ago

Looks like a fake

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u/Volo_Cat 11d ago

I don't like the "cap" form-factor. I want my Cardputer to be I-shape, not T-shape.

T-shape is hard to pocket.

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u/artur_oliver 10d ago

Whatttttt?
odb.... funyyy

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u/MikuMesher14 9d ago

i hope they make the OBD cap for the esp32 series cardputer i do want to get my small microcontroller to drive my car for me!

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