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NOTE 1: please fork this repo if using for your own use. I don't intend for this to be a central resource for airtag RE, more just some useful references for you to build on.

NOTE 2: This repo will not have any firmware or similar. Issues are disabled because the repo does not have any issues, it's perfect.

Test Points

Name Description
VCC1 +3.0V input (1 of 2 - both needed)*
VCC2 +3.0V input (2 of 2 - both needed)*
GND Ground
5 VCC2 (Connects to VCC2 input)
6 VCC1 (Connects to VCC1 input)
7 GND
8 nRF ball E2 (P0.16)
9 nRF ball D3 (P0.26)
19 1.8V SPI Flash - Data In (COPI) / nRF ball H3 (P0.16)
20 1.8V SPI Flash - Data Out (CIPO) /nRF ball H4 (P0.15)
21 1.8V SPI Flash VCC
22 1.8V SPI Flash - SCLK / nRF ball G3 (P0.17)
24 1.8V SPI Flash - Chip Select (CS)/ nRF ball F4 (P0.11)
29 Apple Logo :) GND
30 nRF ball H1 (P0.21/nRST)
31 nRF ball H2 (P0.18/SWO)
34 1.8V from nRF
35 nRF ball F1 (SWCLK)
36 nRF ball G1 (SWDIO)

*NOTE: The big pads under the VCC1/VCC2 battery terminals are NOT connected. So if you remove the battery terminals you need to solder to the smaller pads where the terminals connected! I just apply 3.3V here, it's assumed the device will be designed to work with some variation.

SPI Connections

The SPI connections (SCK/DI/DO/CS) are as above. If talking to the SPI flash chip note the following:

  • You need to apply 1.8V on test point 21 to force the flash on.
  • The nRF occasionally talks to SPI flash (especially when stuff like adding a device happens) which will interrupt this. But most of time the flash is powered off and thus the pins are tri-stated.

The nrf controls power to the SPI flash, so you need to override it by supplying 1.8V on test point 21.

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See repo for higher resolution.

License

This repo is licensed CC-BY-4.0 (to say explicitly - photos can be used commercially and only require attribution to Colin O'Flynn, no additional permission request is needed).

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