Starter Kits

Starter Kits#

NewAE offers several starter packs to make getting into side channel attacks easier. One of these (the ChipSHOUTER) fall under the ChipSHOUTER branch of products, while the others fall under the ChipWhisperer branch of products.

The following table is a quick comparison between the different ChipWhisperer starter kits.

Note that the ChipWhisperer Pro and its starter kit are both discontinued; it is listed here only for comparison purposes.

Starter Kit

Capture-Device

Targets

Single Board

Cost (USD)

ChipWhisperer-Nano

ChipWhisperer-Nano

STM32F0

Yes

$60

ChipWhisperer-Lite

ChipWhisperer-Lite

XMEGA or STM32F3 (CW303) or None

Yes (1-part), No (2-part)

$368-481

SCAPACK-L1

Chipwhisperer-Lite

CW308, CW308T-XMEGA, CW308T-STM32F3, CW308T-STM32F0

No

$850

SCAPACK-L2

ChipWhisperer-Lite

CW308, CW308T-XMEGA, CW308T-STM32F3, CW308T-STM32F0

No

$1400

Husky

ChipWhisperer-Husky

CW313, CW312T-SAM4S, CW312T-iCE40

No

$643

Husky-Plus

ChipWhisperer-Husky-Plus

CW313, CW312T-SAM4S, CW312T-iCE40

No

$1115

ChipWhisperer-Pro

ChipWhisperer-Pro

CW308, CW308T-XMEGA, CW308T-STM32F3

No

discontinued

The starter kits also come with the following hardware/tools:

Starter Kit

Additional Hardware

ChipWhisperer-Nano

micro-usb cable

ChipWhisperer-Lite

micro-usb cable, 20-pin connector and coax cables (2-part only)

SCAPACK-L1

micro-usb cable, CW308T Generic PCB, CW308T-STM32F blank PCB, 2x Lifter tool to remove targets, SMA Tee adapter, SMA Cables, SMA to BNC Cable

SCAPACK-L2

micro-usb cable, CW308T Generic PCB, CW308T-STM32F blank PCB, 2x Lifter tool to remove targets, SMA Tee adapter, SMA Cables, SMA to BNC Cable, H-Field Probe, Differential Probe, Probe power supply (DC-DC), 5V wall adapter for probe/CW308 power

Husky

SMA Cables (×2), ChipWhisperer 20-Pin Connector breakout wires, MCX to SMA & MCX to BNC, 20-Pin Cables (×2), USB-C Cable (with USB-A adapter), Jumper Wires & Caps, CW308 Target to CW312 adapter

Husky-Plus

SMA Cables (×2), ChipWhisperer 20-Pin Connector breakout wires, MCX to SMA & MCX to BNC, 20-Pin Cables (×2), USB-C Cable (with USB-A adapter), Jumper Wires & Caps, CW308 Target to CW312 adapter

ChipWhisperer-Pro (discontinued)

USB A to B cable, CW506 advanced breakout (level shifter), H-Field Probe, Low Noise Amplifier, Differential Probe, Probe Power Supply (Isolated), 20MHz low-pass filter, SMA to BNC cable, SMA to SMA cable, CW308T Generic PCB, CW308T-STM32F Blank PCB, SMA adapters, 5V power supply

The ChipSHOUTER starter kit comes with the ChipSHOUTER, as well as 2 EMFI targets and a bunch of cabling/converters for attaching to different lab equipment.