How to Backup and Restore Your IP Camera Firmware

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:01:00 +0000, by Rick Osgood

[Filipe] has been playing around with custom firmware for inexpensive IP
cameras. Specifically, he has been using cameras based on a common HI3815
chip. When you are playing around with firmware like this, a major concern is
that you may end up bricking the device and rendering it useless. [Filipe] has
documented a relatively simple way to backup and restore the
firmware on these
cameras so you can hack to your heart's content.

The first part of this hack is hardware oriented. [Filipe] cracked open the
camera to reveal the PCB. The board has labeled serial TX and RX pads. … Read
more

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