Case study

miband-lit: reconstructing Mi Band 5 BLE heart-rate access

miband-lit implements direct BLE communication with a Mi Band 5 to authenticate, stream heart-rate readings and send notifications or vibration commands. Its write-up describes the band's 16-byte key and AES challenge-response exchange. A Streamlit dashboard displays readings, while an optional WiZ bulb integration reacts to them.

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

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-06-15
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

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: A Mi Band 5, macOS with Bluetooth access, Python dependencies, and the band's 16-byte key from the user's Zepp account are required.
Limits: The author reports intermittent heart-rate sessions and a reading cadence of only one value every few seconds.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{miband-lit-case,
  title = {{miband-lit: reconstructing Mi Band 5 BLE heart-rate access}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/myselfshravan/miband-lit}},
  url = {https://github.com/myselfshravan/miband-lit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/miband-lit-case/}}
}

Plain text

miband-lit: reconstructing Mi Band 5 BLE heart-rate access. https://github.com/myselfshravan/miband-lit (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/miband-lit-case/

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README.md GitHub · myselfshravan/miband-lit · Revision fc9165c
BLOG.md GitHub · myselfshravan/miband-lit · Revision fc9165c