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[Q] 8 megapixels image sensor datasheet

Hi every one,
I need help in a project i am doing.
I need to activate a camera module with an external controller.
The camera I want to operate is the rear cam of the Iphone 4s.
I searched a bit and found that it is Sony's camera and the name is IMX-145.
This was made by chipworks.
But I cant find any datasheet or some clues about this module or its structure.
Can you help me ?
Thanks

XDA is for android. Try an iPhone forum

I need documentation on 8 MegaPixel cam.
It does not matter to me if its IPhone or Samsung Galaxy S II.
I need a good camera (part of a smart phone) documenting, eg datasheet pinout or ICD.
Can anyone help ?
Where can I find this sort of documentation?

amirke said:
It does not matter to me if its IPhone or Samsung Galaxy S II.
I need a good camera (part of a smart phone) documenting, eg datasheet pinout or ICD.
Can anyone help ?
Where can I find this sort of documentation?
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I think what the meant was that the majority of the people here specialize in Android based devices/parts/etc.
It would be more prudent to go to an iPhone web forum to find the information you are seeking, maybe an iPhone modding scene or something like that

... The fact that the OP is asking for a hardware datasheet it boggles my mind how the above responders think that it has anything to do with what software is accessing said controller/sensor. They must be complete Derp's to think it matters if its android or ios, and negate the fact that what is being asked for has nothing to do with it.
To the OP:
If its a new revision of said sensor, then getting a new datasheet will be extremely hard to come by. You'd probably be able to find said datasheet for earlier revisions unless its protected as a proprietary piece of hardware of Chipworks.
I would guess that maybe something would be found buried in the chipworks website on the matter. Generally though for newer hardware or revisions of existing hardware, datasheets are not released to public until they've been replaced with newer models/revisions.
As it stands It looks like they can only be bought.
https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=SON-IMX145&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=&parentCategory=&navigationStr=CatalogSearchInc&searchText=circuit

XDA is for android

This forum (xda) just for ANDROID...

XDA is for Android, Windows Phone, Web OS, Meego, Bada, etc. And yes, there is even a link for iPhones on the main page.
Besides, Apple doesn't necessarily have an exclusivity deal on the camera sensors. The iPhone 4 used the same sensor that many HTC phones did, but the sensor itself can only do so much. The post processing and especially the optics are what makes or breaks a camera.

I'd find someone working for IT company and ask him to send request there - http://www.ovt.com/ and maybe to Toshiba asking for datasheet and samples of some sensor if you need only sensor. But, as xHausx said, you may need also camera-processor so you may want to look for ready sensor+processor fused modules. And these seems to me to have all very similiar interface (on ARM SoCs you can find camera handling modules - these are universal), though reversing ready device or getting datasheet for proper I2C/SPI communicating with such thing may be needed, which is rather model-specific.
iPhone from hardware level remains the very same device as all other Android devices and iPhone-developers doesn't have strictly hardware-modding forum as XDA does. So XDA is more appropriate place to ask for such things IMO.
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And check out this - http://www.mipi.org/specifications/camera-interface

MOTO X modem and nvitem reverse engineering

Hi guys, i'm so interest in the moto x hacking, now i want to find a way to unlock some frequencies of various model of moto x, just for fun XD. i studied the boards of the various moto x, and there are two main versions of the moto x one with only one qualcom wrt1605l modem and one with two chips, i compare the file NON-HLOS.bin of sprint and the retail-eu firmware no so much difference, so the big difference must be in fsg.mbn, after a simple analisys i discovered that inside the file there are some compressed file with a simple gzip (the gzip compressed files start with 1f 8b in exadecimal ) so i tried to take this file and uncompress it with winrar! WOW it works now i see the file uncompressed and the content is really interesting
open this files with a text editor.
If you want to help me, you can provide me a backup of nv items of your moto x (it's better than you don't post the file on the foum it's contain personal information such imei code).
sorry for my bad english!

