Hardware Hacking

Contents

xiii

Foreword xxvii

Introduction xxxv

Part I Introduction to Hardware Hacking 1

Chapter 1 Tools of the Warranty Voiding Trade 3

Introduction 4

The Essential Tools 4

Taking it to the Next Level 6

Hardcore Hardware Hackers Only 8

Where to Obtain the Tools 10

Chapter 2 Electrical Engineering Basics 13

Introduction 14

Fundamentals 14

Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles 14

Reading Schematics 18

Voltage, Current, and Resistance 20

Direct Current and Alternating Current 21

Resistance 22

Ohm’s Law 22

Basic Device Theory 23

Resistors 23

Capacitors 25

Diodes 28

Transistors 30

Integrated Circuits 32

Soldering Techniques 34

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