Case study

Spirit Halloween Remote: decoding Multi-Prop radio commands

Spirit Halloween Remote documents radio messages recovered from a Spirit Multi-Prop remote and replays four captured commands through a Raspberry Pi nRF24L01+ transmitter. The protocol notes give the 250 kbit/s setting, channel, address and 22-byte command bodies; an optional Home Assistant bridge exposes trigger buttons.

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: 0
Last commit: 2026-10-25
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 Raspberry Pi with Linux SPI and GPIO access, an nRF24L01+ radio and a matching powered receiver are required.
Testing evidence: The author reports testing one remote and receiver setup; compatibility with other units or revisions remains unconfirmed.
Limits: Packet field meanings, checksum and radio-chip identity remain unresolved.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case,
  title = {{Spirit Halloween Remote: decoding Multi-Prop radio commands}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24}},
  url = {https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case/}}
}

Plain text

Spirit Halloween Remote: decoding Multi-Prop radio commands. https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24 · Revision 0a43043
docs/findings.md GitHub · zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24 · Revision 0a43043
docs/protocol.md GitHub · zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24 · Revision 0a43043