fra888 said:
Hi guys, i'm so interest in the moto x hacking, now i want to find a way to unlock some frequencies of various model of moto x, just for fun XD. i studied the boards of the various moto x, and there are two main versions of the moto x one with only one qualcom wrt1605l modem and one with two chips, i compare the file NON-HLOS.bin of sprint and the retail-eu firmware no so much difference, so the big difference must be in fsg.mbn, after a simple analisys i discovered that inside the file there are some compressed file with a simple gzip (the gzip compressed files start with 1f 8b in exadecimal ) so i tried to take this file and uncompress it with winrar! WOW it works now i see the file uncompressed and the content is really interesting
open this files with a text editor.
If you want to help me, you can provide me a backup of nv items of your moto x (it's better than you don't post the file on the foum it's contain personal information such imei code).
sorry for my bad english!
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If this can lead to FOSS drivers for this kind of stuff I'm all for it. Maybe you should focus on a phone with a larger developer community though. Chances are you won't get much help from us Moto X users.

fra888 said:
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If you want to help me, you can provide me a backup of nv items of your moto x (it's better than you don't post the file on the foum it's contain personal information such imei code).
sorry for my bad english!
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I don't know how to ask this without sounding confrontational but who are you? Surely you can understand my suspicion of someone whose xda profile shows zero history who is asking for logs which contain my potentially sensitive information.

cntryby429 said:
I don't know how to ask this without sounding confrontational but who are you? Surely you can understand my suspicion of someone whose xda profile shows zero history who is asking for logs which contain my potentially sensitive information.
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Sorry I'm new in the android word, (not new in the linux word). I'm a student in computer engineering (specialization in embedded system) at the "politecnico di Torino" in Italy. My friend comes back from the usa with a motorola moto x sprint and he says me "Hey can you make it works in italy?". After a research i found the solution on this forum, but i see that lte frequency are different,i found on google that there are two main version of moto x.In all versions there are the amplifier for most of lte bands (someone miss the amplifiers for 7 and 14/17 bands) but there are the hardware to work with most of the other bands, so there are two explanation: or it misses some other parts (wires resistors antenna etc..) or there are a software block. So I decided to work on it just to learn somethinks new . This is my story, now I share your point of view, but if you change idea send me a private message

fra888 said:
...i found on google that there are two main version of moto x.In all versions there are the amplifier for most of lte bands (someone miss the amplifiers for 7 and 14/17 bands) but there are the hardware to work with most of the other bands, so there are two explanation: or it misses some other parts (wires resistors antenna etc..) or there are a software block. So I decided to work on it just to learn somethinks new . This is my story, now I share your point of view, but if you change idea send me a private message
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My View point has already been expressed in this other thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/unlock-lte-bands-moto-x-t2933475

KidJoe said:
My View point has already been expressed in this other thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/unlock-lte-bands-moto-x-t2933475
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Yeah might be, but the fact is that the device has a wrt1605l (or 2 )chip the modem supports all lte bands (of varous model moto x), a skyworks power amplifier (here the datasheet with bands supported http://www.skyworksinc.com/Product/1024/SKY77619 ) to send data (amplified) to network, the xt1052 has only 2 amplifiers and covers bands 3/7/20 with a special amplifier for the band 7, the same for the at&t version that cover 2/4/5/7/17 bands with the same hw on the board, the verizon version needs lte band 13, has an extra amplifier for band 13 so or motorola use different filter to filter the unused band (i think is redicolous) or is an issue of software, the hardware is present. For the verizon model, band 4 is certainly software looked, because the fcc test the verizon model on band 4, so how they test something is not present in hw. The difficoult part is discover how to unlock this feature.

