My Uniden BCT-15 & BCT-15X Police Radio Scanners are collecting dust So what to do with them?
I apologize for the photo quality!!
Was Curious to the Internal Details of these 2 Radios On FCCID or the Radio Referance Wiki
BCT-15 Listed as Confidential With FCC!
BCT-15X Listed as Confidential With FCC!
I Could Not Find them on a Simple Google Image Search either LOL!!
BCT15 Left | BCT15X Right | Click Image to Enlarge
You Will See the Uniden BCT-15 has an Unpopulated 10 Pin Programming Header the Uniden BCT-15X Has a 14 Pin Programming Header
(Images Soon)
Both Now Have Had Header Pins Installed For Future Probing Around!
BCT15 Left | BCT15X Right | Click Image to Enlarge
Not seeing anything special on the surface, My curiosity for the best of me.. So, Knowing Jtag Headers are present. I pulled the main RF Shields What Was Found?
Uniden BCT-15 | Click Image to Enlarge
CPU:
Renesas M32182F8TFP 144pin LFQFP (Data Sheet)
FLASH:
ATMEL 8 Meg AT45DB081 (Data Sheet) BGA Chip |IC14|
ATMEL 834 AT25640AN (Data Sheet) |IC26|
Uniden BCT-15X | Click Image to Enlarge
Uniden BCT-15X CPU:
Renesas UPD70F3741-GC (Data Sheet)
Uniden BCT-15X FLASH:
ATMEL 16 Meg AT45BD161E (Data Sheet) |IC14|
Uniden BCT-15X Serial Eprom 25128E (Data Sheet) |IC26|
Nothing Much Under the Other 2 RF Shields..
Second FR Shields Removed
BCT15 Left | BCT15X Right | Click Image to Enlarge
Third RF Shields Removed
BCT15 Left | BCT15X Right | Click Image to Enlarge
Last Updated on March 10, 2021 by Steven Rhine
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