~/lxveace Electrical Field Engineer & Developer
LxveAce
Software Developer / Security & Hardware Builder / Honda & Acura Enthusiast
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About
Electrical Field Engineer working on data center builds. If a workflow is slow, I write the software to fix it.
I've always been the person who takes things apart to figure out how they work. Computers, cars, electronics — doesn't matter. I build PCs, flash firmware on ESP32s and Raspberry Pis, run a Trotec laser and a Roland printer, and solder my own boards. If it has a chip in it, I'm probably already messing with it.
After hours I write cybersecurity tools, build Electron apps, and study wireless security. I also wrench on a K-series Civic SI and I'm deep into the Honda/Acura world.
Cyber Controller
Cyber Controller is the one app I reach for to flash, control, and coordinate all my security hardware from a single window. It flashes 50 firmware profiles across 5 core backends (esptool, ADB, qFlipper, SD image, and Realtek AmebaD for the dual-band BW16/RTL8720DN, with cc2538-bsl, HackRF SPI-flash, and Nordic nRF-DFU in progress), reads 14 firmware protocols, and can fire one action across every connected radio at once with cross-device target sharing. A separate Software tab writes Kali, Tails, and Arch to USB, each checked with SHA-256 + OpenPGP before it writes; it runs fully offline from a cached catalog and self-updates. Built-in multi-device GPS wardriving exports to a merged WiGLE CSV (lawful, owner-authorized use only). You set up the Access Gate in the GUI (admin password, USB key, policy, salted-scrypt + encrypted vault), and Dead Man's Switch is built in for anti-forensic wipes. Recent releases add an opt-in AES-256-GCM secure container (sealed while the gate is locked), brute-force lockout and an opt-in duress self-wipe, a Simple/Pro interface, smart version-aware install (a downgrade backs up your old config instead of overwriting it), an animated startup, a four-interface launcher (PyQt5 / Tkinter / Textual TUI / web remote), pop-out tabs you can drag to a second monitor, and a Crack Lab that logs every captured WPA handshake and PMKID for offline cracking with CSV/JSON export. I hardened it myself and wrote the honest threat model into SECURITY.md.
Hardware-Validated Flash Core
50 firmware profiles across 5 backends (incl. Realtek AmebaD for the dual-band BW16), chip auto-detection, per-chip bootloader offsets, the critical --flash_size detect anti-brick patch. Carried over from my older headless-marauder-gui, where I'd already shaken most of the bugs out.
Cross-Device Coordination
Shared target pool across all connected devices with auto-routing. One board discovers an AP, another deauths it, another sniffs the handshake — the full loop is hardware-validated.
Anti-Forensic Integration
Dead Man's Switch built in as a submodule. ROM-bypass forensic obliteration hardware-validated on ESP32. Guardian firmware-agnostic dead-man gate. Host-side password provisioning — plaintext never touches the device.
Hardened
I ran a security pass and fixed what it turned up. Access Gate you set up in the GUI (admin password / USB key / policy, salted-scrypt + encrypted vault), SSRF-hardened downloads, scrypt web auth, AES-256-GCM encryption, CSRF protection, rate limiting, and control-char injection guards.
Unified Firmware + Software Flashing
One app, two clearly separate tabs — a Firmware tab for hardware (ESP32 + Pi SD images) and a Software tab that writes Kali, Tails, and Arch to USB, sha256/signature verified. Auto-updating catalog plus full offline use, with in-app tooltips and a How-To tab.
Wardriving & Logging
GPS-tagged Wi-Fi capture exported to WiGLE CSV. For lawful, owner-authorized assessments only.
Dead Man's Switch
Universal anti-forensic dead-man gate for ESP32 security firmware. Successor to Suicide Marauder with planned multi-board support — ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, Flipper Zero, and Raspberry Pi Pico W. The Guardian variant is firmware-agnostic: it gates boot at the factory partition level and works with any firmware. ROM SPI bypass brick hardware-validated on classic ESP32. Integrates into Cyber Controller as a submodule.
Firmware-Agnostic Gate
Guardian variant works with any ESP32 firmware — Marauder, GhostESP, Bruce, HaleHound, Meshtastic, or custom.
Multi-Board Roadmap
ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, Flipper Zero companion app, and Raspberry Pi Pico W. Universal gate logic.
ROM SPI Bypass Brick
Bypasses IDF flash protection via the ROM SPI driver. Overwrite-then-erase with raw-read verify.
Cyber Controller Integration
Git submodule integration. Remote arm/disarm, host-side provisioning, cross-device cascade wipes.
Security & Hardware Projects
A private collection of 19 cybersecurity and hardware hacking projects with deep-dive build guides, OSINT resources, and a full hardware inventory. 50+ purchases across ESP32, Flipper Zero, HaleHound, Raspberry Pi, SDR, and custom DIY PCBs — the lab behind every security tool on this site.
