The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware PDF
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PRAISE FOR The Hardware Hacker “Hardware, says bunnie, is a world without secrets: if you go deep enough, even the most important key is expressed in silicon or fuses. bunnie’s is a world without mysteries, only unexplored spaces. This is a look inside a mind without peer.” —EDWARD SNOWDEN “A tour de force that combines the many genius careers of one of the world’s great hacker-communicators: practical, theoretical, philosophical, and often mind-blowing.” —CORY DOCTOROW, AUTHOR OF LITTLE BROTHER AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVIST “bunnie lives in the world of hardware where the solder meets the PCB. He has more practical experience and is a better teacher of how the ecosystem of hardware works than any other person I’ve ever met, and I know a lot of people in this space. He has rendered this experience and expertise into an amazing book—a hacker’s-point-of-view bible to anyone trying to work in or understand and work in the emerging and evolving world of hardware.” —JOI ITO, DIRECTOR, MIT MEDIA LAB “bunnie is the ultimate tour guide of hardware hacking as it stands today, with an eye toward the sublime art of how things are really made. The Hardware Hacker will take you on a journey through the factories of the world, covering both the technical and ethical implications of the ‘stuff ’ we manufacture and buy.” —LIMOR “LADYADA” FRIED, FOUNDER & ENGINEER, ADAFRUIT INDUSTRIES “Curious how the devices in our daily lives come into being? Want to manufacture your own project? In this well-written book, bunnie describes the ins and outs of the manufacturing process in China. A very entertaining and informative read.” —MITCH ALTMAN, INVENTOR OF TV-B-GONE® “The Hardware Hacker is, at its core, the primer for understanding the culture of making something in China, how to build thousands of things, and why Open Hardware works.” —HACKADAY The Hardware Hacker Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware Andrew “bunnie” Huang The Hardware Hacker. Copyright © 2017 by Andrew “bunnie” Huang. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. 20 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ISBN-10: 1-59327-758-X ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-758-1 Publisher: William Pollock Production Editor: Alison Law Cover and Jacket Design: Hotiron Creative Interior Design: Beth Middleworth Developmental Editor: Jennifer Griffith-Delgado Copyeditor: Rachel Monaghan Compositor: Alison Law Proofreader: Emelie Burnette Indexer: BIM Creatives, LLC. The images on the following pages are reproduced with permission: pages 58–59 © David Cranor; page 124 © m ss ng p eces; pages 216, 227–228 © Scott Torborg; page 248 © Joachim Strömbergson; pages 253 (bottom) and 254–255 © Jie Qi; page 256 (top) © Chibitronics; page 310 © Nadya Peek; page 326 (top) from Eva Yus et al., “Impact of Genome Reduction on Bacterial Metabolism and Its Regulation,” Science 326, no. 5957 (2009), reprinted with permission from AAAS; page 349 © Sakurambo, used under CC BY-SA 3.0. The interviews on the following pages were originally published online and are reproduced with permission: pages 190–204, originally published as “MAKE’s Exclusive Interview with Andrew (bunnie) Huang – The End of Chumby, New” by Phillip Torrone in Make: (April 30, 2012), http://makezine.com/2012/04/30/makes-exclusive-interview-with-andrew-bunnie-huang-the-end-of-chumby-new-adventures/; pages 357–372, originally published in Chinese as “Andrew “bunnie” Huang: 开源硬件、创客与硬件黑客” in China Software Developer Network (July 3, 2013), http://www.csdn.net/article/2013-07-03/2816095; pages 372–382, originally published as “The Blueprint Talks to Andrew Huang” in The Blueprint (May 15, 2014), https://theblueprint.com/stories/andrew-huang/. For information on distribution, translations, or bulk sales, please contact No Starch Press, Inc. directly: No Starch Press, Inc. 245 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 phone: 1.415.863.9900; [email protected]; www.nostarch.