# 003 - Barbies and Keyboards

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2017-09-17
- Length: 33m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards
- Listen: https://unnamedre.com/episode/3

## Summary

Jen and Alvaro discuss reverse engineering projects, including Alvaro's modification of a split keyboard using an Alcor Micro controller and Jen's analysis of the Hello Barbie IoT toy. They detail the use of tools like the TL866A programmer, Bus Pirate, and binvis.io to extract and analyze firmware from Marvel ARM modules. The conversation also covers advanced RE techniques, such as using synchrotrons for chip imaging and resources like challenges.re for learning.

## Chapters

- [0:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards#t=30) Introduction and Fake News Discussion
- [3:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards#t=214) Synchrotron Chip Imaging and Vintage Computing
- [7:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards#t=420) Alvaro's Keyboard Reverse Engineering Project
- [15:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards#t=918) Jen's Hello Barbie and Digital Dress Barbie Analysis
- [28:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-09-17-003-barbies-and-keyboards#t=1707) Reverse Engineering Books, ABIs, and Learning Resources

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Alcor Micro (company)
- Hello Barbie (product)
- TL866A (tool)
- Bus Pirate (tool)
- binvis.io (tool)
- Somerset Recon (company)
- Toy Talk (company)
- challenges.re (other)
- Godbolt (other)

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