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xii Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering Appendix A - Where to Get Your Hacking Gear........207 Vendors for Hobbyists............................................................................................ 207 Prepared Equipment Order Forms ...................................................................... 209 Appendix B - Soldering Techniques ........................... 211 Introduction to Soldering ....................................................................................... 211 Use Flux .............................................................................................................................. 212 Starter Tips ......................................................................................................................... 213 Surface Mount Soldering......................................................................................... 214 Technique for Simple Components ................................................................................ 215 Technique for Complex Components ........................................................................... 216 Technique for Removing Components .......................................................................... 219 Appendix C - Getting into PCB Layout......................223 Philosophy and Design Flow ................................................................................. 223 Refining Your Idea ............................................................................................................ 223 Schematic Capture ............................................................................................................. 224 Board Layout ..................................................................................................................... 226 General Placement and Routing Guidelines .................................................................. 227 Leave Space for Via Fanouts on Surface Mount Devices ............................................... 228 Decoupling Capacitors Fit Nicely Under SMD Pads .................................................... 228 Know Your Special Traces............................................................................................. 229 Circuit Boards Make Fine Heatsinks ........................................................................... 231 Establish Preferred Routing Directions for Each Layer ................................................. 231 Stack a Board with Orthogonal Layers ........................................................................ 231 On Two-Layer Boards, Use Fingers to Bus Power ........................................................ 232 Hints on Using an Auto-Router ................................................................................... 232 CAD Tools ................................................................................................................ 232 Board Fabrication Companies ............................................................................... 233 Sierra Proto Express ......................................................................................................... 233 Data Circuit Systems ......................................................................................................... 234 Advanced Circuits ............................................................................................................. 234 Alberta Printed Circuits..................................................................................................... 234 Starter Projects ......................................................................................................... 235 Appendix D - Getting Started with FPGAs................237 What Is an FPGA? ................................................................................................... 237 Designing for an FPGA .......................................................................................... 239 Project Ideas ....................................................................................................................... 243 Where to Buy ..................................................................................................................... 244 Appendix E - Debugging: Hints and Tips.................247 Don’t Panic! ............................................................................................................... 247 Understand the System ..................................................................................................... 247 Observe Symptoms .......................................................................................................... 248 Common Bugs .......................................................................................................... 249 Recovering from a Lifted Trace or Pad ............................................................... 252
Table of Contents xiii Appendix F - Xbox Hardware Reference ...................257 Power Supply Pinout ............................................................................................... 257 Video Connector Pinout......................................................................................... 258 USB Connector Pinout............................................................................................ 260 Ethernet Connector Pinout .................................................................................... 261 ATA Connector Pinout ........................................................................................... 262 DVD-ROM Power Connector .............................................................................. 263 LPC Connector ........................................................................................................ 264 Fan Connector .......................................................................................................... 265 Front Panel Connector ............................................................................................ 265 Index.............................................................................267
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CHAPTER 4 Building a USB Adapter Ca
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CHAPTER 8 Reverse Engineering Xbox
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