Dead ScoutGuard & bargain Bushnell

Any plans I had for hacking the ScoutGuard came to an abrupt end recently when this happened:

Yes, I managed to not only lift the track off the PCB but also break the pin off the PIC. The camera was misbehaving quite badly before this incident anyway and I was getting close to calling it a day but this is one of those annoying mistakes that forced my hand. There is still sufficient track left to tap into, it is the minimal pin leg on the PIC that is the real issue.

Hacking a ScoutGuard camera - part 3

In the previous posts [1] [2] I mentioned that the ultimate goal was to load modified firmware on to the device and one possible route would be via JTAG. It was hoped that the test points in the bottom left corner would provide JTAG access:

Hacking a ScoutGuard camera - part 2

Just a quick look at some of the hardware used by the ScoutGuard 550 wildlife camera.

Front

There are several test pads on the front side of the board and these will be explored in a later post. Hopefully the double row of pins above the serial port are JTAG but their actual purpose is currently unknown.