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Huang, Andrew, author. Title: The hardware hacker : adventures in making and breaking hardware / Andrew “Bunnie” Huang. Description: 1st ed. | San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2017] Identifiers: LCCN 2016038846 (print) | LCCN 2016049285 (ebook) | ISBN 9781593277581 (pbk.) | ISBN 159327758X (pbk.) | ISBN 9781593278137 (epub) | ISBN 1593278136 (epub) | ISBN 9781593278144 (mobi) | ISBN 1593278144 (mobi) Subjects: LCSH: Electronic apparatus and appliances--Design and construction. | Electronic apparatus and appliances--Technological innovations. | Computer input-output equipment--Design and construction. | Reverse engineering. | Electronic industries. | Huang, Andrew. Classification: LCC TK7836 .H83 2017 (print) | LCC TK7836 (ebook) | DDC 621.381092--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016038846 No Starch Press and the No Starch Press logo are registered trademarks of No Starch Press, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author nor No Starch Press, Inc. shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in it. To all the wonderful, patient, and accepting people who have supported this eccentric hacker ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to all the hard-working staff at No Starch Press for making this book happen. In particular, thanks to Bill Pollock for conceiving and sponsoring the effort, and thanks to Jennifer Griffith-Delgado for compiling, editing, and arranging my writing into the form of this book. brief contents preface part 1 adventures in manufacturing chapter 1. made in china chapter 2. inside three very different factories chapter 3. the factory floor part 2 thinking differently: intellectual property in china chapter 4. gongkai innovation chapter 5. fake goods part 3 what open hardware means to me chapter 6. the story of chumby chapter 7. novena: building my own laptop chapter 8. chibitronics: creating circuit stickers part 4 a hacker’s perspective chapter 9. hardware hacking chapter 10. biology and bioinformatics chapter 11. selected interviews epilogue index contents in detail preface part 1 adventures in manufacturing 1. made in china The Ultimate Electronic Component Flea Market The Next Technological Revolution Touring Factories with Chumby Scale in Shenzhen Feeding the Factory Dedication to Quality Building Technology Without Using It Skilled Workers The Need for Craftspeople Automation for Electronics Assembly Precision, Injection Molding, and Patience The Challenge of Quality Closing Thoughts 2. inside three very different factories Where Arduinos Are Born Starting with a Sheet of Copper Applying the PCB Pattern to the Copper Etching the PCBs Applying Soldermask and Silkscreen Testing and Finishing the Boards Where USB Memory Sticks Are Born The Beginning of a USB Stick Hand-Placing Chips on a PCB Bonding the Chips to the PCB A Close Look at the USB Stick Boards A Tale of Two Zippers A Fully Automated Process A Semiautomated Process The Irony of Scarcity and Demand 3. the factory floor How to Make a Bill of Materials A Simple BOM for a Bicycle Safety Light Approved Manufacturers Tolerance, Composition, and Voltage Specification Electronic Component Form Factor Extended Part Numbers The Bicycle Safety Light BOM Revisited Planning for and Coping with Change Process Optimization: Design for Manufacturing Why DFM? Tolerances to Consider Following DFM Helps Your Bottom Line The Product Behind Your Product Testing vs. Validation Finding Balance in Industrial Design The chumby One’s Trim and Finish The Arduino Uno’s Silkscreen Art My Design Process Picking (and Maintaining) a Partner Tips for Forming a Relationship with a Factory Tips on Quotations Miscellaneous Advice Closing Thoughts part 2 thinking differently: intellectual property in china 4. gongkai innovation I Broke My Phone’s Screen, and It Was Awesome Shanzhai as Entrepreneurs Who Are the Shanzhai? More Than Copycats Community-Enforced IP Rules The $12 Phone Inside the $12 Phone Introducing Gongkai From Gongkai to Open Source Engineers Have Rights, Too Closing Thoughts 5. fake goods Well-Executed Counterfeit Chips Counterfeit Chips in US Military Hardware
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