Broken O/I

[Astronouth7303]

And tell us how they download firmware to the OI. That would be interesting.

[jmwinston]

when you get a hold of the company do share with us what they tell you. you never know when one of us might need the information and be able to help someone else with the same problem.

[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

And tell us how they download firmware to the OI. That would be interesting.

In every piece of IFI equipment that i have had the opportunity to void the warranty on, I have noticed a small 5 pin .1" pinheader. I believe this to be an ICSP header. The number of pins match. ICSP is a standard interface for programming pic microcontrollers in circuit using a programming tool. I strongly believe that this is how they change the firmware. There may also be a second way of programming the OI through the serial port(dashboard) that they are not telling us about. I have not had an opportunity to take apart a 2004 OI but i'm pretty sure that when i do this is what i will find. Actually now i am curious. I wonder if they have enabled code preotection. If not it would be possible to download the firmware from the OI, disassemble it, and hack the OI to do evil things. ::devious grin::

[Matt Reiland]

Email me numberQ, I may have a spare that you can have if you need it.