The Prototype HARP by SparkFun Electronics

Description

A mysterious device... a rogue AI... a dark secret...

The Prototype is a hardware alternate reality puzzle (HARP) designed to put your puzzle solving and hardware hacking skills to the test. In other words, it's an escape room on a board. To solve the puzzle you'll need a basic set of electronics and cryptography skills – or a couple of nerdy friends. As you make your way through you'll uncover the story of a failed project and the truth about what's really going on at SparkX.

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Utilizing the SP250Ψ chip from SparkX, SPX14379 imprint carrier stands to be a front runner for IA and augmented awareness solutions for field applications. The board contains relevant parts for prototyping drop-in functionality with the SP250Ψ. Low power considerations make "always-on" IA possible for most devices with at least 8AH batteries or regenerative power sources. The Ψ revision adds native support for sensors and short wave transmission. Security is a top priority̌͛̊̐ͭͦ ̖͚͆o͔̳̬͖̬̬f̞ͯ̈́ ṭ̠̦͈̽h͖̩͍̥̜̼͊͌̈͂̀ͬe͎̤ ̐S̟̘͇̯̬̙̦͑̌̔͗ͭͤ̾P̠͓2͕̼̏ͫ̊̑5̰͗̄͌0̮̯̯̎̓ͭͣ̂̚ͅΨ̍ ͎̯̦̼̲̞̀ͩ̿̐ͤfĭ̞̮͎̟͓̏͑̓r̭̰̞̼͙̘ͩ̈́͑mͪͣ̇̄̆̀w͔̙̝͎̄͌ͫ̿̃ͪa̟͍̰͕͎̅r̫̆ͨ̄͊̈̌eͪ̓ͫ̃ͪ͛ͥ ̟ṷ͍̤̅ͧ̀sͮi̺̫̻̩͍̍ṋ̩̇g̺̘͕͓̜̜̘ͨͦ͛ͬ͌ ͖͎͙͓̹͖̣̽͗m͎ͫ̌́͐ͮ̄ū̪͕͖͙͚̍̒̌͌ͤl̼̩̘͆t̠͚̘̦̿ͮ̄̚ì̬͎̲̘̹-̫̤̱͈́̄̈́ͤ̍̎̆l͖̪̗̲̼͇͈ͦ̂̈̾̈ë̯́̿ͤͦv͕̞̠̠̲̑̿ͭ͆̎̌e͕̪͓̦̟͌͊l̳͚̳̙̘̿ͪ̽ͥ̌ ̙̥̪̘̗͚̭̇͐̄̉c͈̘ͭ̇́̑ͫ̑r̗͈͈̅ŷ̞͇̫̭̏ͤ̍̔́ͧp̙̯͉͓̣̖̀̾̂̽ͤͤt̬̖͌ͣǒ͖̮͙̫͉̣̽ͫ̓ͪ̒-̗̹̭̬̲͚̓s̘͙̬͕̻̣̅͊e̮͋̽̎͋ͧc͍̪̻̳u̱͕̹̲̬͓r͑̎̏ͮ̆ë̞͇̜͗͆̍ͭͪ ͧ̋p̤̟͉̭̝̞̞̽̔ͪ́a̠͑͗ͤr̖̘̿̿̀͋͆t̳̞̻̯͉̥͕̅̽̎i̥ͬ̃͐ͧͫt͉̟̣̭̲̲̟ͩͫ́̒i̥͐ͧͨͥo̦͂ͨ̓̓̿͂n̳͖͔̯̭͋ͨ͂ŝ̳̖̣̦̝̌ͦ̽̀.̹̏͒ͨ͑̈ͧ

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Documents:

• SP250Ψ Datasheet
• SP250_DATASHEET_ERRATA-BOOT_PROCEDURE_REV_A_.pdf
• SP250_DATASHEET_ERRATA-USB_ID_REV_A_.pdf