Case study

FABA on Linux: reconstructing the speaker's song format

FABA on Linux reconstructs how the FABA speaker stores and plays songs by examining the myFaba Electron app and files on the device. It documents MKI folder naming and XOR plus bit-rotation audio encoding, then provides Python tools to convert, encode, and load user-provided MP3s from Linux.

Targets: App
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: Python
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux, Python 3, ffmpeg, a data-capable USB cable, and a FABA device are required for loading songs.
Scope: Song folders depend on the RFID figure placed on the device.
Limits: The author reports working playback on one device; full-card reads are slow over its USB 1.1 storage interface.
License: GPL-3.0-only license.

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BibTeX

@misc{faba-tools-case,
  title = {{FABA on Linux: reconstructing the speaker's song format}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/aleeraser/faba-tools}},
  url = {https://github.com/aleeraser/faba-tools},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/faba-tools-case/}}
}

Plain text

FABA on Linux: reconstructing the speaker's song format. https://github.com/aleeraser/faba-tools (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/faba-tools-case/

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README.md GitHub · aleeraser/faba-tools · Revision 2385f05