CW308 UFO Target

The CW308 UFO Board is a handy main-board for attacking all sorts of embedded targets. Released in 2016, it forms the basis for most of our upcoming target boards. It can be used stand-alone (with an oscilloscope) or with the ChipWhisperer-Capture hardware.

Overview

Victim Board Connectors

The "victim board" fits into three 20-pin female headers. They provide both electrical and mechanical connections for the board. There is optional mounting holes which can be used if additional mechanical support is required (especially if you need a locked-down victim for use with an EM probe).

The following shows the dimensions of the main connector:

The CW308 victim board has contacts on a 100 mil spacing, allowing you to use regular prototype boards. Click for full size.

J7 (West, A)	Function	Direction	Notes
1	Spare		Not connected to main-board, can be used as spare I/O pin breakout.
2	GND
3	CLK-IN	CW308 --> Victim	Clock to victim.
4	GND
5	CLKOUT	CW308 <-- Victim
6	GND
7	GPIO1
8	GPIO2
9	GPIO3
10	GPIO4
11	nRST	CW308 --> Victim	100k pull-up to VREF.
12	SCK
13	MISO
14	MOSI
15	GND
16	GND
17	PDIC
18	PDID/CS
19	Spare
20	VREF	CW308 <-- Victim	Reference voltage for I/O. MUST be set to VCC-IO voltage (3.3V, etc) or I/O lines may not work.

J9 (South, B)	Function	Notes
1	GND
2	JTAG_TRST	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
3	JTAG_TDI	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
4	JTAG_TDO	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
5	JTAG_TMS	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
6	JTAG_TCK	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
7	JTAG_VREF	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header. All JTAG_ pins have 100k pull-up to this pin. Must set to appropriate value.
8	JTAG_nRST	Connects to 20-pin ARM JTAG header.
9	GND
10	GND
11	HDR1	J10, J12, J15: Pin 1
12	HDR2	J10, J12, J15: Pin 2
13	HDR3	J10, J12, J15: Pin 3
14	HDR4	J10, J12, J15: Pin 4
15	HDR5	J10, J12, J15: Pin 5
16	HDR6	J10, J12, J15: Pin 6
17	HDR7	J10, J12: Pin 7
18	HDR8	J10, J12: Pin 8
19	HDR9	J10: Pin 9
20	HDR10	J10: Pin 10

J11 (East, C)	Function	Direction	Notes
1	GND
2	SHUNTL		Low-Side Shunt Connection (connects to SMA)
3	SHUNTH		High-Side Shunt Connection (power input side)
4	GND
5	FILT_HP	CW308 --> Victim	High-Power filter output (same as FILT_LP on this hardware)
6	FILT_LP	CW308 --> Victim	Low-Power filter output (same as FILT_HP on this hardware)
7	GND
8	FILTIN	CW308 <-- Victim	Input to power supply filter.
9	GND
10	GND
11	1.2V	CW308 --> Victim	1.2V LDO Regulator output
12	1.8V	CW308 --> Victim	1.8V LDO Regulator output
13	2.5V	CW308 --> Victim	2.5V LDO Regulator output
14	3.3V	CW308 --> Victim	3.3V LDO Regulator output OR 3.3V from 20-pin connector
15	5.0V	CW308 --> Victim	5.0V from either DC-Power jack or 20-pin connector
16	GND
17	GND
18	LED1	CW308 <-- Victim	Active-high buffered LED driver. 100k pull-down.
19	LED2	CW308 <-- Victim	Active-high buffered LED driver. 100k pull-down.
20	LED3	CW308 <-- Victim	Active-high buffered LED driver. 100k pull-down.

Removing / Replacing Victim Boards

The target board is removed and replaced using the removal tool. This helps avoid bending pins:

The following shows the removal process:

Adding a board involves carefully aligning the board and pushing down:

The alignment should be carefully checked if resistance is found. You may need to adjust how the board is aligned, as you should be able to press down with minimal force.

The CW308 should be turned off when swapping victim boards.

I/O Connections

There are two main I/O connection points: the pin headers which duplicate the target board connections, and the 20-pin ChipWhisperer header.

The ChipWhisperer header pins (most of the pins on header J5) have diode protection to set a maximum voltage level. The maximum voltage is set by the voltage present on the middle pin of J4.

Clock Network

Crystal Driver

The CW308 contains a crystal oscillator driver. This allows you to use a standard crystal to drive either the victim board or the connected ChipWhisperer. This also allows the use of the CW308 stand-alone, as it's possible to generate almost any frequency by simply putting an appropriate crystal into the socket.

Clock Selection

The clock routing is selected using jumper J3. This allows the following use cases:

Routing crystal oscillator (X1) to victim CLKIN.
Routing crystal oscillator (X1) to ChipWhisperer HS-IN, then routing HS-OUT to victim CLKIN (for glitch insertion).
Routing CLKFB from victim to ChipWhisperer HS-IN.
Routing ChipWhisperer HS-OUT to victim CLKIN.

Power Distribution

External Power Sources

On-Board LDOs

Programmer Connections

There are several headers that can be used as programming headers for the victim board. These are J10, J12, an J15. They are routed to pins 10 to 20 (H1 to H10) on the victim board connector J9. These connectors function is defined by the specific victim board mounted.