Supercharging the PicoEMP With Surplus High-Voltage Supplies
Course
Hash Salehi of RECESSIM explains how a $70 surplus power supply and a simple PicoEMP modification achieves ChipShouter-class fault injection performance at roughly $250 total - with open-source design files and live benchmark results.
The PicoEMP democratized electromagnetic fault injection, but at one pulse per second and a 250V ceiling, it remains a learning tool. The ChipShouter fills the professional tier at $5,000, leaving hobbyists with nowhere in between. This session closes that gap with a $70 surplus electrophoresis power supply from eBay that drives the PicoEMP to 500V with dramatically faster pulse repetition.
This session, led by Hash Salehi, founder and CEO of RECESSIM, will cover:
- How a simple bypass modification achieves 500V output and pulse rates orders of magnitude faster than stock;
- Head-to-head benchmarks against the ChipShouter, covering peak voltage, pulse width consistency and recovery time;
- How the modified platform performs glitch attacks on automotive ECUs using fully open-source, reproducible hardware.
Here is the course outline:
Supercharging the PicoEMP With Surplus High-Voltage Supplies |
Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:
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CPE Credit Certificate |
