Top products from r/hardwarehacking
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1. JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Connect to your micro controller, Raspberry Pi, WiFi router with easeThe power pin provides 500mA directly from the USB port and the RX/TX pins are 3.3V level for interfacing with the most common 3.3V logic level chipsetsWindows XP/Vista/7 & Windows 8 supported, MacOS X; PL2303 TA. drivers on your c...
Show Reddit reviews2. ELEGOO 32 Pcs Double Sided PCB Board Prototype Kit for DIY Soldering with 5 Sizes Compatible with Arduino Kits
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
★32 pieces double sided PCB prototype boards well packed in a plastic tray which is very easy to store and take out★5 different size boards to meet your demands when designing your own Arduino kits, electronic experiments and DIY projects★4 mounting holes at the corners of the board are very c...
Show Reddit reviews3. 1280 Pieces 64 Values Resistor Kit, 1% Assorted Resistors 1 Ohm-10M Ohm 1/4W Metal Film Resistors Assortment with Storage Box for DIY Projects and Experiments
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Resistor Assortment Kit - One set includes the most common resistor values from 1Ω to 10 MΩ, 1280pcs resistors with 68 variety values, 20pcs of each value, give you more choice for your DIY project and electrical experiments.Premium Assorted Resistor – ±1% tolerance range, 1/4w metal film and t...
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That sounds about right. Even if it ends up not working out I would recommend you try anyway because your next project could be a success.
This will most likely also require soldering experience. I suggest you get a pack of crappy plated perf boards and a big pack of resistors and just spend an hour or two doing nothing but soldering.
The physical assembly steps could be interesting to live stream, but be careful because a lot of people will start making suggestions that may or may not be good that you would be better off ignoring.
I do stuff like this professionally, so if you have questions that aren't getting answered (or don't want to post something publicly) feel free to PM me.
Edit: Plated perf board that will work: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Z7Y19F
Resistor pack: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L851T3V
Feel free to hit me up with questions. I have always wanted to design a sex toy, so I learned a lot of relevant skills, but unfortunately I have a job that uses all of those skills now and I am too busy to work on my passion projects.
The ML part isn't a flash, it's an SDRAM. (System memory). And there's a spot for a 2nd one as well.
uboot is a bootloader commonly used on embedded Linux systems. It's VERY popular particularly on ARM based embedded Linux boards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_U-Boot
That board ALSO has an unsoldered RJ45 network connector. If I had to guess? I'd say this is some SoC reference design board from China that's designed to run Android.
I see it also has a Realtek WIFI chip, and a WIFI antenna connected to the micro-coax on the lower right corner.
How do we know 115,200 baud rate for the UART? Because that's what most everything uses. There are exceptions for slower CPUs, or systems that spew a lot of data, but generally speaking, that's what it is.
Once you get your serial header attached, you should connect it to something like this: https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-WINDOWS-Supported-Raspberry-Programming/dp/B00QT7LQ88/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=USB+serial+to+wires&qid=1575076742&sr=8-8
And run Putty(Windows), or minicom(Linux), to see the output. I'd just about bet that if you capture the entire boot sequence output, it'll tell you what the CPU is that's under the heatsink, removing the need to pull the heatsink.