Book description
Put a hacker in a room with a Furby for a weekend and you'll hear a conversation that's fairly one-sided in its originality. Toss in an 802.11b network card, a soldering iron, wire cutters, a logic probe, and a few other carefully selected tools and materials and you'll have potential. Add a copy of Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks and by the end of the weekend that Furby will be saying things you never imagined.From building an Internet toaster to creating a cubicle intrusion detection system, Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks offers an array of inventive, customized electronics projects for the geek who can't help looking at a gadget and wondering how it might be "upgraded." Beginning with basic hacks, tools, and techniques for those who may not have a background in electronics, the book covers the tools of the hardware hacking trade and basic soldering techniques, then moves into more advanced hacking projects. Clear step-by-step instructions allow even those with no formal electronics- or hardware-engineering skills to hack real hardware in very clever ways.Hacks in the book are rated on a scale of difficulty, cost, and duration. Projects range from those that are truly useful to some things you may have never thought to do, but which are really cool, such as:
- Building your own arcade game
- Making radio-controlled cars play laser tag
- Building an automobile periscope
- Hacking an 802.11b antenna
- Building a building size display
Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
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Part 1: Basic Hacks, Tools,and Techniques
- A Tour of My Toolbox
- The Basics
- Chapter 1: How to Build a Portable Laptop Power Supply
- Chapter 2: How to Build an Aquarium Inside a Macintosh
- Chapter 3: How to Hack 3802.11b Antennas
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Chapter 4: How to Build a PC Water-Cooling System
- Project Overview
- Before You Start
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (1/2)
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (2/2)
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Resources
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
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Chapter 5: How to Hack a Furby (and Other Talking Toys)
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (1/3)
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (2/3)
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (3/3)
- Software Setup Instructions
- A Quick Overview of Assembly Language and C for the Hacked Furby
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- How to Hack a Generic Talking Toy
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Furby Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Talking Toy Bill of Materials
- Exhibit C: Schematic for Building Your Own Board
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Chapter 6: How to Hack a Video Periscope for Your Car
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Schematic Diagram for Power Supply
- Exhibit C: Schematic Diagram for RC Servo Driver
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Part 2: Advanced Hacks,Tools, and Techniques
- How to Identify Resistor Values
- How to Identify Capacitor Values
- How to Identify Transistors
- How to Identify Integrated Circuit and Component Packages
- How to Identify Connectors
- How to Read a Manufacturer’s Data Sheet
- How to Use a Plug Board to Create a Simple Circuit
- Summary
- Chapter 7: How to Build a Digital Video Recorder
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Chapter 8: How to Hack a Building-Size Display
- Project Overview
- Small-Scale Hardware Assembly Instructions
- Large-Scale Hardware Assembly Instructions (1/2)
- Large-Scale Hardware Assembly Instructions (2/2)
- Software Setup Instructions
- Project Demo
- Wireless Extensions
- Exhibit A: Small-Scale Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Large-Scale Bill of Materials
- Exhibit C: Large-Scale Eight-Port Relay Driver
- Exhibit D: Large-Scale Digital Interface to Relay Driver
- Exhibit E: Small-Scale LED Driver Schematic (1/2)
- Exhibit E: Small-Scale LED Driver Schematic (2/2)
- Exhibit F: Small-Scale Shift Register Schematic
- Exhibit G: Small-Scale Connectors
- Exhibit H: Small-Scale LED Wiring
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Chapter 9: How to Build a Cubicle Intrusion Detection System
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (1/2)
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Hardware Assembly Instructions (2/2)
- 1. Assemble the electronics
- 2. Assemble the photo-detector housing
- 3. Assemble the laser mounting pivot
- 4. Mount SuperCarrier, photo-detector, and laser
- 5. Wire the entry alert
- 6. Mount the LCD
- 7. Cut holes for power, controls, and laser
- 8. Construct the remote LED cable
- 9. Test the system
- 10. Program the BasicStamp2 controller
- 11. Align the system
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials for Laser-Based System
- Exhibit B: Bill of Materials for Entry Alert–Based System
- Exhibit C: BasicStamp2 Software
- Exhibit D: Schematic Diagram for Laser-Based System
- Exhibit E: Schematic Diagram for Entry Alert–Based System
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Chapter 10: How to Build an Internet Toaster
- Project Overview
- Before You Start
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (1/2)
- Hardware Assembly Instructions (2/2)
- Software Setup Instructions
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: TCU Firmware Code
- Exhibit C: Schematic Diagram for TCU
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Chapter 11: How to Build a Home Arcade Machine
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions
- Troubleshooting
- Software Setup Instructions
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Resources
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Cabinet Plans
- Exhibit C: Control Panel Plans
- Exhibit D: Controls Schematic Diagram
- Chapter 12: How to Build a Remote Object Tracker
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Chapter 13: How to Make RC Cars Play Laser Tag
- Project Overview
-
Hardware Assembly Instructions
- 1. Disassemble the radio-controlled cars
- 2. Locate power on main circuit board
- 3. Build the IR cannon and hit-sensor circuit board
- 4. Build the hit-sensor optics
- 5. Add the IR cannon fire circuit to the remote controller
- 6. Mount the IR LED cannon to the RC vehicle
- 7. Mount the hit-sensor optics and IR cannon board to the RC vehicle
- Software Setup Instructions
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: RC Car Hack Software Code
- Exhibit C: RC Car Controller Schematic Diagram
- Exhibit D: RC Car Radio Transmitter Schematic Diagram
- Chapter 14: How to Build a Wearable Computer
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Chapter 15: How to Build an Internet Coffeemaker
- Project Overview
- Hardware Assembly Instructions
- Software Setup Instructions
- Project Demo
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Schematic Diagram
- Exhibit C: SitePlayer Code
- Part 3: Appendixes
- Index (1/2)
- Index (2/2)
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2004
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596153397
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