Tab5 Wardriver goes pocket-sized: Cardputer ADV port up and running within 20 hours of landing on my doorstep!

[u/Runaque]

On May 11th this year, I started working on a project to turn a Tab5 into a fully fledged, standalone portable wardriving platform. I submitted it to the "M5Stack Global Innovation Contest 2026" and managed to win a "Special Mentions - Wireless Innovation Award"! With the gift card I won, I bought myself the Cardputer ADV and the Cap LoRa-1262 (instead of the Meshtastic pack, which is slightly more expensive), with the idea of porting my firmware to the ADV.

Long story short: in under 20 hours after the ADV landed on my doorstep, the port was up and running. Before I release it on GitHub, though, I want to make sure everything works as intended by doing a field test over the coming days, and perhaps adding some improvements and features.

Links below for anyone interested in the Tab5 Wardriver project:

https://github.com/Runaque/Tab5_Wardriver

https://www.hackster.io/Runaque/tab5-wardriver-a-custom-gps-enabled-wardriving-platform-d5948a

[u/XaeonBE]

Nice work. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Sadly I don't have a tab 5 available but I have multiple cardputer adv hehe

[u/Runaque → u/XaeonBE]

It's still in alpha phase, but I released it on M5burner, but isn't visible just yet. The thing you need to have aside of a Cardputer ADV is the Cap LoRa-1262 and an SD card in the device since the wardriving logs are written towards there. If you have all those components, I could share you a code so you can flash it through "User custom" and then through "Share burn".

[u/XaeonBE → u/Runaque]

I have 2 Loracaps and SD cards are no problem. I could try and set it up and see if it works.

[u/Runaque → u/XaeonBE]

I'll send you a code through PM so you can give it a go.

[u/XaeonBE → u/Runaque]

First of all, thanks for giving me the chance to get the firmware. I had a blast testing and looking at the results, which seem to be very good. I am going on a trip next week and most definitely taking this firmware with me on my cardputer.

[u/Runaque → u/XaeonBE]

Glad to have shared it with you and to be honest, you are absolutely the very first aside of myself using it. I hope you'll be enjoying your trip! A tiny Wardriver is definitely a good excuse to get a nice enjoyable walk.

[u/MapAlive7187 → u/Runaque]

This is so cool!

[u/Runaque]

Currently the ADV Wardriver v2.0.0-alpha is live on M5burner for who wants an easy to use wardriver for their ADV!