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DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects
Hackers frequently find themselves reverse-engineering or interfacing to existing hardware and devices, and when that interface needs to be a physical one, it really pays to be able to take accurate...
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Getting Root On A Chinese IP Camera
With so many cheap network-connected devices out there being Linux-powered, it’s very tempting to try and hack into them, usually via a serial interface. This was the goal of [Andrzej Szombierski] when...
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The Story Behind the TVGuardian Curse Catcher
The recent flurry of videos and posts about the TVGuardian foul language filter brought back some fond memories. I was the chief engineer on this project for most of its lifespan. You’ve watched the...
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Seriously, Don’t Buy This Mopping Robot
The original Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner led to loads of clones and lookalikes over the years, and one of them is the ALEE mopping “robot”. [Raymond] tears it down and reveals what’s inside. Turns...
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Old Robotic Vacuum Gets a New RC Lease on Life
To our way of thinking, the whole purpose behind robotic vacuum cleaners is their autonomy. They’re not particularly good at vacuuming, but they are persistent about it, and eventually get the job done...
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Reverse Engineering Saves Weller With a Wonky LCD From the Trash Pile
There’s nothing more satisfying than finding a broken piece of gear in the trash and bringing it back to life. Satisfying, but also potentially more time-consuming — someone tossed it for a reason,...
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ImHex: An Open Hex Editor for the Modern Hacker
It’s little surprise that most hackers have a favorite text editor, since we tend to spend quite a bit of time staring at the thing. From writing code to reading config files, the hacker’s world is...
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Take a Deep Dive Into a Commodity Automotive Radar Chip
When the automobile industry really began to take off in the 1930s, radar was barely in its infancy, and there was no reason to think something that complicated would ever make its way into the typical...
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Inside Globus, a Soviet-Era Analog Space Computer
Whenever [Ken Shirriff] posts something, it ends up being a fascinating read. Usually it’s a piece of computer history, decapped and laid bare under his microscope where it undergoes reverse...
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Reverse-Engineering the Conditional Jump Circuitry in the 8086 Processor
The condition PLA evaluates microcode conditionals. As simple as a processor’s instruction set may seem, especially in a 1978-era one like the Intel 8086, there is quite a bit going on to go from...
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ChipWhisperer Adapter Helps Reverse-Engineer A Controversial Game Cartridge
The ChipWhisperer has been a breakthrough in hobbyist use of power analysis and glitching attacks on embedded hardware. If you own one, you surely have seen the IDC and SMA sockets on it – usable for...
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Need To Dump A Protected STM32F0x? Use Your Pico!
Sometimes, security mechanisms can be bypassed if you just do things slightly out of the ordinary. For instance, readout protection on microcontrollers is a given nowadays, to the point where it’s...
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Reverse Engineering the Apple Lightning Connector
A frequent contributor to the hacker community, [stacksmashing] has prepared an excellent instructional video on reverse engineering Apple’s Lighting connector proprietary protocol. The video begins by...
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[Bunnie] Peeks Inside ICs with IR
If you want to see inside an integrated circuit (IC), you generally have to take the die out of the package, which can be technically challenging and often destroys the device. Looking to improve the...
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Reverse Engineering an Oil Burner Comms Board, with a Few Lucky Breaks
Here’s a question for you: How do you reverse engineer a circuit when you don’t even have it in hand? It’s an interesting problem, and it adds a level of difficulty to the already iffy proposition that...
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