Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Box

ntThe Boogie Board Rip has a 9.5″ LCD. According to the manufacturer, the unit’s 8MB of internal storage is capable of storing “200 typical images”. The rechargeable Li-Ion battery is rated for 60 days of standby time and 1 week of typical usage.
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Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Box contents

ntInside the Boogie Board Rip’s box, you’ll find the device itself, a stylus (required for creating images that can be saved), a USB cable, and the product documentation.
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Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Dimensions and weight

ntThe Boogie Board Rip measures 11.1″ (H) x 7″ (W) x 0.5″ (D) and weighs 11.5 ounces.
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Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Back

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Thickness

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Simple controls

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Stylus

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Writing a note

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the external case screws (Torx T6)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Popping loose the front cover

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Working my way around the front cover

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the front cover

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Front cover

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Internal hardware

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Main printed circuit board (PCB) or motherboard

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Disconnecting the battery from the motherboard

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Disconnecting the Pen Input system from the motherboard

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the LCD tray from the case

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Lifting the LCD tray and motherboard assembly away from the case

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Case with Pen Input system and battery

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the battery

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: 3.7V 830mAh Li-Ion battery

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the pen input system antenna

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Case

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Pen input system antenna

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Pen input system antenna markings (BTM-P097)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Pen input system antenna and circuit board

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: BTM-P097 Pen Input system

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Pen input system circuit board

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Waltop WA2006 Pen-Input Technology IC module

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Texas Instruments SN74AHC4066 Quadruple Bilateral Analog Switch (HA4066 15K G4 ACCF)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Waltop MCU1086 A3A5A

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: LCD and motherboard assembly - Front

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: LCD and motherboard assembly - Back

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the rubber LCD contact protectors

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Disconnecting the LCD from the motherboard

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: LCD and tray

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Removing the LCD from its hard plastic tray

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Kent Displays flexible cholesteric LCD

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Motherboard - Front

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Motherboard - Back

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Texas Instruments MSP430 MCU (12A8D7T G4 M430F5529 REV E)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: ISSI IS62WV2568BLL PowerSaver Low Power Asynchronous SRAM (2M 256Kx8)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Winbond 64Mb Serial Flash memory (8MB)

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Kent Displays motherboard markings

Cracking Open Boogie Board Rip: Complete teardown