Feasability of reverse engineering some embedded code

Question

All,

My company is in the situation where we are using an embedded control system from another company in another country. We do not have the source code or the schematics to this system, and the manufacturer doesn't want to release them, seemingly at any price or under any terms. We are thus stuck with a 6 month turn around to get even a small modification done, and they can basically charge any amount they want.

Legal aspects aside, would it be at all feasible to reverse engineer the embedded code back into C? Do any companies exist that could do this for us?

Thank you, Fred

Answer 1

There are plenty of companies that will re-implement the embedded control system without reverse engineering the one you are using now, as long as you know that system's requirements.