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firmware-acquisition
Systematic firmware extraction from IoT and embedded targets — vendor portals, OTA interception, SPI flash dumping with flashrom/CH341A, eMMC chip-off, and UART/JTAG console dumps. Covers the full acquisition chain from zero hardware access to a raw binary ready for static analysis.
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# Firmware Acquisition
> Acquire a binary image of the target's firmware before any static analysis.
> Work through the acquisition tiers in order — cheapest and least invasive first.
> Each tier degrades hardware less and preserves the device's operational state.
## Prerequisites
- Device PCB photographed (top + bottom). Mark: SoC part number, flash chip marking,
debug pad pattern (UART = 4-pin row; JTAG = TAP header or test points).
- Identify flash type from silkscreen or datasheet: SPI NOR (SOIC-8/WSON), SPI NAND,
eMMC (BGA-153/169), parallel NOR/NAND.
- Bench tools staged: CH341A programmer + SOIC-8 clip, BusPirate / J-Link / SEGGER
J-Trace, USB-UART adapter (CP2102 / FT232), multimeter for UART baud sniffing.