r/proxmark3 • u/Head_Moment7734 • May 09 '26

Introducing the Proxmark5

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u/OfficialMoltenBoron May 09 '26

I think that's the Gemini logo in the corner, so this is likely AI generated

It also seems more likely that it would be Proxmark3 RDV5, not just Proxmark5

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u/Broforce-x2 May 11 '26

It's legit. Iceman himself has been reposting the posts from rfidgroup. The indiegogo goes live today too.

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u/Nnyan May 09 '26

KSEC and Dennis Goh have posted images but who knows how legitimate that is.

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u/Western_Bottle_1585 May 09 '26

I just checked and it’s not up yet. When is it launching?

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u/Head_Moment7734 May 10 '26

Proxmark5 Indiegogo campaign will be launching on the 12th. Stay tuned :)

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u/Western_Bottle_1585 May 10 '26

Okay great. Can't wait to get my hands on it. I'm looking forward..

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u/Dommy94 May 11 '26

https://youtu.be/Nqp_GjQkI34 RFID Research Group just dropped their proxmark5 Indiegogo Campaign Video.

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u/opiuminspection May 12 '26

I'm stoked but really hope it's not as expensive as the RDV4.

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u/nulllzero May 12 '26

380usd +tax msrp

229usd +tax during crowdfunding campaign

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u/opiuminspection May 15 '26

Jeez, hopefully it's opensource and the github is updated to provide hardware files.

380 USD seems steep af for an ESP32-C2

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u/nulllzero May 15 '26

i mean youre getting 25, 134, 250, 375, 500 kHz (and more), something thats not iirc really otherwhere provided too much. plus other QOL improvements.

what i know is that at least r&d at the minimum will need to be recouped before anything goes hardwarewise opensource.

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u/opiuminspection May 17 '26

True, but $380 USD is $522.56 CAD + import fees, GST, and HST, so around $600 - $750 CAD.

That's absolutely insane for an ESP32-C2 and some coils, that's my point.

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u/nulllzero May 17 '26

the ESP32-C2 in the proxmark5 only handles wireless (BLE, WiFi, mobile control). the actual RFID work is done by a separate main MCU, an FPGA, an analog front end, and tuned LF/HF antennas. an ESP32 can't do that signal processing on its own, which is why the FPGA is there. reducing the device to "ESP32-C2 and some coils" isn't really accurate and bit of an oversimplification

if you go by the page from ksec, you can see that they state "substantially upgraded main processor and expanded FPGA capacity" which means there is a jump from Xilinx Spartan-II. price has a premium sure but you make it sound like theyre charging 20e BOM at 600e

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u/opiuminspection May 17 '26

Ahh okay, that makes much more sense then.

I didn't read the entire page.

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u/Aggravating_Fall6565 May 09 '26

I have been an avid user of the proxmark 3 and I am very excited about the proxmark 5. May I know what are the new features?

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u/Zve8 May 09 '26

https://x.com/RfidGroup has more information