PCB Reverse Engineering Hardware

PCB Reverse Engineering Hardware should be examined against the unrestricted technical documentation available, such as manuals, drawings, specifications, etc., to ensure the hardware is accurately reflected by the documentation.

The hardware applied for PCB reverse engineering should be compared for uniformity of components, particularly fabricated parts. In the event that discrepancies or inconsistencies are discovered, the hardware should take precedence over the existing documentation for PCB reverse engineering purposes, and all discrepancies should be reported to the cognizant command.

Often electronic assemblies will use components of a higher reliability class and a decision will be required on which takes precedence, the hardware or the existing documentation. This should be done by the project engineer familiar with the initial testing of the item during the acquisition cycle.