# ZOOM F8: BLE remote-control protocol reconstruction

> ZOOM F8 BLE protocol documentation reconstructs remote control for F8-family field recorders. It describes advertising, GATT handles, the connection handshake, commands, telemetry, settings and SD-card browsing, while distinguishing live observations from firmware-derived and inferred details.

- 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/Ashtry197/zoom-f8-ble-protocol>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Ashtry197/zoom-f8-ble-protocol/blob/a91758e159683e0aeca447daeb0f8af39bb41d46/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zoom-f8-ble-protocol-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zoom-f8-ble-protocol-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/zoom-f8-ble-protocol-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** A ZOOM F8n Pro was used for the documented hardware observations.
- **Limits:** F8n and F8 compatibility is untested; F6, F3 and H-series devices are outside scope.
- **License:** Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Ashtry197/zoom-f8-ble-protocol/blob/a91758e159683e0aeca447daeb0f8af39bb41d46/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Ashtry197/zoom-f8-ble-protocol/blob/a91758e159683e0aeca447daeb0f8af39bb41d46/LICENSE>

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