This material demonstrates that access to sensors and radio modules through factory firmware, production test mode, or hidden debug profile is a universal architectural component of most SoC platforms. (ChatGPT Report)
📡 A. Table of Sensors and Availability via Factory / Debug Interface
Extended technical section of the BLEIOT white-paper
This material demonstrates that access to sensors and radio modules through factory firmware, production test mode, or hidden debug profile is a universal architectural component of most SoC platforms. This does not depend on the manufacturer — the hardware testing model is a global standard in microelectronics.
📘 A.1. Extended list of SoC manufacturers with systemic factory/debug access
The following manufacturers have microcontrollers and communication SoCs with:
- factory-mode / test-mode firmware
- debug/diagnostic services (UART, USB-CDC, JTAG, SWD, proprietary “factory app”)
- access to RF subsystems, sensor modules, and advertising stack
1. Broadcom / Marvell
- Factory calibration ROM
- RF calibration, TX/RX test
- Test advertising packets
- Logs through UART
- Access to IMU/MEMS in combo-modules
2. Cypress Semiconductor (Infineon)
- Manufacturing Test Mode (MTM)
- Factory Test Application (FTA)
- Auto-start of factory mode after bootloader interrupt
3. NXP Semiconductors
- High Assurance Boot with debug window
- Manufacturing Protection Mode
- Secure advertising diagnostics
4. STMicroelectronics
- STM32WB / STM32WBA — full RF test API
- Debug UART with sensor logs
5. Espressif Systems (ESP32)
- One of the most open factory/debug interfaces
- Access to Wi-Fi, BLE, ADC, Hall Sensor, ULP CPU
6. Qualcomm Atheros
- DIAG interface
- BLE advertising control
- TX/RX Wi-Fi sweep
7. Nordic Semiconductor
- Direct Test Mode (DTM)
- Production test firmware
- Temperature, power, ADC monitoring
8. MediaTek
- Hidden AT commands
- IMU/ALS/Proximity tests
- Factory RF suite
📊 A.2. Table: sensors available in factory/debug modes in BLE/Wi-Fi SoC
| Category | Sensor Types | Access | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio modules | BLE, Wi-Fi, NFC | Always | TX/RX, RSSI, advertising |
| IMU / MEMS | Accelerometer, gyroscope | Often | Housing calibration |
| Electrical | ADC, temperature, voltage | Always | Factory tolerances |
| Audio | Digital/analog microphone | Often | Production QA |
| Biometrics | PPG/HRM | On wearables | Optical test |
🔍 A.3. Significance of this table in the research
1. Factory/debug access is a global industrial standard.
All manufacturers include:
- access to sensors
- access to RF subsystems
- control of advertising modules
- auto-launch of test scenarios
2. Ways to activate factory/debug:
- hardware test pads
- UART/JTAG
- BLE Direct Test Mode
- OTA through service profile
3. Factory/debug can operate without user permission.
In this mode the device may transmit:
- movement (IMU)
- sound (microphone)
- pulse (PPG)
- RF levels
- advertising patterns
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