PHANTOM GITHUB

DIY · HANDHELD · EDUCATIONAL

LEARN HOW
WIRELESS
TRICKS WORK.

Phantom is a small gadget you build yourself — a screen, a twist knob, and open-source firmware. Explore fake WiFi hotspots, phone pairing demos, and Bluetooth behavior in a lab you control.

  • ~$10three parts, used
  • ONE KNOBturn & click menu
  • LAB ONLYyour gear, your rules
Phantom prototype on a breadboard — small screen, twist knob, and microcontroller
REAL BUILD · SCREEN + KNOB + ESP32 BOARD

FOR LEARNING ONLY. Use on networks and devices you own, or with written permission. Misuse can be illegal. Read the full disclaimer before you build.

THE IDEA

WHAT IS PHANTOM?

A pocket-sized learning tool for people curious about WiFi and Bluetooth security — not a black-box hacker toy. You wire the parts, flash the firmware, and see how common attack demos actually work under the hood.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Students, makers, and security beginners who want hands-on practice — not slide decks.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

A used ESP32 board (~$4), a rotary knob (~$1), a small TFT screen (~$5), plus jumper wires and a breadboard you may already own. No soldering for the starter build.

WHAT IS IT NOT?

Not a plug-and-play weapon. Not for public WiFi, strangers' phones, or anything without clear permission.

PARTS ONLY

CHEAPER THAN BUYING ONE.

Ready-made wireless lab gadgets often cost $100–$300+. Phantom is three cheap modules and free firmware — about $10 if you shop used boards and budget screens.

  • Used ESP32 board$4
  • Rotary encoder knob$1
  • 2.8" TFT screen$5
  • Core build total~$10

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

WHAT CAN IT DO?

Working demos today, plus room to grow. Tap a category on the knob menu — submenus look like this on the TFT.

FAKE HOTSPOT LAB

Spin up a look-alike WiFi network and a login page — see how captive portals fool people.

WORKING

BLUETOOTH DEMOS

Pair as a wireless keyboard, send test popups to your own phone, clone nearby device ads.

WORKING

DEVICE STATUS

Check memory, storage, and load right on the screen while you experiment.

WORKING

MORE COMING

Network scanning, remote control stubs, and other menu slots are placeholders for future work.

SOON

YOUR TURN

HOW DO I START?

  1. Grab the code — free on GitHub, open source.
  2. Wire three parts — board, screen, knob. Photos and pin tables on About.
  3. Flash & play — turn the knob to browse, click to open a demo.
  4. Stay legal — test only on your own phone, laptop, and home network.