1 Reverse Engineering the iPod Nano 6 LCD interface
First episode of Mike's series reverse engineering an iPod nano display, usually linked to show how much work driving a proprietary screen really takes.
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reverse engineering
10 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 Ben Heck's LCD Hack Challenge
Ben Heck's attempt to drive a salvaged LCD panel, usually linked to show how hard reusing bare screens is and why buying one is easier.
3 Interfacing a cheap phone camera module to a PIC32 microcontroller.
Pointed to when someone asks about wiring a phone camera to a microcontroller, as a realistic look at the work and hardware involved.
4 Decapping ICs (removing epoxy packaging from chips to expose the dies)
Shows the process of stripping the epoxy from an integrated circuit to expose the die, linked to illustrate what decapping involves and how chips are encapsulated.
5 EEVblog #1044 - LCD Technology Tutorial
Dave Jones explains how segment LCD panels work and are driven, useful when reverse engineering or repairing a bare display.
6 EEVblog #717 - How To Hack Vacuum Fluorescent Displays
Dave Jones works out how to drive a vacuum fluorescent display bought from eBay, useful for anyone reverse engineering one without documentation.
7 Ben Heck's FPGA LCD Driver Hack
Ben Heck reverse engineering a bare LCD panel and driving it with an FPGA, cited to show how much skill and equipment reusing a salvaged screen demands.
8 Ipod Nano LCD series
Mike's multi-part series reverse engineering an iPod nano display, praised as a thorough practical lesson in working out unknown screen interfaces.
Hidden gem9 EEVblog #505 - IR Learning Remote Control Hack
Dave Jones works through a remote control hack, covering IR carrier signalling and how button matrices work, recommended before building your own IR project.
10 Update: Mystery Two Pin RGB LED - Pulse Controlled
Julian's follow-up on two-pin colour-changing LEDs, explaining how the tiny built-in chip is pulsed to switch colours, relevant to Christmas light strings.
