https://www.hakstuff.net/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-03 https://www.hakstuff.net/blog/teardown-rivian-r1s-axm-module monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/fb97190e-0276-4415-9de4-13e8877d256d/rivian_axm_1.0_teardown_header_photo_v2.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/8610911d-c0e9-4b19-a0ff-d4162b4de5f2/AXM_High_Level_Overview.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/d6cff514-38be-4a1e-a385-ecb1ce2058e9/AXM_Unit_SideA.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The Rivian AXM module, as seen from the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1a542421-94d7-4c5f-8548-a3fb61c75c98/AXM_Unit_SideB.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The AXM’s top label, showing the device’s part number and manufacturing date. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/777ada77-fde5-431e-867a-d29012f7c6f0/Newer_Rivian_AXM_Label.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The top label off of an AXM unit built a year later, in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/9cab609e-b464-4021-80db-2df37778566e/AXM_Unit_Edge_Label.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The inspection label, found on the bottom edge of the unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/db0eaf94-cba6-4427-acba-65d8dd8fd83d/AXM_Unit_SideA_XMM_Board.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out A first look at the XMM PCB, as seen when removing the unit’s outer cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7095708e-6c81-4f42-a05e-9658cbbe5a20/AXM_Unit_SideB_ACM_Board.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out A first glance at the ACM PCB, located on the opposite side of the AXM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/dd461a18-0904-46c4-8536-54ef244f07d7/AXM_Unit_Enclosure_Bare.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The bare enclosure and water block, showing the twisting passage that coolant takes through the module. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/63ac4f4c-e7f2-4acc-b134-5617008a6c64/AXM_Unit_PCB_XMM_SideA2.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The AXM PCB, Side A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/4a15d9a2-49d9-437a-a02c-bbc554979fec/AXM_Unit_PCB_XMM_SideB2.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The XMM PCB, Side B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/8a4d19d0-2f97-4251-bd0b-396605b252da/AXM_Unit_PCB_XMM_SideB_MainSOC.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The XMM PCB’s main SoC, the Qualcomm SA8155P. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/3ae4bc08-a127-4d1f-ac2b-2733bcd42733/XMM_Board_Full_SideA_Labeled.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out XMM PCB, Side A - With all I/O labeled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/b6df5118-0c50-4c5b-b8c6-31889b9f77dd/XMM_Board_Full_SideB_Labeled-Named.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out XMM PCB, Side B - With all components labeled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/d01dfb36-5def-425d-91d0-e4c9ae8f5e72/AXM_Unit_PCB_ACM_SideA3.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The ACM PCB, Side A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/a42b88ae-9138-47c9-a8be-73a7e98f6c07/AXM_Unit_PCB_ACM_SideB.jpg Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The ACM PCB, Side B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/96415f9e-839e-4dd3-b6b6-9f4458304edc/ACM_Board_Full_SideA_NoDaughterboards_Cropped_Labeled-Named.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out ACM PCB, Side A - All components labeled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/3a6e310c-881e-4412-a880-0098ab055fa1/ACM_Board_Full_SideB_Labeled-Named.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out ACM PCB, Side B - All components labeled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/c5dfc23b-0b5b-45b2-99a0-9af501ec12de/ACM_Board_Full_SideA_Daughterboards_Labeled.png Blog - Teardown: Rivian R1S Autonomy eXperience Module (AXM) 1.0 - Make it stand out The full ACM board, with the VLM PCB highlighted in red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/c6907347-ddec-4ff8-a3d6-458712260e64/AXM_Unit_PCB_ACM_SideA_VLM.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/22bd2b1a-ea6e-4d27-941c-4b3f21a0e81a/IDC23H_vs_MGU22H.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out A comparison of the IDC23H and MGU22H’s PCBs. MGU22 PCB photo courtesy of INF News, though I’m pretty sure they just got it from the MGU22’s FCC listing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e5b37a1b-76ca-4f3e-a4be-e15defba39de/IDC23H_outside_rear_io1.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/0d1d5c57-32a0-4b7e-a3ec-6aab447738a6/drivers_display_connection.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/b6c50133-f879-410c-8bd5-c5dc652a776a/idc23_8185_label.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out Garmin and Harman’s FCC filings contained numerous references to an 8185-powered device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/03b93598-cf22-4d44-a1d4-a30999e17e6a/eBay_listing.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman IDC23H Infotainment Unit (B423) - Make it stand out This IDC23 High 8185 is currently listed on eBay and seems a little… fishy. https://www.hakstuff.net/blog/dissecting-the-bmw-nbt-hu-evo-infotainment-unit-boot-process monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/fb7c2af4-e126-4f4f-9f4f-3a60cc7dec27/nene_qnx.