POOM LABS Documentation

POOM LABS is the documentation track for building your own practical security lab with POOM. The first track is NFC: standards, testing method, and reproducible command flows.

The POOM device — an open-source ESP32-C5 handheld multitool.
POOM — the open-source ESP32-C5 multitool.
Responsible Use: test only on cards, tags, and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to assess.

Explore the Labs

Everything POOM can do, grouped like the device menu — pick a card to dive in.

Basics

Setup
Getting Started & Flashing

Flash POOM with the web flasher or idf.py, then take the first-boot menu tour.

 Setup
OTA / DFU Updates

Update POOM wirelessly with the AP-mode DFU service after the first USB flash.

 Console
CLI Console

Drive POOM over USB: the cfg-* and nfc-* command groups, history and scripting.

 Console
Lua Scripting

Run .lua scripts from SD with the App/Oled/Buttons/Led API.

The Beast — Wireless

Track
THE BEAST Lab

Wireless-security experiments: deauth, karma, beacon spam, captive portals, BLE, PCAP.

 Track
Zigbee / 802.15.4 Lab

Sniff Zigbee and Thread traffic to a .pcap with the cfg-154 commands.

The Zen — NFC & Creative

Track
NFC Security Lab

NFC standards plus scan, connect, dump and emulation playbooks.

 Track
THE ZEN Lab

BLE MIDI, tones, media control and the Flipper-compatible IR remote.

The Maker

Track
THE MAKER Lab

Qwiic sensors by I2C address, live plotting, Edge AI and Arduino projects.

The Gamer

Track
THE GAMER Lab

Arduboy games and the POOM game library, plus BLE keyboard/HID, air mouse, air drums and LED effects.

Reference

Reference
Hardware Reference

Peripherals, drivers, the ESP32-C5 pinout and the storage map.

 Reference
System Design

How POOM applications, services, components, protocols, and hardware fit together.

 Reference
Troubleshooting & FAQ

Fixes for flashing, SD, radio, BLE and NFC, plus frequently asked questions.

 Reference
Technologies Matrix

The full component inventory across applications, modules and drivers.