fra888 said:
For the verizon model, band 4 is certainly software looked, because the fcc test the verizon model on band 4, so how they test something is not present in hw. The difficoult part is discover how to unlock this feature.
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I said software was also needed, and used the example of LTE band 4 not being present (and no one was able to enable it) when the phone shipped with 4.2.2 (or its first OTA update, which was 4.2.2 with camera update)... and LTE Band 4 didn't get enabled until the 4.4.0 update/rom was pushed (along with its updated modem files). It is possible that Moto/Verizon had the modem files ready, but withheld them from the public until they had their network ready for AWS. I never saw the ROM/Modem/Android versions in the FCC docs, so I can only guess.
I am aware of cross flashing modem files and entire roms (XT1052 files flashed to XT1058 or XT1053 phone, and vice versa, etc..), using the same hacks, QPST, NV Edits, etc. that worked on other phones which also did NOT enable any extra bands on the 2013 X, XT1052, XT1053, XT1058, XT1056, XT1049, XT1060, XT1050, or other.
The 2013 X came out in Aug/Sept 2013. As I said in that other thread... In all this time, no one has been successful enabling additional bands, and/or posting proof that it worked on the 2013 X, so its highly unlikely that it is possible.
If you think you can crack it, well, good luck.

Moto-E Hack
fra888 said:
Hi guys, i'm so interest in the moto x hacking, now i want to find a way to unlock some frequencies of various model of moto x, just for fun XD.!
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I'm on same page as yours...opened fsg.mbn and found around 30 supported carrier details inside with *.img.gz files...
can someone Upload v5.1 fsg.mbn for asia...i'll upload and check with Verizon model XT1528...
will see if it cracks the LTE band... I have 2 SIM cards for testing (Idea&Airtel - India)

Erm why you need too unpack, hack, dex etc the fsg.mbn file? :/ just flash it with fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn, boot the phone, root it, install any root explorer and in root folder there is fsg folder just enable hidden files and you can see all carriers settings.zip like att.zip spr.zip vice versa etc.. Easy right? Still as @KidJoe says, there is no success story of unlocking band in moto x.. I dont even get success on moto g 3rd gen any clue on that dear @KidJoe moto g 3rd gen from sprint doesn't support band 1 on mhz 2100.. Need too open that :s

Same Source Code = Same ROM for YT3-850L/M??

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/pro... and Software|Drivers and Software&beta=false
The above official Lenovo site lists only TWO (2) Source Code versions for THREE (3) devices: YT3-850L/M and the separate YT3-850F. This may explain why I've not located firmware specific to the YT3-850L. LOOKS as if the SAME ROM is used for the L AND M devices, suggesting there must be a hardware difference between the two. L is LTE DATA ONLY, whereas M is LTE DATA and PHONE. So I may have been on a wild goose chase. I'd hoped that M-firmware would turn my L-device into an M-device. Looks like maybe not. Other conclusions solicited if supported by evidence.
Thanks.
EDIT: I'm wondering if this should have been posted to a more general section. The small market share of Yoga Tablet users is not going to make this a hot thread. Anyway to get an administrator to move it? Thanks.

Checking for device production date - any ideas?

I know on some brands of devices like Samsung and LG you can use an app (or sometimes it'll even be listed in the settings) that will provide you with the actual device production date so I'm wondering if anyone knows if such an app exists for ZTE devices or if there's some other precise way to determine when a given device was actually manufactured?
I have a ZTE Zmax Pro and I'm thinking about getting a new battery for it - it's used, I'm probably the 3rd or 4th owner at this point and even though they released these devices a year ago in June 2016 I'd still like to know for sure when this one I have was made so I have a better idea of how much wear is on the battery.
If no such utility exists that's fine, was just wondering if the production date was someplace - it might be under the battery but I'm not interested in tearing this Zmax Pro apart just yet, it does have a slightly damaged glass front but the digitizer works 100% and I have a replacement on order so sometime next week I'll get around to doing the teardown and rebuild.
Thanks for any info...

