Friday, June 12, 2026

DIY Homemade FCFZ Fully CompatIble Flipper Zero

I finally got this DIY Flipper Zero clone working but it needs more work!  I had to buy the processor and LCD as they are not common ones.

Here is my schematic so far.  I simplifed the wiring but the keyboard and SD card are having issues so it might not be correct!


Here is a picture of the wiring.  The IR and RF modules are not yet connectd.


Its up and running (barely).  I can not get the SD card working properly.

First life, its ALIVE finally thanks to ARTFOR for the instruction videos.   https://www.youtube.com/@ARTFOR


After fighting with the keyboard forever, sometimes I had to press a button 5 or more times to get a response, I switched to an older FCFZ design that does not have a 75HC165.  But this version had the same problem!  Then I updated the flipper version from 1.4.1 to 1.4.3 and the issue went away!

Here is the new, simpler schematic with a working CC1101:
Yellow purple has a video of this setup at: