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Software Defined Radio

Michael Ossmann, Great Scott Gadgets | July 22-23 & July 24-25

 Early

$3,600

ENDS MAY 19 2359 PT
 Regular

$3,900

ENDS JULY 7 2359 PT
 Late

$4,100

ENDS JULY 21 2359 PT
 On-Site

$4,200

ENDS JULY 24

Overview

of SDR projects within the hacker community, this course takes a unique "software radio for hackers" approach, building on the participants' knowledge of computers and introducing them to the forefront of digital radio technology. Participants will learn how to transmit, receive, and analyze radio signals and will be prepared to use this knowledge in the research of wireless communication security. Each student will receive a HackRF One software defined radio transceiver, a $300 value.

Day 1
  • Introduction to Software Defined Radio
  • Exercise: Finding a Signal
  • Complex vs. Real Signals
  • Exercise: Working with Complex Signals (part 1)
  • Exercise: Working with Complex Signals (part 2)
  • Aliasing and Sampling Theory
  • Exercise: Transmission and Simulation
  • Exercise: Digital Filters
  • Bandwidth


Day 2
  • Exercise: Replay
  • Modulation
  • Exercise: Modulation Identification
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Exercise: Reverse Engineering
  • Decoding Digital Signals
  • Exercise: Decoding

Who Should Take this Course

Anyone with an interest in investigating the physical layer of real world digital radio communication systems.

Student Requirements

A background in software development and an interest in security are helpful but not required.

What Students Should Bring

  • Laptop computer
    • There are no minimum processing power or memory requirements but signal processing is an intensive application, so more of both is always useful. The laptop must have two High-Speed USB 2.0 (or 3.0) ports available and must be capable of booting from USB.
  • Software: A bootable USB flash drive will be provided. This drive contains all the software required for the class.
  • Students are also encouraged to bring additional SDR hardware or target devices for show and tell.

What Students Will Be Provided With

HackRF SDR peripheral, exercise workbook, USB flash drive.

Trainers

Michael Ossmann is a wireless security researcher who makes hardware for hackers. Best known for the open source HackRF, Ubertooth, and GreatFET projects, he founded Great Scott Gadgets in an effort to put exciting, new tools into the hands of innovative people.