Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Reverse engineering a PCB requires serious patience... or sometimes, cool tech.

Mentioned in this video:

- Jonathan's Pi Zero 2W reverse engineering project: https://jonathanclark.dev/rp3a0
- Lumafield's Pi Zero 2W reconstruction: voyager.lumafield.com/project/fcbc8145-2873-4432-bfcc-29896cd440c9
- My original video on the Zero 2W with some x-ray images: youtube.com/watch?v=lKS2ElWQizA
- Ahmad's PC110 Reverse Engineering project: github.com/ahmadexp/Open-Source-PC110

I'd like to thank Jonathan for giving me a prototype of his Pi Zero 2W Pico-board, and Lumafield for helping me get scans of the Zero 2W!

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Contents:

00:00 - Pico Pi Zero 2 W
02:09 - It works (sorta)
03:04 - Why?
04:29 - Lumafield scans see everything
08:00 - Reverse engineering is wild