I'm surprised this video hasn't got more views. You did some good work here. Importantly, you identified that the Blink mini contains that extreme low-power chip that was, apparently, the reason that Amazon bought Blink. Of course that chip is all about saving battery power, so I assume that the mini shares a lot with the other Blink cameras. I am going to have to experiment to see how long my mini lasts plugged into a portable power bank. By the way, you can usually see if something is emitting IR by simply looking at it through a phone camera. I use this technique all the time to see if TV remote batteries are dead or not. Cheap phones are better for this because good phones have effective IR filters.
Awesome video! How does this video not have over a million views by now! I was trying to figure out if I could change the camera lens to create a more zoomed narrow view and learned so much more form your video. Thank you for sharing this with us! 😁👍🦅🇺🇸
8:40 It’s actually not blank but the laser engraving is microscopic 😂 not to mention even under the microscope it only catches the light in one direction. I ended up using a couple of different wavelengths of UVC LEDS, and a bit of fluorescent dye which helped but it was still difficult to read I finally made it out and looked it up… The part number is CYW3438
hey Sir, i like your work. im really curious abut, after yourt reassembly did it work again? i did the same thing but mein not working anymore cant connect. any idea? Thanks
hey Sir, thanks for your Work! im courious about, after your reassembly did it work again?Ive done the same thing but mein dont really want to connect after assembly, ive tried everything i think. i hope you could have any ideas to make it work again. Problem shows up at the beginning, i want to pair with my phone its not registered so its like a new cam (previously it was working after, ive removed from app and disassemblied, its not working anymore its Blinking but no connection.) Thanks for your time, im really appreciated that. Yours sincierly # SD
@@InsideOutElectronics Thanks for the response! I actually was a little foolish and put mine outside for a few days. It didn’t rain at all but was quite humid. One the last day the camera disconnected and the usb cable had rust in it. I’ve tried other usb cables and none of them power it on. So I’m trying to figure out if blink uses different pins for power. Or….. if you have any ideas. Both the boards look totally clean. But the actual usb cable has rust build up in it
woah. very cool video! didn't expect this thing to even open without any destruction, let alone be taken apart that much. I wanted to know if there was any way to hack it to use it as a usb camera. seems like it would be very had, unless had insane reverse engineering skills and knowledge, or had access to official firmware and documentation… oh well
I'm surprised this video hasn't got more views. You did some good work here. Importantly, you identified that the Blink mini contains that extreme low-power chip that was, apparently, the reason that Amazon bought Blink. Of course that chip is all about saving battery power, so I assume that the mini shares a lot with the other Blink cameras. I am going to have to experiment to see how long my mini lasts plugged into a portable power bank.
By the way, you can usually see if something is emitting IR by simply looking at it through a phone camera. I use this technique all the time to see if TV remote batteries are dead or not. Cheap phones are better for this because good phones have effective IR filters.
Thank you for your support, I wish this video got more views as well.
Good Idea with cellphones, I will give it a try next time.
Awesome video! How does this video not have over a million views by now!
I was trying to figure out if I could change the camera lens to create a more zoomed narrow view and learned so much more form your video.
Thank you for sharing this with us! 😁👍🦅🇺🇸
Thank you for positive comment! Im very happy it was useful. Please help to spread the word about this video ;) Thank you.
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It’s actually not blank but the laser engraving is microscopic 😂 not to mention even under the microscope it only catches the light in one direction. I ended up using a couple of different wavelengths of UVC LEDS, and a bit of fluorescent dye which helped but it was still difficult to read
I finally made it out and looked it up… The part number is CYW3438
Thank you for pointing this out!
hey Sir, i like your work. im really curious abut, after yourt reassembly did it work again? i did the same thing but mein not working anymore cant connect. any idea? Thanks
@@SDPrivat Thank you for watching. Yes the camera works perfectly fine. Please double check all connections.
Is the motion sensing/detection through the lens?
Yes, it uses server side "AI" to detect stuff
I have not tried to see if it detect motion when disconnected from the network....
Where is the microphone and which board is it on? Thanks in advance
Thank you for watching - it is on this board marked as MK1
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hey Sir, thanks for your Work! im courious about, after your reassembly did it work again?Ive done the same thing but mein dont really want to connect after assembly, ive tried everything i think. i hope you could have any ideas to make it work again. Problem shows up at the beginning, i want to pair with my phone its not registered so its like a new cam (previously it was working after, ive removed from app and disassemblied, its not working anymore its Blinking but no connection.)
Thanks for your time, im really appreciated that.
Yours sincierly
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SD
If the phone does not see the camera is wifi antennae probably not connected properly, please double check
What is that’s inside at the bottom of casing with TWO metal connectors contacting to the Circuit Board ?
This is Wifi antenna
I figured it out.. my mistake… inside the casing.. it is speaker.. it’s located not in the bottom.. but on the Top
@@venkatstance4103 ok, thank you
IR light can make it through thin plastic
Sure thing !
Could you wire up a battery pack to this?
Simple USB powerbank works like a charm ;)
@@InsideOutElectronics Thanks for the response! I actually was a little foolish and put mine outside for a few days. It didn’t rain at all but was quite humid. One the last day the camera disconnected and the usb cable had rust in it. I’ve tried other usb cables and none of them power it on. So I’m trying to figure out if blink uses different pins for power. Or….. if you have any ideas. Both the boards look totally clean. But the actual usb cable has rust build up in it
Can you root it please?
Root? Are you talking about hacking with custom firmware?
woah. very cool video! didn't expect this thing to even open without any destruction, let alone be taken apart that much. I wanted to know if there was any way to hack it to use it as a usb camera. seems like it would be very had, unless had insane reverse engineering skills and knowledge, or had access to official firmware and documentation… oh well
Pretty much impossible unless hacking or modifying original firmware