# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware · Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24/blob/0a43043b16ced93eeb894e5cf53e83d8dca948a1/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/spirit-halloween-remote-nrf24-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24/blob/0a43043b16ced93eeb894e5cf53e83d8dca948a1/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24/blob/0a43043b16ced93eeb894e5cf53e83d8dca948a1/docs/findings.md>
3. <https://github.com/zlcoburn/SpiritHalloweenRemote-nrf24/blob/0a43043b16ced93eeb894e5cf53e83d8dca948a1/docs/protocol.md>

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