Arduino drones radio comunication

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Hello! I have a problem regarding the arduino drones. I need to do forensics on them i i wanted to monitor the radio signal. The ideea is that i am working on 2.4GHz, but i don't find any tutorials for radio sniffing. Do you have any ideea what hardware should i buy for that?

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Which one?

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Welcome to the forum

I didn't know that Arduino made drones

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Any drone that are arduino based.

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This is what i was thinking to analize
Drones:

  • Firmware extraction and analysis (FLASH, EEPROM, FUSES)
  • GPS data analysis (GPS spoofing manipulation check)
  • Drone route analysis (real vs planned)
  • Analysis of Radio commands (interception or jamming) ***
  • Analysis of flight logs
  • Check sensor data
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The first thing that you need to know is what radio system is being used

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My project won't be used in the industry so i have the posibility to choose something simple so i can present it. i was thinking to use an nrf24l01 module for the monitorization.

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Drones that have an arduino as their process unit

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And how do you see that working if the hypothetical drone doesn't use an nRF24L01 module?

Please explain why the on board processor would have any bearing on your choice of hardware in monitoring the RF signals generated by the completely separate RF module (in your chosen scenario).

:popcorn:

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Why are 'forensics' needed ?

Much easier to just ask the owners of the drones what RF stuff and protocols thay are using.

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good, so I received a project title, a project that I do as I wish. The title is arduino forensics (drones, IoT systems, malicious equipment, remote control equipment). I want to cover as many of the techniques that could be used in this field. that's why I want to show how I could sniff radio signals (hypothetically received from a remote control to a drone based on an arduino, I don't have money for a remote control/drone/anything else, but I have money to buy two nrf24l01 modules, one to connect to an r-pi and sniff and the other to connect to an arduino uno to make it generate and transmit messages)

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There is no owner, i need to do that so i can get graded (is an year long project so it needs to be a little complex)

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I see. So there's no actual correlation between what you're trying to do and what it is you initially said you wanted to do.

Good luck with your project.

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Have you determined the frequencies that such equipment might operate on? Could be 27 mHz. 49mHz, 433mHz, 800, 900, 1200mHz, or 5 gigHz, or?

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i don't understand what are u meaning

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2.4 GHz

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So if there are no owners, how do you know they are 'Arduino' drones ?

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Because that is what i have to investigate and i will not test it on anithing else

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Then, perhaps, begin with a SDR, software defined radio, attached to your PC and use the associated software to see what you can hear. No Arduino needed. They usually include a visual display of signals being received, so yo can pick out the one you want to examine more closely.

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Thanks, i will test that <3