Software Defined Radio 2-Day Software Defined Radio Training with HackRF One

Date

08 November 2017 - 09 November 2017

Hosted by

Bently Reserve

Location

301 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111
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Trainer

Michael Ossmann

Language

English

Capacity

18

Course Description

Students that complete the course will receive a HackRF One software defined radio platform.

An introduction to digital signal processing, software radio, and the powerful tools that enable the growing array 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.

Course Outline

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

What to bring

• Laptop computer with two USB ports available, capable of booting from a USB flash drive
• 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.