Case study

rfserver: reconstructing a 433 MHz light remote

rfserver implements Raspberry Pi Pico W firmware for controlling LED lights through a decoded 433 MHz remote signal. It sends commands over RF, tracks changes made by the physical remote and exposes HTTP endpoints for commands and state.

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

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Last commit: 2025-04-06
Language: C
License (GitHub): Unlicense

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Raspberry Pi Pico W, suitable 433 MHz transmitter and receiver, Pico SDK and picotool.
Testing evidence: The author reports trying the build only on Apple Silicon macOS.
License: Unlicense.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{rfserver-light-remote-case,
  title = {{rfserver: reconstructing a 433 MHz light remote}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/bitcrshr/rfserver}},
  url = {https://github.com/bitcrshr/rfserver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rfserver-light-remote-case/}}
}

Plain text

rfserver: reconstructing a 433 MHz light remote. https://github.com/bitcrshr/rfserver (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rfserver-light-remote-case/

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README.md GitHub · bitcrshr/rfserver · Revision 2a0d00a