[time-nuts] FE-5680A firmware dump

[Peter Gottlieb]

Better idea.  Let's all donate a few bucks each and buy Elio an intact one.

Peter


On 2/12/2012 8:08 PM, EB4APL wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has anybody tried to ask the guy who made the forensics in Youtube if he could 
> send the remnants to Elio?  He could make a very good use of them.
>
> Regards,
> Ignacio, EB4APL
>
> El 07/02/2012 0:30, Elio Corbolante wrote:
>> From: "Steve ."<iteration69 at gmail.com>
>>
>>> I've been considering ripping the firmware from the mcu as well.  I've not
>>> got beyond the consideration stages, but i have all the equipment here at
>>> work. When you say that the read option is not available. is this because
>>> the chip has protection fuses enabled?
>>>
>>> Also, what programmer do you have, Here at work I have a galep-5 which
>>> AFAIK can read both the mcu and cpld/fgpa/pga, whatever it is (provided
>>> they are not locked, or the state machine encrypted)
>>>
>> My programmer is a MQP Pin-Master 48<http://www.mqp.com/pm48.htm>  which
>> directly support the PSD chip via JTAG (JAM STAPL files).
>> According to this document:<http://www.mqp.com/pdf/apnotes/30201.pdf>  the
>> programmer does not support "auxiliary" functions like "reading" the
>> device, but only erase/program/verify.
>>
>> The official programmer/software (FlashLINK/PSDsoft Express)<
>> http://www.st.com/internet/com/SOFTWARE_RESOURCES/TOOL/CONFIGURATION_UTILITY/um0050.zip> 
>>
>> permits to "dump" the content of the PSD in an .obj file, but at this date
>> I have not this programmer and I have to build it<
>> http://www.st.com/internet/com/TECHNICAL_RESOURCES/TECHNICAL_LITERATURE/USER_MANUAL/CD00004566.pdf> 
>>
>> :-(
>>
>> If you are able to dump the software using your Galep 5, you are welcome!!!
>> :-)
>> Otherwise my two options will be:
>> 1) to build a FlashLINK clone, hoping the PSD contents are not protected:
>> according to this document<
>> http://www.st.com/internet/com/TECHNICAL_RESOURCES/TECHNICAL_LITERATURE/USER_MANUAL/CD00004566.pdf> 
>>
>> (Pag. 17) the protection flag can't be enabled using the JTAG interface...
>> 2) to remove the PSD chip and read its contents using a different
>> microprocessor (this will work for certain)
>>
>> _      Elio.
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