HWID Core
ACTIVEFPGA · PCIe · HARDWARE-BASED

DMA Hardware Platform

A second device reads data from your gaming PC and draws it onto your screen. Anti-cheat looks at the gaming machine — no cheat lives there.

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PCIe · FPGA · DMA · HARDWARE ACCELERATED
GAMING PCThe game runs here01DMA CARDReads memory02SECOND PCProcesses data03FUSERDraws on screen04
What is DMA?

In Plain Language

You have two PCs. You play the game on one. The other has a DMA card in it. That card reads data from the gaming PC over a cable and draws it on the second screen. Anti-cheat only sees the gaming PC — the cheat isn't there.

GAMING PCYou play the game hereFPGADMA CARDSECOND PCThe cheat runs herePCIeUSBHDMIFUSERDraws ESP on screenHDMI · OVERLAYAnti-cheat can only see this sideThe cheat runs here, on a separate device
How It Works
STEP
01

GAMING PC

You play the game on your PC. Everything is normal — no cheat installed.

STEP
02

PCIe LINK

An FPGA card sits in a second PC and connects to the gaming PC via a PCIe cable.

STEP
03

FPGA CARD

The card reads the gaming PC's memory. Anti-cheat can never see this — the card is outside the main system.

STEP
04

SOFTWARE

Software on the second PC draws the incoming data on screen — enemy boxes, loot, distances.

The HWID Core DMA Stack

The pieces of the system — hardware, firmware, software. Each piece has exactly one job.

SOFTWAREL5

Settings & License

FUSERL4

Screen Rendering

COREL3

Device Communication

FIRMWAREL2

Hardware Control

HARDWAREL1

PCIe / FPGA

SOFTWARE

Menus, settings, your license. You choose what to display here.

FUSER

Draws enemy boxes, loot markers and other visuals on the second PC's screen.

CORE

Carries messages between the FPGA card and the software above.

FIRMWARE

The software that runs inside the FPGA card. Handles memory reading.

HARDWARE

The physical FPGA card you plug into your PC.

The Software Cheat Problem

Regular cheats install onto the gaming PC. Anti-cheat runs on the same machine. The outcome is always the same: a ban.

01RUNS ON THE SAME MACHINESoftware cheats and anti-cheat run on the same PC. Anti-cheat watches every move. No matter how well the cheat tries to hide, it eventually gets caught.
02MEMORY SCANS FIND ITAnti-cheat systems constantly scan memory and take screenshots. Software cheats leave traces in memory. It gets caught — it's only a question of when.
03BAN WAVES COMEAnti-cheat companies drop massive ban waves. A cheat that looks safe today can get banned along with thousands of users tomorrow. Your account and your HWID go with it.
Why DMA?

Different architecture. Different processing model. DMA operates on a completely separate plane.

DMA
HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
01 · ARCHITECTURE
FPGA / PCIe
External hardware layer
Software only
Lives on the host
02 · PROCESSING
Dedicated hardware
Separate device
Host system
Same machine
03 · HOST SYSTEM LOAD
Minimal
Work offloaded off-host
Variable
Host CPU/GPU carries it
04 · DATA ACCESS LAYER
Hardware
Below the kernel, direct memory
Software
Above the kernel, detectable
05 · CONFIGURATION
Hardware + Software
Layered stack
Software only
Single layer
The DMA Difference

DMA takes a completely different approach. The cheat is not on the gaming PC — it lives on a separate device. Anti-cheat has nowhere to look.

DEVICES

Two Separate Devices

Gaming PC + cheat PC. Nothing gets installed on your gaming machine — the cheat runs on a separate device. Anti-cheat only scans the gaming PC and finds nothing.

0TRACES

Never Touches Your Gaming PC

No file installed, no kernel driver loaded, no process started on your gaming PC. You just play on a stock gaming machine.

0%FPS IMPACT

Zero Performance Cost

All the work happens on the second device. Your gaming PC runs at full normal FPS — no drops, no latency.

Active Products
Roadmap

Apex Legends DMA

SOON

DMA cheat for Apex Legends. Currently in development.

Supported Cards

DMA cards that HWID Core works with. These are tested and firmware-ready.

Squirrel DMAPCIe · FPGA · FIRMWARE READYThe most common DMA card. Easy to find.READY
CaptainDMAPCIe · FPGA · FIRMWARE READYPre-built OEM card. Plug it in and use.READY
ZDMAPCIe · FPGA · FIRMWARE READYAlternative option.READY
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