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Hacking a Swann NVR8-7300 surveillance NVR, Part 1: Teardown

Posted on September 10, 2021September 21, 2021by Vincent Mallet

This is the first of a 4-part series describing the journey taken to hack this little device, an 8 port NVR for security cameras. In this part, we will take a look at (and inside) the device. In part 2 we will take a look at the firmware. Part 3 will have us port Doom […]

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Gosund WP3 Smart Plug: teardown and schematic

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020by Vincent Mallet

Today’s teardown is about the Gosund WP3 smart plug. It is cheap, popular, and modern, and I wanted to look at the circuit and build schematics for it so here we go. It will be interesting to see the difference with the ZAP 3L Remote Control outlet from the last teardown. The Device This is […]

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Etekcity ZAP 3L remote power outlet: teardown and analysis

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020by Vincent Mallet

In this post I will be taking a look inside the ZAP 3L remote switch outlets and their remote control, roughly describe the circuits involved and look at how the communication protocol works. The tech involved is pretty simple (mains-powered radio receiver & decoder) yet I learned plenty about power supply design, safety, and radios […]

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Teardown: HyperDrive Gen2 USB-C Hub by HYPER

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020by Vincent Mallet
HyperDrive 12-Port USB-C hub, Press Photo by HYPER by Sanho Corporation

I just received a 12-port HyperDrive Gen 2 USB-C hub for my laptop and I couldn’t help but take a peek inside to see what it’s made of. Read on to see how it went. The Device The device is a HyperDrive Gen 2 USB-C hub, 12-port version from HYPER by Sanho Corporation. Here’s their […]

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