{"id":4320,"date":"2020-08-24T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T23:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevenrhine.com\/?p=4320"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T02:46:06","slug":"uniden-bct15-vs-bct15x-police-radio-scanner-internal-pcb-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenrhine.com\/?p=4320","title":{"rendered":"Uniden BCT-15 vs BCT-15X Police Radio Scanner Teardown"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Uniden BCT-15 & BCT-15X Police Radio Scanners are collecting dust So what to do with them?<\/p>\n

I apologize for the photo quality!!<\/p>\n

Was Curious to the Internal Details of these 2 Radios On FCCID or the Radio Referance Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n

BCT-15<\/a> Listed as Confidential With FCC!
\nBCT-15X<\/a> Listed as Confidential With FCC!<\/p>\n

I Could Not Find them on a Simple Google Image Search either LOL!!<\/p>\n

BCT15 Left\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 BCT15X Right \u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
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You Will See the Uniden BCT-15 has an Unpopulated 10 Pin Programming Header the Uniden BCT-15X Has a 14 Pin Programming Header
\n(Images Soon)<\/p>\n

Both Now Have Had Header Pins Installed For Future Probing Around!
\nBCT15 Left\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 BCT15X Right \u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
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Not seeing anything special on the surface, My curiosity for the best of me.. So, Knowing Jtag Headers are present.\u00a0 I pulled the main RF Shields What Was Found?<\/p>\n

Uniden BCT-15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nCPU:
\nRenesas M32182F8TFP 144pin LFQFP (Data Sheet<\/a>)
\nReading and Programming is Supported With Xeltek Superpro 7500
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nUsually they will put if it requires a pass code in device info under special information listing the hex addresses they do not on this one but not on this one. When you load the device it will tell you on the terminal as Configure Word.
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nFlash:
\nATMEL 8 Meg AT45DB081 (Data Sheet<\/a>) BGA Chip |IC14|
\nATMEL 834 AT25640AN (Data Sheet<\/a>) |IC26|<\/p>\n

Uniden BCT-15X\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nUniden BCT-15X CPU:
\nRenesas UPD70F3741-GC (Data Sheet<\/a>)
\nReading and Programming is Supported With Xeltek Superpro 7500 Special Info.
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nFLASH:
\nATMEL 16 Meg AT45BD161E (Data Sheet<\/a>) |IC14|
\nUniden BCT-15X Serial Eprom 25128E\u00a0 (Data Sheet<\/a>) |IC26|<\/p>\n

Nothing Much Under the Other 2 RF Shields..<\/p>\n

Second FR Shields Removed
\nBCT15 Left\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 BCT15X Right \u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
\n\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>
\nThird RF Shields Removed
\nBCT15 Left\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 BCT15X Right \u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Click Image to Enlarge
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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! 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