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Program to decode radio transmissions from devices on the ISM bands (and other frequencies)

39 mentions on Hacker News by 30 people: 2 stories, 37 comments · first 2014-07-25 · latest 2026-08-31

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  1. …to pick up existing broadcasts in your area. I pick up three different stations consistently! [0] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  2. …goings of individual cars. For anyone else looking to do the same with it this project is great: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  3. …etc. There a ton of devices that use 433Mhz. You can also extend rtl_433 pretty easily. [0] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  4. You can monitor and track these as well with: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  5. This is a tool for receiving a lot of 433MHz stuff: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  6. If you want to decode transmissions from common weather sensors, be sure to check out rtl_433 [ https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 ]. If you have and RTLSDR dongle, it should just work.
  7. …an RTL-SDR using rlt_433 and then pipe those datapoints into a Prometheus + Grafana installation. https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by tengbretson · 2024-12-31 · in How to monitor your local weather with Grafana
  8. And there's a multiformat receiver block too: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  9. …be build, although the transmitted data conforms to standards and can be processed with for example https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 . So one can gather all data with a simple dongle and process that with a RPi.
  10. …now, and start playing around with whatever sensors others in your neighborhood happen to have. [1] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 [2] https://www.acurite.com/shop-all/weather-instruments/weather... [3]…
    comment by tzs · 2023-05-19 · in Building a weather station
  11. …tire, which emits temp, pressure, serial#, and other data. You can decode this for yourself with https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 and a RTL-SDR.
  12. …I use these to monitor my plants. I use a HackRF and the following software to collect the data. https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 It works okay: it drops around 10% of the data due to reception issues, but I think it might be related…
  13. …seem feasible this could get used for vehicle presence detection or even short-range tracking. [0] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  14. Time for SDR inspection? https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  15. …will display selected readings on the LED display, but I mostly just let mrtg/rrdtool do its thing. https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by flyinghamster · 2022-05-04 · in Best Raspberry Pi Projects
  16. …states it does not decrypt the rolling code.[1] According to the CVE there is no rolling code. [0] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 [1] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/blob/master/src/devices/...
    comment by prova_modena · 2022-03-25 · in Vulnerability in Honda's Remote Keyless System
  17. What you're looking for is RTL433[0]. [0]: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  18. Most (all?) smart meters' payload is unencrypted, and can be read with a $20 software-defined radio: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 I now have my electric, gas, and water readings going into Home Assistant - the hardest part of…
  19. …stuff with it. Have the whole thing wrapped with docker compose and just runs in the backgound. [1] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  20. I use https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 on the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) band used by my car (315 Mhz) to trigger home automation like turning on the lights as we're pulling up. (rtl_433 publishes to MQTT, which triggers…
  21. …have to deal with when designing drainage for road projects). [1] https://pastebin.com/7Aus3U3R [2] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  22. …https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJVU78/ [2] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009U7WZCA/ [3] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  23. …a signal. There are several projects on GitHub to pick them up, and I've successfully done it. See: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  24. …on the radio, often making it only necessary to determine its frequency and what each bit means: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/wiki/digitech_xc0324.REA...
    comment by lights0123 · 2021-07-04 · in Decoding radio pH capsules with rtl_433
  25. …sort of remote button or keypad. [4] https://www.weathershack.com/product/acurite-06004m.html [5] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by tzs · 2021-06-29 · in Building a DIY Smart Doorbell
  26. https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 is an amazing application. I was once in a similar situation and this app just automatically determined the used protocol!
  27. …to receive 433Mhz alarm from cheap fire/gas alarms using a DVB-T dongle and raspberry pi. [1] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by Abishek_Muthian · 2020-11-11 · in PySDR: A Guide to SDR and DSP Using Python
  28. …walls) and long (months+) battery life. On RPi side I only had to get an RTL-SDR receiver and run https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 on the RPi itself to decode the data. It was significantly cheaper than going with BLE or WiFi sensors.
    comment by izacus · 2020-06-15 · in Build yourself a weather station
  29. …to any API you would like. [1] https://www.banggood.com/USB2_0-FM-DAB-DVB-T-RTL2832U-R820T2... [2] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by mythor · 2020-06-15 · in Build yourself a weather station
  30. I use DVB-T USB dongle. You can use this project[1] to decode it. [1] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by Abishek_Muthian · 2019-12-02 · in Open-Source Home Automation
  31. …isn't super complicated. https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
    comment by justinsaccount · 2019-11-25 · in GNU Radio first steps: a FM receiver
  32. …the normal price is ~$70 USD) and using it with Prometheus. I've done something similar wrapping https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 to pick up temp / humidity monitoring data from sensors around my home, then stuffing the results into…
  33. You can read TPMS sensors in car tires, wireless weather stations and much more, see this app: https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 for more examples.
  34. …[2] https://github.com/argilo/gr-elster [3] https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr [4] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  35. …fun one [3]. [1] https://github.com/shaunhey/ea_receiver [2] https://github.com/bemasher/rtlamr [3] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  36. …do is get weather data from commercial outdoor wireless weather sensors in your area with RTL 433 https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433
  37. …little program[2] that understands a wide variety of manufactures' formats. [1] ##rtlsdr [3] [2] https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433 [3] Which I'm running a small fundraiser for, http://igg.me/at/rtlsdr