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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
by
jojo69
on 29/12/2017, 06:20:38 UTC
The part in question is the STM32F205RET6 ARM processor which is easy enough to order up at the usual sources.

Unfortunately, counterfeit parts are epidemic in the components industry today, and the incentive to spin up a "special" one of these is...rather large

Can't you trust the usual places to source you clean parts? Where do SatoshiLabs order their parts?

Now you are starting to think.  THAT is a very good question.  One would hope that they have a secure delivery arrangement with the manufacturer...one would hope...their website is mute on the subject.

This is where, despite its truly shamefully cheap physical implementation, the ledger is a cut above as it uses a proprietary, locked down ST31H320 secure micro for the sensitive bit and the ARM just runs the display/buttons and USB.

You will note that that link goes to an adverpage, not a datasheet.  There isn't one.  This is a hardened, enterprise class part.