Deep Tech: Hacking Trail Camera Firmware 1 — Overview
Introductions to tools and flow I used to reverse engineer embedded firmware for Browning trail cameras, and to introduce new functions.
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Repairing Browning Trail Camera that Won’t Trigger
A friend’s trail camera stopped triggering. Here’s how I figured out what was wrong, and how I fixed it.
Continue reading →Deep Tech: Repairing EEPROM in Browning Trail Cameras
When a trail camera revers back to its default settings, and won’t take a new firmware image, it is likely the EEPROM has failed. This post describes how I replaced the EEPROM in a Browning Trail Camera. Applies to multiple Browning trail camera models
Continue reading →GardePro T5WF (White Flash) Trail Camera
Overview and teardown of a new white flash trail camera model — the GuardePro T5WF
Continue reading →Fixing Browning Edge, Elite HP4 and HP5 SD Card Corruption
Lately we, and others, have encountered a bug in some Browning trail cameras that results in corrupted SD cards. This post explains what caused this bug. It also includes a fix
Continue reading →Deep Tech: Pictures From an Inferno? Part 1
A wildfire is about the worst case scenario for camera trappers. In many parts of the US, fires are a real risk to camera sets. This was certainly the case in Oregon. In the summer of 2020, several major fires … Continue reading →
Coyote Valentine
There it is again — a set of tracks which are clearly coyote — but slightly off. I know from camera traps that the smaller of a pair coyotes in the area has recently injured a hind leg. These tracks confirm she is still injured. Rather than the straight, narrow, and perfectly regular overstep trail of her mate, these tracks come down with a staccato burst of three feet, protecting a 4th leg, whose paw never touches the ground.
Continue reading →DIY: Trail Camera Lens Hacking
This post gives an overview of potential lens replacements for Browning Trail Cameras.
Continue reading →Estimating Energizer Ultimate Lithium (LiFeS2) Battery Capacity
I give background and two data-driven methods to estimate the remaining capacity of LiFeS2 (e.g. Energizer Ultimate Lithium) batteries.
Continue reading →New Optional Features for Browning HP5 Trail Cameras
In a recent post, I introduced firmware with new features for Browning HP5 model trail cameras. This new version adds several more features — each selectable by additions to the camera’s setup menu. These features include date and time format … Continue reading →