[SOLVED] XT1572 "blank flash" files

EDITING MY THREAD: original post doesn't apply anymore, because thanks to some AWESOME guys from the Brazilian Moto X Style community, we can now UNBRICK the XT1572 (at least the LATAM-DS variant) with corrupted bootloader!
XDA post (thanks @Danielo007 ):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/help/solved-hard-brick-moto-x-style-xt1572-t3693860
Moto X Style Brasil Google+ Community:
https://plus.google.com/104133179727559624127/posts/Zjc8yQgzViS
My truly sincere THANK YOU for all involved in this solution!!

dbolivar said:
I will pay US$ 30 in Bitcoins to whoever provide me working "blank flash" files for my Moto XT1572, with working instructions able to successfully unbrick the device (corrupted bootloader).
After my latest flash frenzy, my XT1572 ended up with a corrupted bootloader, being recognized only as "qhsusb_bulk" (black screen, unable to get into fastboot, recovery etc.). It can be recovered with the appropriate infamous "blank flash" files for this specific model, which are usually used with Qualcomm's QFIL utility. However, Motorola/Lenovo doesn't officially provide these files, although some users managed to release them for other Moto models.
Perhaps someone who works at an authorized repair center, or a highly skilled mobile hacker who can reverse engineer/dump the bootloader in a workable way, can provide these files and enjoy a free dinner or some beers on the weekend?
Others are free to join this bounty on their own. I won't setup a collective fund or something like that, though; if you want, pay directly the good soul who provides you the files and instructions.
DEVICE DETAILS:
Motorola XT1572, Brazilian LATAM-DS variant
Latest official firmware: Nougat NPH25.200-15 + August 2017 OTA (bootloader upgraded)
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Honestly, the chances of acquiring the proper blankfile files is near zero... Unlike other devices, Moto devices beginning with Gen 3 (Moto X Pure/Style, Moto G 2015, Moto E2) and newer, require a digitally signed set of blankfiles (much like factory images), so it is impossible for someone to create or make them. It also seems that only Lenovo corporate centers know have these files, authorized service centers no longer have them available.
Just as you have seen that factory images leaking out has nearly halted, these are far more rare. Lenovo has taken a much tighter reign on these files and the chances of them leaking out now is slim to near zero.
Don't mean to be a downer, but the reality is that this isn't Google's Motorola anymore, and Lenovo seems to have taken a much tighter grip on such information.

acejavelin said:
Honestly, the chances of acquiring the proper blankfile files is near zero... Unlike other devices, Moto devices beginning with Gen 3 (Moto X Pure/Style, Moto G 2015, Moto E2) and newer, require a digitally signed set of blankfiles (much like factory images), so it is impossible for someone to create or make them. It also seems that only Lenovo corporate centers know have these files, authorized service centers no longer have them available.
Just as you have seen that factory images leaking out has nearly halted, these are far more rare. Lenovo has taken a much tighter reign on these files and the chances of them leaking out now is slim to near zero.
Don't mean to be a downer, but the reality is that this isn't Google's Motorola anymore, and Lenovo seems to have taken a much tighter grip on such information.
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Damn, it will probably be my last Motorola phone. Thanks for the information, though. It seems they are intentionally making it very hard to repair. Besides this bulls**t of not distributing the blank flash files (and even digitally signing them... come on!), I've called some repair centers here (although unauthorized ones) and they mentioned that they can't even replace the motherboard, because Lenovo isn't providing repair parts anymore. I'll try an authorized repair center later, if it's the same crap, will definitely steer away from this brand in the future.
But, who knows, still hope someone shows up with the files.

dbolivar said:
Damn, it will probably be my last Motorola phone. Thanks for the information, though. It seems they are intentionally making it very hard to repair. Besides this bulls**t of not distributing the blank flash files (and even digitally signing them... come on!), I've called some repair centers here (although unauthorized ones) and they mentioned that they can't even replace the motherboard, because Lenovo isn't providing repair parts anymore. I'll try an authorized repair center later, if it's the same crap, will definitely steer away from this brand in the future.
But, who knows, still hope someone shows up with the files.
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Eh, I don't know if Moto is any worse or better than the others... As time goes on, other manufacturers that are better will fall in line as well, under the guise of "security" and privacy. Although there is some validity to these reasons, it does hurt hobbyists like us, but we are such a small market share they don't care.

Same thing happened to me... I got moto to send me a new device for under 100 bucks. Ask for discounts. They actually give them.

moto x play
please give moto x play hard brick files help me anyone.:crying::crying:

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