Monolith pin out
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Background information
This page will cover Monolith pin out, how it functions, how to communicate with a device over it, and where to find the pads.
Monolith storage refers to any storage that is completely built into a singular PCB often inencased in plastic, for example a SD card,
The only way to reasonably access the data on these devices is to solder directly to the pin on the back of the PCB by removing the plastic
and locating the correct pins to access the storage within the device,
require subscriptions to services provided by ACElab or RUsolut, otherwise singular pinouts can be bought from 3rd party vendors or AliExpress
typical Pin out
All NAND devices should follow the ONFI standardand use the same pins, just in different locations on each device.
1. Vcc,
2. GND,
3. CLE,
4. RE,
5. CE,
6. ALE,
7. WP,
8. WE,
9. RB,
10. D0-D7
Steps
In this example, we will be working with a Mirco Secure Digital card(SD)
1. Visual analysis of the Mirco SD card
2. Removal of material to expose pins
3. Identification of each required Pin
4. Wiring of pins to device
5. Data extraction
What tools you will need
Items are not listed in any particular order
Required
- Test
Optional but useful
- Test
Uses of this skill
- 1.test
- 2.test
- 3.test
- Reference 1: Monolith pinout search guide
- Reference 2: Open nand flash interface standard
- Reference 3: Robotic-OCT guided inspection and microsurgery of monolithic storage devices
- Reference 4: New Diagnostic Forensic Protocol for Damaged Secure Digital Memory Cards
- Reference 5: Case of study for in situ memory reading on damaged MultiMedia Card
Step-by-step guide with images
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Flow chart of order of operations
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Troubleshooting/tips and tricks
Fixes to any common issues that were encountered or could be easily encountered
Related Topics
Topics such as desoldering to chip off or firmware dumping for disk PCB repairs
Further reading
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