brsingr Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 I enjoy working with electronics, and i am going to Wentworth institute of technology for electronic engineering in September, but i would like to work on cracking the ps3, and i was wondering if reverse engineering was part of the curriculum or if i would just gain the knowledge needed then figure the rest out, or whats up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-A Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 While I'm not an engineer I imagine its one of those skills that is 'learnt but not taught'... L-A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Actually, taking a compelete system, breaking it down to its integral parts, then mapping them is usually part of the applied hands on courses in any focused engineering degree. Usually though this is done with the intent of finding weaknesses in the system and improving upon them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 I would say not. But depends. You might learn process control, that may teach how to probe a system to check how it responds/reacts to an input. Reverse Engineering is probably something you learn from experience. My dad repairs electronic stuff all the time, and many times he has to draw the circuit blueprint just from looking/probing. Then check what does not makes sense based on his experience and correct it. Best place to ask is the guys that broke the Xbox with Linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 My dad repairs electronic stuff all the time, and many times he has to draw the circuit blueprint just from looking/probing. Then check what does not makes sense based on his experience and correct it. Actually, taking a compelete system, breaking it down to its integral parts, then mapping them is usually part of the applied hands on courses in any focused engineering degree. Definitions of Reverse engineering on the Web: •Reverse engineering (RE) is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object or system through analysis of its structure, function and operation I just use "system" because I am a network engineer. Again though, I point out that it is taught as a troubleshooting tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inscribed Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 lol. brsingr always has the best threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brsingr Posted July 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 yeah, i figured it would be more "teach you the basics, you figure out **** like that." sorry that i just occasionally drop in and ask random *** questions. i dont really have time to mud any more, college and ****, but i like you guys EDIT: sorry. cursing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yes, the cursing. Must be careful... all the kids reading might be corrupted by seeing a bunch of asterisks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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