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/bfd50070-1da8-44bb-ab44-24d337f6c82c/bootup_timeline_slm_bg.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The QNX boot process, as described by the QNX SDP 6.5.0 documentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/5f27db8c-4e67-4ad1-b561-18895695688d/bootup_timeline_slm_bg-early.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e38d2dfa-f263-434a-b699-a3de4586d3e5/bootup_timeline_slm_bg-IFS.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7b98536f-c518-4617-b3ae-689334d49288/bootup_timeline_screen_one_bg.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/da7217f7-75dd-45c7-82f4-a6248b9156ad/2025-12-05_IFS_location.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The device’s IFS files are located next to the BIOS packet and a mysterious “A666” file… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/911f30f4-0af9-44a9-aa31-83c419d193f3/2025-12-05_IFS_sha256sum.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out I ran sha256sum on both of the IFS files. The hashes were identical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e7b90a1d-d278-4f03-9c79-5c1d37986092/2025-12-05_IFS_dumpifs_combined.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Using dumpifs allows us to extract everything from boot1.ifs, plus it all gets nicely copied into the proper folder tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e017afec-be4b-498b-8bc1-9e6ec3090e70/boot1ifs_tree_a.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The contents of the boot1.ifs file. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/a16bcee2-48fb-40d8-831c-aa7058b9f65b/procnto_strings.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out It’s easy to get an idea of what a binary does by plugging it into the ‘strings’ util. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/911ab060-19ee-4d6e-bcaf-2a89fc2bd5ba/boot_script_contents.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The contents of the startup script are… difficult to read, to say the least. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e345d6a8-77ef-4d29-977f-666f869d1bdf/boot_script_xxd_dump.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/82f8961a-fbef-431b-9842-e34273c1a478/boot_script_kaitai_struct_parser.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The kaitai struct interface - the editor is in the upper left, output in the bottom left, and our hex dump on the right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/cbf01852-e068-494a-8e0c-be35cb57661c/boot_script_section_1_symlinks.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/c82f9c6e-5f56-4fb2-b4ec-eaa8264981ef/boot_script_section_2_slogger.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/13a86204-83ab-4b1c-9126-4896acff0ea9/boot_script_section_3_waitfor.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/4a7a379b-b723-4546-ae2f-df0a6050aa06/boot_script_section_3_devc-seromap.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/ecab9894-4b2f-4ed0-8cd5-512780d2e908/boot_script_section_3_devc-seromap_QNX_info.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/bbfb482d-5443-4b3b-8fde-87c4c948b7e3/boot_script_section_6_sdmmc.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1e007f6e-7616-4845-bfc1-5c747d9935b0/boot_script_section_7_waitfor_disk.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/40b33899-d911-4b47-a750-7a749721d910/boot_script_section_8_sysinit.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/e054318d-dece-4ebb-9068-88b66809c975/sysinit_ghidra_switch_statement.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The main option flag handling switch statement within the sysinit binary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/cea8b777-5001-4c43-adab-2969430dae10/sysinit_diagram_2025-12-18_drawio.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out A flowchart of the sysinit binary’s inner workings (click for full res) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7b5775cb-10b0-4382-8bf6-0bdc154b4786/boot_script_section_9_gs.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/46aaeb02-b926-454b-a533-febe6feb65a7/gs_binary_text_dump.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out A dump of strings from the gs binary. I enjoyed the :-( and :-/ faces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/42304910-445f-44a4-9df3-54315214d989/boot_script_section_10_starter.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/ea32de63-e06b-4dd8-8ef3-18a82df20e3f/boot_script_section_10_starter_location.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out Sure enough, the starter binary was in /sda0t179/opt/sys/bin/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/359a2a33-fbde-4f4d-8275-85e9eb713005/boot_script_section_10_starter_cfg_1.png Blog - Dissecting the BMW NBT EVO HU Boot Process - Part 1: QNX and the IFS - Make it stand out The beginning of the starter.cfg file. https://www.hakstuff.net/blog/teardown-the-bmw-harman-nbt-evo-hu-infotainment-unit monthly 0.5 2025-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/6b4b62b2-4064-4373-aa6e-39b8bc5a0382/yui_teardown_header.png Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/ac1426ac-e6cd-4894-97af-7d3ee50bdf8b/realoem_screenshot.