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 "slug": "m5shark-v8-2-4g-5g",
 "name": "M5Shark V8 2.4G/5G",
 "maker": "M5Shark",
 "category": "wifi",
 "categoryLabel": "Wi-Fi & Bluetooth",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A touchscreen handheld for wireless experiments and logging.",
 "goodFor": "Use a touchscreen for wireless experiments and logs.",
 "youNeed": "Compatible firmware and a microSD card for logging.",
 "tradeoff": "Third-party hardware; firmware compatibility is a maker claim.",
 "tags": [
  "Marauder",
  "touchscreen",
  "dual-band Wi-Fi",
  "GNSS",
  "SD logging"
 ],
 "price": "US$120",
 "priceShort": "$120",
 "priceFrom": "m5shark.com",
 "checked": "2026-09-15",
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 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Compute & radio",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "ESP32-C5",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wi-Fi",
     "value": "2.4/5 GHz; firmware-dependent",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "GNSS",
     "value": "ATGM336H-5N31; GPS/BeiDou; backup battery",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Storage",
     "value": "TF/microSD slot with ESD protection",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Display & controls",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "2.4-inch resistive touchscreen",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Touch controls",
     "value": "Upper/middle/lower: previous/confirm/next; small targets need precision",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power button",
     "value": "One press on; two presses off",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Indicators",
     "value": "Blue GNSS; green status; red charging",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Power & body",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Battery",
     "value": "2000 mAh / 7.4 Wh",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Charging",
     "value": "USB-C; 5 V / 1 A",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Charge protection",
     "value": "Maker claims cutoff outside 0–60 °C",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Dimensions & weight",
     "value": "Approximately 80 × 50 × 18 mm; 110 g",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Enclosure",
     "value": "Printed black PETG",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Package & software",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Included",
     "value": "Device, GNSS antenna, dual-band antenna and preinstalled lanyard",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    },
    {
     "label": "Firmware compatibility",
     "value": "Maker claims Marauder compatibility; exact factory version unspecified",
     "source": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "SHARK firmware project",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Device association",
     "value": "SHARK R150 repository links this exact V8 product",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark"
    },
    {
     "label": "Firmware hardware target",
     "value": "R150 lists 8 MB flash, PSRAM and 240 × 320 touch",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/releases"
    },
    {
     "label": "Release files",
     "value": "v150.0.0: USB flash kit, update image and V8 case archive",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/releases"
    },
    {
     "label": "Update boundary",
     "value": "R137 and earlier need full USB flashing; SD updates require R138+",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/releases"
    },
    {
     "label": "Survey outputs",
     "value": "SHARK documents WiGLE CSV, GPS/GPX recording and SD storage",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark"
    },
    {
     "label": "External RFID hardware",
     "value": "Chameleon Ultra features are BLE remote control of a separate device",
     "source": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product specifications",
   "url": "https://m5shark.com/products/m5shark-marauder-v8"
  },
  {
   "label": "Maker’s Marauder compatibility guide",
   "url": "https://m5shark.com/pages/esp32-marauder-compatible-devices-m5shark"
  },
  {
   "label": "Maker support center",
   "url": "https://support.m5shark.com/"
  },
  {
   "label": "SHARK firmware source — linked to the V8 product",
   "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark"
  },
  {
   "label": "SHARK R release and downloads",
   "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/releases"
  },
  {
   "label": "SHARK V8 case archive",
   "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/blob/main/hardware/m5shark-v8-3d-case-stl.rar"
  },
  {
   "label": "SHARK repository license file",
   "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/blob/main/LICENSE"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "open-firmware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open firmware",
  "summary": "SHARK firmware (MIT, forked from ESP32 Marauder) is fully open on GitHub; only a packed 3D-case archive is published, no PCB schematic or BOM for the board itself.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "3d-model",
    "label": "V8 enclosure STL set (packed)",
    "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark/blob/main/hardware/m5shark-v8-3d-case-stl.rar",
    "format": "STL"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/M5Shark/M5Shark",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 40,
    "pushed": "2026-09-18"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-C5",
    "role": "MCU (RISC-V dual-core, Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz + BLE)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-c5"
   },
   {
    "part": "IP5306",
    "role": "power management (I2C)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/YAGEO/IP5306"
   },
   {
    "part": "CH340",
    "role": "USB-serial bridge",
    "datasheet": "https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/WCH/CH340C"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Verified via `gh api` tree of M5Shark/M5Shark (LICENSE is MIT, copyright 'Just Call Me Koko' = the ESP32Marauder author, confirming this is a Marauder-derived firmware fork) and README hardware table. Only hardware/ file in the repo is a single .rar of case STLs; no schematic, PCB source, or BOM found anywhere in the tree.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [
  {
   "name": "ESP32 Marauder Dual-Band",
   "url": "https://github.com/justcallmekoko/ESP32Marauder",
   "tag": "Dual-Band Wi-Fi",
   "description": "Portable offensive and defensive Wi-Fi suite supporting 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum analysis and sniffing."
  },
  {
   "name": "Bruce",
   "url": "https://github.com/pr3y/Bruce",
   "tag": "Multi-Tool",
   "description": "Versatile multi-protocol pentest firmware for ESP32 with dual-band Wi-Fi, BLE, and Sub-GHz support."
  }
 ],
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  "esp32-c5",
  "ip5306",
  "ch340",
  "atgm336h"
 ]
}