More great news from Stephen Stair! After suffering the setback of having to write his own IP stack, it looks like homebrew Wifi is back on track!! Between this project and the upcoming Wifi/Internet-enabled Mario Kart, Tony Hawk and Animal Crossing games, I’m really jazzed about my DS. My daughter is really [...]
IGN has a preliminary look at the Final Fantasy IV Gameboy Micro Faceplate.
Drawing power from the EXT port on the back of the micro, I installed a green LED under the faceplate. I also scratched a design into the black faceplate - the paint on the top comes off easily with a pocket knife. The light doesn’t diffuse enough to illuminate the whole design, so [...]
I’ve been busy with family stuff for the past few days, but I’ve made some progress:
It turns out that my triwing screwdriver IS small enough to work on the micro’s screws. I just had to push hard enough while turning. I disassembled it and tested the leads heading into the connector. There [...]
Nintendo Japan has a flash app that shows 160 faceplates for the micro. Judging from the lack of a finished feeling to most of them, I’m assuming these are concept art or contest entries.
This one is a neat idea - imagine getting a custom-drawn, signed faceplate from your favorite artist!
More here.
Stephen Stair say’s it’s smooth sailing from here on out on his WIFI project. We’re all rooting for you, man!
Field of work
Completion Level
Receiving data:
100%
Transmitting data:
85%
Interrupts/Data Queuing:
95%
arm7/arm9 communication structure:
100%
802.11b implementation (arm7):
85%
TCP/IP [integrating lwIP] (arm9):
20%
API for other wireless functions (arm9):
90%
OK, I picked up a Japanese Gameboy Micro tonight at Network Video in Burlingame, CA.
There is a jack accessible to the faceplate (under the faceplate, above the a button) that says V-5(5 volts, I assume) on the circuit board.
Questions: When will Nintendo or Third Parties release Smart Faceplates? Where can I buy a [...]
WOW.
And much more info from IGN.
Stephen Stair(sgstair) is documenting his progress now:
Receiving data:
Working, rough code
Transmitting data:
Working, very rough code
Interrupts/Data Queuing:
Working, rough code
arm7/arm9 communication structure:
Mostly complete
802.11b implementation (arm7):
Partly written, very anoyying
TCP/IP (arm9):
Plans are to use lwIP, it’s not plugged in to the project yet
API for other wireless functions (arm9):
Just started, not very far yet.
Nintendo might release information about the Nintendo Revolution controller(which is supposed to have features that make it … er … revolutionary) on Thursday night(Friday morning in Japan). News comes from IGN and Spong.
I’m hoping for Gyro sensors, a camera and a touchpad.
Torlus just released a port of Lua for the Gameboy Advance. Recently, tons and tons of games are appearing for the PSP, built with Lua. Maybe this (and the Gameboy Micro) will give the GBA homebrew community more to work with.