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The parts catalog listing shows all of the parts that came before and after this unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765473559339-4EDF56PJZ2CTS8M3CAT5/nbtevo_outside_top.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765473559924-QD8SXPKXNE9TZE4QZ71C/nbtevo_outside_top_cddrive_uncovered.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765473676951-AMCYTY0YYXP4DVMU8WM6/nbtevo_outside_top_cddrive_top.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765473678614-UUET3MB78HBLROHX2DWH/nbtevo_outside_top_cddrive_top_label.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765571996253-0FU1LWC78DGRCNNHTINT/nbtevo_labeled_rf_pcb_2.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765571434115-GMJ2IK4D1GHGM6FSBDSB/nbtevo_labeled_hddcd_pcb.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7ed59ec5-d389-4b83-a769-0a60af5d324a/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview_rfcard_removed.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/19bdc71b-ed26-4633-b57f-5bdf505ef61d/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview2.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The Renesas RH850 processor found on the top side of the Layer 1 PCB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765573646246-2JK161G6LAKO2JRXFQVR/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview9.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765573639141-USNYENWPK4EFXLWLYDDX/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview3.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765573639752-UH0T9O7Q5Q2BXGM7L2XB/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview4.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765573645093-UOGH7J8J4AKCF0DO9E6D/nbtevo_inside_layer1_topview8.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/c95844ce-1ea4-4fac-86d1-090408aabb00/nbtevo_inside_layer1_bottomview2.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The underside of the Layer 1 PCB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765574850062-SPG8Q1UJP5ZYL912U91D/nbtevo_inside_layer1_bottomview13.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765574843507-4DOADEEQJRVVD62GIV5X/nbtevo_inside_layer1_bottomview4.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765574843788-8WA9LKB8RDWHXFS1UVIY/nbtevo_inside_layer1_bottomview5.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765574848369-5C9V5TLKLU724O7VRUQF/nbtevo_inside_layer1_bottomview11.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/a04ad4c1-0f42-4859-a262-aafc5d9a239a/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview3.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out A top-down view of the Layer 0 PCB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765581022412-YQKA9LVIVRUVH1GMF8YT/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765581023204-O4CK659LUVN0PJMM0ORF/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview2.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765581027548-5QJW5W5RAFV04L4WHZHH/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview3.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765593767714-X1ZWEQBDWO52ZTVWAHR6/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview4.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765593780449-MQR2AQ2DS8XEGDN9HUYK/nbtevo_inside_layer0_topview5.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The Layer 0 PCB as viewed from the underside, showing the TI OMAP daughter board mounted in the upper right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/761a8266-a1f4-4fbc-9c03-0bb0ed61723b/nbtevo_inside_layer0_bottomview11.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out With the daughter board removed, the layout of the Layer 0 PCB is a bit easier to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765597131108-6MLBE46LXLVCEESQPXOC/nbtevo_inside_layer0_bottomview21.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765597144563-WOQ75YW6NT7I18WPCBDG/nbtevo_inside_layer0_bottomview18.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765597175212-CZITKH653V9LBJT2K9XM/nbtevo_inside_layer0_bottomview22.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765599265464-KU6XYGNOHR147TOOE5EI/nbtevo_inside_layer0_bottomview_daughterboard8.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/34b782af-4a71-4287-a836-ed9596834b7f/nbtevo_inside_layer0_daughterboard_underside2.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The underside of the OMAP Daughter Board PCB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/536a085e-5bda-49d2-94be-4bd63353f74e/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed5.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/22f50da8-37ee-458c-a70e-e6b0bf47a23b/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_disassembled7.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The exposed Satellite Radio module label. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765602556518-IWL8M2GTOWCR9Y0MGDUB/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_disassembled1.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765602557109-GS5IYI0CPCAB0CKMAKRJ/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_disassembled3.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765602566185-XQ77O46MVN7QXTQ5YTVF/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed7.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765602568642-FBRL0T5NAAWHFU8PVBJO/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed9.