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I have a few devices that I can get into but haven't been able to find out which chip does what. Any tips?

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Google whatever is printed on the chip.

Also learn the basic components of any system, and which components each device would need.

[–] frankenswine@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

or just post a picture here, people might help you ;)

I found that chatgpt is really good at telling you what is a component by just telling it the part name, it can be a bit quicker than looking for the datasheet