A Hashlet for the Springboard
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What is it? Hashlet for Springboard is a secure authentication and validation device based on the original Hashlet by Cryptotronix, but to work with the VIA VAB-600 Springboard. The board is based ar…
Read More…Hashlet for Springboard is a secure authentication and validation device based on the original Hashlet by Cryptotronix, but to work with the VIA VAB-600 Springboard.
The board is based around the Atmel ATSHA204A security chip, and capable of providing:
There's a detailed writeup of making this product on the Springboard Blog.
See more also "Atmel: CryptoAuthentication and the Internet of Things" on Youtube [2:52] (click to view video):
Because it's a cool device and Springboard needs it too!
Currently need to use the official Linux BSP (or at least the Kernel 3.0.8 from the BSP) for it to work. Might need to set setenv wmt.i2c.param 0:0,1:0
in U-Boot to set the I2C lines to "normal speed" (100kHz), as the default "high speed" (400kHz) seems flimsy.
Also need hashlet
software (either from source or their Debian repository.
Need to use the i2c-0
bus (that means adding the --bus=/dev/i2c-0
to the hashlet commands when it communicates with the hardware).
CC-BY-SA 3.0 just as the original Hashlet was!
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