Deep-Dive Guides
Step-by-step build guides for every project — from soldering custom PCBs to flashing firmware and field testing.
Full Hardware Inventory
50+ tracked purchases with specs, sourcing links, and per-project allocation across the entire lab.
Multi-Platform
ESP32 (classic, S3, C3, C6), Flipper Zero, HaleHound, Raspberry Pi, SDR dongles, and custom boards.
OSINT & Recon
Web app recon frameworks, Wi-Fi auditing, Bluetooth enumeration, RF analysis, and NFC tooling.
Catalyst UI
A multi-vendor AI workbench built as a native desktop app. Tabbed PTY terminals, a 41-model catalog with Hugging Face browsing and GGUF import, an Obsidian-compatible Brain with semantic search, GitHub integration, cost tracking, and system monitoring — all in one window.
Real PTY Terminal
Tabbed terminal sessions via xterm.js and node-pty. Full shell, not a wrapper.
Model Catalog
41 curated models plus Hugging Face Hub browsing and GGUF-to-Ollama import.
Brain & RAG
Obsidian-compatible knowledge base with semantic search and context injection.
System Monitor
Process-level CPU, RAM, and GPU tracking with token cost budgets per session.
Tag Studio
A free, industrial-grade desktop studio for label and tag design. Drag-and-drop canvas, barcode generation, data-merge from CSV and Excel, and one-click export to PDF, PNG, SVG, and ZPL — with native output for Trotec laser, Panduit, Roland print/cut, and Zebra thermal printers.
Canvas Editor
Konva workspace with pan/zoom, layers, transparency, multi-select, alignment guides, and undo/redo.
Barcodes
Code 128B, Code 39, and QR code generation rendered directly into the design canvas.
Data Merge
CSV and Excel import with N-up sheet layout for batch label runs at scale.
Printer Targets
Native output for Trotec laser, Panduit thermal, Roland print/cut, and Zebra ZPL.
Civic SI Build
A documented build log for a 2009 Honda Civic SI (FG2) — stock K20Z3/6MT with bolt-on modifications, planned in-car PC, and a valved exhaust. Tracks every mod, maintenance item, and budget from purchase to present with detailed specs, part numbers, and install notes.
Bolt-On Mods
K&N Typhoon intake, Exedy Stage 1 clutch, Acuity short shifter, Continental DWS06 Plus tires.
In-Car PC
LattePanda 3 Delta planned as a permanently installed in-car computer with OBD-II telemetry and dashcam.
Valved Exhaust
DIY QTP electric cutout, Skunk2 Alpha header, Berk HFC — quiet mode to wide-open with a toggle.
Hondata FlashPro
ECU tuning with flex fuel support, data logging, and boost-ready calibration tables.
Claude Compact Controller
A hook system for Claude Code that manages context window compression automatically. Tracks session state, backs up transcripts, and handles compaction events — zero external dependencies, single JavaScript file.
Stop Hook
Captures final session state, writes a summary, and archives the transcript to a vault directory.
PreCompact Hook
Snapshots the context window before compression so you have a record of what existed.
PostCompact Hook
Logs compression ratio, tracks recovered context, and updates window boundaries.
Transcript Vault
Automatic backup of full session transcripts before they get compressed away.
Projects
Research, builds, and collections — each open on GitHub.
Security & Research
| Name | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security & Hardware Projects ESP32 · Cyberdeck · OSINT | Build library | 19 cybersecurity and hardware hacking projects with step-by-step build guides, firmware references, and shopping lists. Flagship: a 14-device Pelican 1300 cyberdeck with dual-band WiFi, LoRa mesh, IMSI catcher detection, IoT credential harvesting, and network pentesting — all from one battery. Also: ESP32 Marauder, Pwnagotchi, Meshtastic, Kismet wardriving, and a universal multi-firmware flasher tool. lxveace.com/security |
| Web App Recon Framework Python · recon | Research | A 17-phase reconnaissance and traffic-analysis methodology for web applications — DNS/TLS recon, mitmproxy network interception, Playwright capture automation, hidden-API endpoint mapping, client-side source analysis, and data-exfiltration detection. github.com/LxveAce/worldviewosnit |
| Headless Marauder GUI ESP32 Marauder | Open source | Native desktop ESP32 Marauder controller and multi-firmware flasher — no browser, no Web Serial dependency. Four UIs (PyQt5, Tkinter, Textual TUI, web remote), 70+ commands, live data parsing, session logging, and built-in Suicide-Marauder flashing. Runs over SSH or as a one-click standalone exe on Raspberry Pi, laptops, and cyberdeck builds. lxveace.com/marauder |
| Universal Flasher Firmware flasher | v1.4.0 | One flasher, two clearly separate tabs. The Firmware tab writes hardware images (ESP32 Marauder, GhostESP, Bruce, and more, plus Raspberry Pi SD images) across multiple flash backends. The Software tab now ships Software-OS flashing: it writes PC/USB operating systems to a USB drive (Kali Linux, Tails OS, Arch, and more), each integrity-verified by sha256/signature, with --list-os and --flash-os CLI flags for headless use. A weekly-CI auto-updating catalog keeps versions current, while a cached catalog and downloaded images allow full offline flashing with no internet. The app self-updates, and every control has an in-app tooltip backed by a thorough How-To tutorial tab. Purely a flasher: no controller, logger, or wardriving. Built on the Headless Marauder scaffold. github.com/LxveAce/universal-flasher |
Automotive
| Name | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Civic SI Build Honda K-Series | Build log | 2009 Honda Civic SI (FG2) K20Z3 build tracked in git. Bolt-on modifications, maintenance scheduling, install guides, and part research from intake and exhaust to ECU calibration with Hondata FlashPro and flex fuel. lxveace.com/civic-si |
Misc
| Name | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode Label Generator Desktop · Windows | Free | Desktop app for generating Code 128B barcode labels at scale. 12 templates covering datacenter equipment types with PDF output and Panduit printer CSV export. lxveace.com/barcode-gen |
Roadmap
What I'm building next. These ship when they're ready.
