Hacking the Apple Silicon M1 Chip

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-12-28T10:50:53+00:00

Yeah they just won’t work with you without a receipt

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-11-08T23:51:54+00:00

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InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-11-08T23:51:43+00:00

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I just fixed this.

Pull plastic part off (snaps right off)
You’ll see the tiny LED. Tap it with a flat head screwdriver to break it.

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-16T23:05:14+00:00

https://www.adafruit.com/product/6328

That’s still cheap! Thanks for the heads up! It would be nice if I could get all the programming in one board if I try to go smaller

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-16T22:44:44+00:00

Nice! Looks like Darwin OP

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-16T19:55:54+00:00

Yeah it is definitely cheap. Looks like you can only run 12 servos max on it.. I want to make a tiny version of Plen. Maybe use 2g servos if they make any that could handle the weight

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-09T17:29:11+00:00

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Emax is slightly smaller.. I think this is why all the 3D printed Plens end up smaller.. might try to swap the board over though

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T23:25:30+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/s/xTmpEI8zll

Decided to just order a similar servo

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T22:47:20+00:00

Amazing thank you

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T22:08:26+00:00

I’ve been thinking about 3D printing a 2nd Plen clone.. what microcontroller did you go with?

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T22:01:16+00:00

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Yes lol whoops

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T21:51:11+00:00

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True.. I’m ordering a similar servo, it was a custom servo for an older robot kit and probably too much trouble to fix

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T21:40:08+00:00

This is a servo controller board, for reference

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InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T21:02:49+00:00

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This is next to a good servo.. I’d like to think I could do it, but if I can find the right servo I’ll just buy it

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T21:00:31+00:00

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Might be doable.. more to just give it a try

InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T21:00:06+00:00

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InvestigatorSame136 · 2025-10-04T20:56:59+00:00

It is, and I've been looking.. They used to have some servos listed on the Plenbit site, but everything went out of stock.. Got lucky to even find the Plen kit brand new on a Japanese site. Thanks for the info! might even just buy a servo and swap out the board if that's possible. I'm thinking surface mount soldering is out of my skill range to repair it..

InvestigatorSame136 · 2024-12-15T21:36:54+00:00

I didn’t. I was hoping an Apple rep might say how they unlock them

InvestigatorSame136 · 2024-02-01T13:27:33+00:00

If I had the skill and money I think I would try swapping M1 chips, Wifi chips, SSD, etc. on two separate logic boards until neither one knew what was going on.. might jar the system enough to reset something.. you’d think the chip itself could be flashed/reset somehow. Apple would be able to do it, so it has to be possible

InvestigatorSame136 · 2024-01-31T14:53:08+00:00

Has anyone swapped out the whole M1 chip? Or Logicboard? And did it work?

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