Case study

microfreak-emu: rehosting Arturia MicroFreak firmware in Renode

microfreak-emu rehosts Arturia MicroFreak firmware 5.0.0.2084 in Renode with models for STM32 peripherals and audio output. Its research documents firmware addresses, stored formats and the SysEx message exchange, while the harness supports boot checks, MIDI-driven differential runs and preset rendering.

Targets: Firmware · Protocol
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: 2026-10-25
Language: Python
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

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: Renode and a sibling checkout of microfreak-tools.
Prerequisites: Presets and samples must be supplied separately for rendering content that uses them.
Scope: A user-supplied MicroFreak firmware image; the documented addresses apply to version 5.0.0.2084.
License: Apache-2.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{microfreak-emu-case,
  title = {{microfreak-emu: rehosting Arturia MicroFreak firmware in Renode}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/gbryant/microfreak-emu}},
  url = {https://github.com/gbryant/microfreak-emu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/microfreak-emu-case/}}
}

Plain text

microfreak-emu: rehosting Arturia MicroFreak firmware in Renode. https://github.com/gbryant/microfreak-emu (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/microfreak-emu-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · gbryant/microfreak-emu · Revision 9f80bc3
docs/PROTOCOL.md GitHub · gbryant/microfreak-emu · Revision 9f80bc3
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md GitHub · gbryant/microfreak-emu · Revision 9f80bc3