[TriEmbed] hacking amazon dash v2

[Alex]

It's also connected to the ground pad under the chip. Nice, huh?

> On Sep 14, 2016, at 17:08, Kevin Williams <kevinkkdi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Would it be possible to drill out the via between the board layers and then add a dab of solder back afterwards?
> 
>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Alex Davis via TriEmbed <triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>> Anyone done anything with their prime-day Dash buttons? I found this
>> interesting page:
>> http://key-basher.blogspot.com/2016/09/amazon-dash-button-version-2.html
>> 
>> On V2, ERASE is tied low to a via in front of the pin AND to the ground
>> plane underneath the chip! That means you can't easily erase it. I
>> haven't done a teardown on mine, but does anyone know if the Atmel MCU
>> is QFP or QFN? If it's QFP, ERASE pin could be lifted. Otherwise, you
>> have to unsolder the chip, rework the board, then solder it back on.
>> Ugh. I'd rather not waste time on such a cheap item.
>> 
>> Alex
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