# Gaomon M10K 2018: firmware decoding and report-rate investigation

> Gaomon M10K 2018 research decodes a substitution-encoded GD32F350 tablet firmware image and investigates its sensor loop and USB report path. The repository includes an image codec, constrained patch builder, DFU transaction documentation, and observations from experimental report-rate changes.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware · Protocol
- Category: Firmware tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/stupidorphan/m10k-2018>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/stupidorphan/m10k-2018/blob/7aeac12e9fca7e5b9674a3fc514445a4300847ed/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gaomon-m10k-2018-firmware-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gaomon-m10k-2018-firmware-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gaomon-m10k-2018-firmware-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply the official M10K 2018 OEM02 T17b 241030 firmware image yourself.
- **Prerequisites:** The builder and codec require Python 3.10 or newer; Raw Input diagnostics and flashing require Windows.
- **Limits:** The author reports measurements from one tablet.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/stupidorphan/m10k-2018/blob/7aeac12e9fca7e5b9674a3fc514445a4300847ed/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/stupidorphan/m10k-2018/blob/7aeac12e9fca7e5b9674a3fc514445a4300847ed/docs/reverse-engineering.md>

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