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Xbox 360 Chatpad Disassembly

After acquiring an Xbox 360 Chatpad as part of the Messenger Kit I took it apart. Here are photos of that.

Date: 09/10/2007
Owner: admin
Size: 19 items
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Xbox 360 Chatpad fitted to a standard wireless controller.

Date: 09/10/2007
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Bottom view of the Xbox 360 chatpad fitted to the controller. It really fits well.

Date: 09/10/2007
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The Xbox 360 Chatpad seems to have a total of seven connections. Three are audio related while four seem to be for data.

Date: 09/10/2007
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A T6 Torx driver is all that is needed to open the Xbox 360 Chatpad.

Date: 09/10/2007
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Opening the Xbox 360 Chatpad is just a matter of removing four screws and releasing the couple clips.

Date: 09/10/2007
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Looking at the Xbox 360 Chatpad PCB from the side opposite the keyboard. The tape holds the keyboard on, and there aren't very many components.

Date: 09/10/2007
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The keyboard on the Xbox 360 Chatpad with the plastic trim piece removed.

Date: 09/10/2007
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The plastics which make up the top half of the Xbox 360 Chatpad: the white part, and the grey grid which fits around the keys.

Date: 09/10/2007
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A Microchip PIC16F883 seems to be the brains of the Xbox 360 chatpad. This could be fun to hack...

Date: 09/10/2007
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The Xbox 360 Chatpad seems to have been developed at Microsoft's Gutenberg facility.

Date: 09/10/2007
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Beneath the keyboard are LEDs for illuminating single keys, along with those for the whole board.

Date: 09/10/2007
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The Xbox 360 Chatpad itself is a cellphone-like domed keyboard with a plastic peg coming off of each key. It has a nice feel to it.

Date: 09/10/2007
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The plastics on my Xbox 360 Chatpad appear to be "REV B".

Date: 09/10/2007
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These plastics for my Xbox 360 Chatpad appear to have been molded in July 2007.

Date: 09/10/2007
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When disassembling the Xbox 360 Chatpad I thought there was another screw behind the serial number sticker. It turns out there isn't. Whoops!

Date: 09/10/2007
Views: 2188
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