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7b63ae92-e137-4e1b-9536-e71073182f74/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed_back.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The back side of the NBT EVO’s RF PCB card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765603054729-ETUII40531YTA4GI7VDF/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed_back4.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765603060379-V4KB1E4SMPWNOYAYU3LG/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed_back5.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765603053723-CCXJ833FZVDPQCOMKMVR/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed_back3.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1765603062202-R237QYPW97H9B81PWFSZ/nbtevo_inside_rfcard_removed_back6.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/db5319fd-c6d8-4397-bc08-41663b53e44d/nbtevo_inside_hdd_cddrive_board.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The “front” of the HDD/CD PCB (there’s not really a clear “front” or “back”, idk) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/71a8e234-5eed-450e-b823-f8c5a4f3a55d/nbtevo_inside_hdd_cddrive_board_back.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out The “back” of the HDD/CD PCB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/515236cc-ea73-412c-8649-ef286a070650/micron_decoder_website.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT EVO HU Infotainment Unit (B211) - Make it stand out I spy with my little eye, a typo… https://www.hakstuff.net/blog/the-qnxinfo-elf-section monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/cad0b94c-91f9-49b7-8180-b9c813e3efee/2025-12-02_QNX_info_section.png Blog - The QNX_info ELF Section - Make it stand out A listing of sections in a QNX-based ELF binary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/09b1b135-ad4f-44b3-9280-f8e6be6233a1/2025-12-02_QNX_mkifs_documentation.png Blog - The QNX_info ELF Section - Make it stand out Why do they not strip these sections? 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/ba0cacb8-13fa-4b61-9c99-04d1a2ff4060/teardown_1.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The top of the NBT HU unit, showing the device’s labeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/a2ac92d2-7f64-453f-8ecf-b3b31155a276/teardown_87.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The label located on the front of the NBT HU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1759156853280-Z5W1DRZFNKA6N1825E7U/teardown_3.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1759156852276-RWILY35P9R3371RE3CJ3/teardown_4.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/f6d876ce-8cb9-4a56-8025-00ca4f7de1a7/teardown_7.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The Toshiba 200GB HDD removed from the NBT HU device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/a9a72497-4c0e-4430-b74d-1d4e108c079d/teardown_8.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The unit showing an empty upper tray, with the HDD removed and disk drive disconnected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/bb31e100-1d0e-4a59-ae49-e9a0a6a0a8d1/teardown_11.JPG Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The NBT HU unit with the top cover removed, exposing multiple PCBs and device components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/7b4bb4a4-06b4-4dc6-b176-30dcf6443ac6/BMW_NBT_HU_Teardown_Labeled_PCBs_CI936576701.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out A deconstruction of the BMW NBT HU, identifying the various PCB layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/5bc37598-b99a-40a0-a281-6bc876f61122/teardown_18.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out The NBT HU’s RF PCB, as seen from the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/c078c41d-b20f-46c5-bc3b-67a071b253d7/BMW_NBT_HU_RF_PCB_Europe_FCC_Photo.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out A photo of the European version of the RF module, showing the curry and green-colored DAB connectors (photo taken from device’s FCC listing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1762380656810-HS40VYTYO06D1PIVTHNK/teardown_82.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1762380657059-I4811XEVCPCKWTX9J4IV/teardown_83.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1762380666106-X6GZAVH1DBWNWZYUIYB0/teardown_84.jpg Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1762380666859-HVO4NBUK8DSEY0F2E8VA/teardown_85.jpg Blog - 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Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out A photo showing an eMMC dumping jig attached to an NBT HU daughter board PCB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/bc04d52f-984e-4539-9e0f-ec6ed2a409a5/teardown_88.png Blog - Teardown: The BMW / Harman NBT HU Infotainment Unit - Make it stand out A diagram explaining the rear I/O of the NBT HU’s Layer 0 PCB https://www.hakstuff.net/blog/edge-connector-breakout-boards monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/59d5d3ef-40ca-4479-b852-c8cdddcfa8be/hakstuff-breakout-banner-levelish_colored_c.png Blog - Edge Connector Breakout Boards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1757357927372-BDA7W64WCOYAU5GZFASB/board_installed_1_c.JPG Blog - Edge Connector Breakout Boards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a78278d51d8857cba58bca/1757357928451-AU02URN7960CS6EI8MUL/board_installed_2_c.JPG Blog - 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