Cyber Controller
The flagship all-in-one controller, flasher, logger, and pentest GUI for cyberdecks — 50 firmware profiles across 5 backends, 14 protocol parsers, with one flasher carrying separate Firmware and Software-OS tabs (write Kali Linux, Tails OS, and Arch to USB, SHA-256 + OpenPGP verified, auto-resolved latest with an offline bundled fallback). Recent releases (v1.3.0–v1.9.0-beta) add an opt-in AES-256-GCM secure container sealed while the access gate is locked, brute-force lockout and an opt-in duress self-wipe, a dual-depth Simple/Pro interface, smart version-aware installation that backs up an older config rather than overwriting it, an animated startup with a four-interface launcher (PyQt5, Tkinter, Textual TUI, web remote), and a Crack Lab with a captured-handshake log (WPA/PMKID) for offline cracking and CSV/JSON export. Still here: an auto-updating firmware/OS catalog with full offline flashing, app self-update, in-app tooltips and a How-To tab, GPS-tagged wardriving exported to WiGLE CSV (lawful, owner-authorized use), and an in-app Access Gate configured from the GUI — admin password, physical USB key, and policy backed by salted-scrypt and an encrypted vault.
Dead Man's Switch
Universal successor to Suicide Marauder. Expanding the hardware-validated ESP32 anti-forensic gate to ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, Flipper Zero companion app, and Raspberry Pi Pico W. Firmware-agnostic Guardian variant works with any ESP32 firmware. Integrates into Cyber Controller as a submodule.
Pelican 1300 Cyberdeck
14-device portable security rig — all 50+ components purchased, now in the build phase. Pi 5 brain, dual-band ESP32-C5, RayHunter IMSI catcher, HaleHound IoT harvester, RaspyJack pentest, Meshtastic mesh, Kismet WiFi 6E wardriving, Flock/drone/BLE detection. 12 toggle switches, 7 SMA antenna bulkheads, IP67 waterproof Pelican 1300 case.
Tag Studio Trotec Integration
Full Trotec CO2 laser engraver integration for Tag Studio — direct job submission, material presets, live camera alignment, and cut-path optimization for industrial label production. Upcoming release waves also land print-correctness fixes (landscape clipping, PDF rotation, SVG text sizing).
HaleHound Multi-Protocol Toolkit
ESP32 CYD touchscreen attack station — 40+ modules across WiFi, BLE, SubGHz (CC1101), 2.4GHz (NRF24), and NFC (PN532). All external radio modules and frequency-matched antennas (315/433/915MHz) purchased. Integrates into the cyberdeck as a standalone multi-protocol station.
Civic SI Performance Phase
2009 Honda Civic SI (FG2) K20Z3 next phase — Hondata FlashPro ECU tune, Hawk HPS pads with slotted rotors, DIY QTP valved exhaust cutout, Skunk2 header and manifold, and flex fuel conversion. Clutch, intake, shifter, and tires already installed.
Hardware Inventory
50+ components purchased for security research, embedded development, and automotive projects. All links go to Amazon product pages.
Microcontrollers & Dev Boards
RF & Security Modules
Displays
Power, Storage & Tools
Estimated Total Spend: ~$1,900 – $2,200 · Includes 4 custom DIY PCBs from specialty fabrication
Skills
Professional
Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Tools & Platforms
Hardware & Fabrication
Operating Systems
Security
Automotive
Contact
Open to collaboration, consulting, and interesting conversations.