{
 "slug": "proxmark3-rdv4",
 "name": "Proxmark3 RDV4",
 "maker": "RFID Research Group",
 "category": "rfid",
 "categoryLabel": "RFID & NFC",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A portable research platform for low- and high-frequency RFID.",
 "goodFor": "Study low- and high-frequency RFID in detail.",
 "youNeed": "A computer and compatible client firmware.",
 "tradeoff": "Wireless and standalone-power accessories are separate.",
 "tags": [
  "LF RFID",
  "HF RFID",
  "USB",
  "Modular antennas"
 ],
 "price": "€329 standard / €529 complete",
 "priceShort": "€329+",
 "priceFrom": "lab401.com",
 "checked": "2026-09-15",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/proxmark3-rdv4/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/proxmark3-rdv4",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/proxmark3-rdv4.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/proxmark3-rdv4.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/proxmark3-rdv4.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/proxmark3-rdv4.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "RFID Research Group",
   "label": "Buy from RFID Research Group",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=proxmark3-rdv4&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Lab401",
   "label": "Buy from Lab401",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://lab401.com/products/proxmark-3-rdv4?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=proxmark3-rdv4&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Compute & radios",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Controller",
     "value": "SAM7S512",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "External memory",
     "value": "2 Mbit / 256 KB SPI flash",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "RFID frequencies",
     "value": "125 kHz LF; 13.56 MHz HF",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Antennas",
     "value": "Pretuned, replaceable LF/HF boards; optional longer-range antennas",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Interfaces & body",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Smart cards",
     "value": "SIM/smart-card reader",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Controls",
     "value": "1 button; 4 power LEDs and 4 mode LEDs",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Dimensions",
     "value": "54 × 87 × 10 mm",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Enclosure",
     "value": "ABS",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Expansion connector",
     "value": "FPC exposes ARM USART for peripherals; distinct from USB-CDC",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/uart_notes.md"
    },
    {
     "label": "Mobile software",
     "value": "Product page references Android Project Walrus; current app support unconfirmed",
     "source": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Client & firmware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Software target",
     "value": "RRG/Iceman defaults to RDV4; use matching client and device firmware versions",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/0_Compilation-Instructions.md"
    },
    {
     "label": "Build selection",
     "value": "PM3RDV4 target; choose standalone features at compilation",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/4_Advanced-compilation-parameters.md"
    },
    {
     "label": "Bluetooth configuration",
     "value": "Blue Shark requires the BTADDON build option",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/4_Advanced-compilation-parameters.md"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Optional Blue Shark accessory",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR; separate add-on, not built-in BLE/Wi-Fi",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/bt_manual_v10.md"
    },
    {
     "label": "Battery",
     "value": "400 mAh accessory battery; not part of the base RDV4",
     "source": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/bt_manual_v10.md"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Hardware overview",
   "url": "https://proxmark.com/proxmark-3-hardware/proxmark-3-rdv4/"
  },
  {
   "label": "RRG/Iceman software and operating-system guides",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3"
  },
  {
   "label": "RRG/Iceman releases",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/releases"
  },
  {
   "label": "Compile, flash and keep versions matched",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/0_Compilation-Instructions.md"
  },
  {
   "label": "Hardware targets and optional build features",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/4_Advanced-compilation-parameters.md"
  },
  {
   "label": "Blue Shark Bluetooth/battery manual",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/bt_manual_v10.md"
  },
  {
   "label": "FPC/USART interface notes",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/uart_notes.md"
  },
  {
   "label": "Initial device verification",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/2_Configuration-and-Verification.md"
  },
  {
   "label": "Client command reference",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/commands.md"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "open-firmware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open firmware",
  "summary": "Firmware (RRG/Iceman fork) is fully open, but no schematic or PCB source has ever been published for the RDV4 hardware revision itself.",
  "files": [],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "GPL-3.0",
    "stars": 6102,
    "pushed": "2026-09-26"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "Atmel/Microchip AT91SAM7S512",
    "role": "MCU (ARM7TDMI, 512 KB flash / 64 KB RAM)"
   },
   {
    "part": "Xilinx Spartan-II FPGA",
    "role": "RF signal processing FPGA"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Searched extensively (web + gh api tree of RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3) for RDV4-specific hardware files; none exist. The repo's doc/original_proxmark3/proxmark3.sch + .brd (Eagle) are for the ORIGINAL pre-RDV4 Proxmark3 (AT91SAM7S64, no smartcard slot/FPC) and were deliberately excluded here since they don't represent the RDV4 revision actually sold. AT91SAM7S512/Spartan-II confirmed via secondary sources; microchip.com blocked automated verification of its own datasheet page in this environment, so no datasheet URL is included.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [
  {
   "name": "Iceman Proxmark3 Fork",
   "url": "https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3",
   "tag": "RFID / NFC",
   "description": "The industry standard RFID/NFC research firmware, client, and comprehensive dictionary attack suite."
  }
 ],
 "chips": [
  "at91sam7",
  "spartan"
 ]
}