Build Your Own OpticSpy Receiver Module

Instructor - Joe Grand

Pre-Requisites - None. No prior soldering experience necessary.

Abstract - OpticSpy is an open source hardware module for experimenting with optical data transmissions. It captures, amplifies, and converts an optical signal from a visible or infrared light source into a digital form that can be analyzed or decoded with a computer. With OpticSpy, electronics hobbyists and hardware hackers can search for covert channels, which intentionally exfiltrate data in a way undetectable to the human eye, add data transfer functionality to a project, or explore signals from remote controls and other systems that send information through light waves. In this workshop, creator Joe Grand will present a brief history of the project and then guide you through the process of building, calibrating, and testing your own kit version of OpticSpy.

Required Materials - None