This Ultimate Flipper Zero Attachment Has All the Things
Ray J’s Flipper Box is the ultimate Flipper Zero expansion module that includes every conceivable hardware component one could want.
The Flipper Zero is currently the gadget to own if you’re a hacking enthusiast. It is an adorable little portable gadget with all kinds of functionality — mostly related to sniffing and reproducing a variety of wireless communication methods. But while it packs an incredible amount of hardware into a compact package, it isn’t comprehensive. It might lack hardware that some users want, which is why the forward-thinking developers made it expandable through add-on modules. Those modules usually perform dedicated tasks, but Ray J went all-out and built a Flipper Zero attachment that includes every conceivable bit of hardware.
That last sentence wasn’t even an exaggeration — Flipper Box has basically everything that would feasibly be compatible with a Flipper Zero without simply getting redundant. Instead of buying a bunch of different modules and swapping them out, Ray J can do whatever he wants with just the one Flipper Box.
The hardware inside the Flipper Box includes a CC1101 sub-GHz radio transceiver with amplifier, an nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz transceiver, a W5500 Ethernet interface, a Raspberry Pi Pico for the VGM (Video Game Module), a flip board (buttons and NeoPixels), an ESP32-CAM, an OLED screen, a GPIO header set for additional modules, three ESP32 microcontrollers (two for different firmware options, plus one with GPS), a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor, and a cooling fan.
That is a lot of hardware and the Flipper Zero can’t interface with all of it simultaneously. So, the Flipper Box includes an array of multiplexer chips that route communication to the appropriate modules. At any given time, it can connect the Flipper Zero to two different modules. For example, it can activate the VGM and the DHT22 at the same time, which makes it possible to output an HDMI video signal to display the current temperature and humidity on an external monitor. There are plenty of useful combinations available.
Of course, that massive pile of components is far too bulky to fit into a conventional Flipper Zero module enclosure. Ray J designed a big 3D-printed case to hold all of the modules and it is roughly the size of chinchilla. A cable connects that to the Flipper Zero’s GPIO expansion header, letting Ray J leave the Flipper Box sitting on a table while he holds the Flipper Zero.
This is the best kind of overkill and we’re confident that Ray J will be capable of handling any situation he comes across.
