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gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« on: March 15, 2011, 11:07:14 pm »
As this Cemetech news article states, gCn via direct USB is not far from finished. Soon we wont have to have an Arduino microcontroller board or a custom AVR USBHID bridge to connect to the internet via gcn.

In other news, happy belated Pi day :D

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 11:08:13 pm »
Note that this development is for the 84+(SE) only, not the ones without the USB ports ;)
Great progress Kerm and others!
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 11:09:58 pm »
Note that this development is for the 84+(SE) only, not the ones without the USB ports ;)
Of course, maybe even later he will work on a silverlink version too :P I'm just hoping though :)
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 11:10:09 pm »
OMG! I thought it was still in the discussion/planning process O.O. I was skimming through the topic sometimes but I don't understand much, so I wasn't sure. I hope this works with the TI-Nspire, because it's certain I'm gonna try this at one point.

Also yeah happy pi day in advance, although for French people we still have until July 22nd. :P

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 11:13:06 pm »
OMG! I thought it was still in the discussion/planning process O.O. I was skimming through the topic sometimes but I don't understand much, so I wasn't sure. I hope this works with the TI-Nspire, because it's certain I'm gonna try this at one point.
They have been working on it for the last two days I believe. I'm not sure it will work on the nspire though due to the usb being locked out of the 84+ emulator.
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 11:18:12 pm »
Will this be possible without using an ardiuno?
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 11:18:50 pm »
That's the point of USB support. It bypasses the arduino, but can only link one calc to gCn
« Last Edit: March 15, 2011, 11:19:11 pm by willrandship »

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 11:20:29 pm »
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I had no idea this would come so quickly!  Soon I can be able to play obliterate with many people! :)
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2011, 11:22:22 pm »
That's the entire idea :D Using your 84+(SE) with a directlink cable and some software to use gCn!
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« Last Edit: March 15, 2011, 11:22:49 pm by calcdude84se »
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2011, 11:24:58 pm »
Just to clear things up a Silverlink version is nigh impossible as the Silverlink speaks TI's OI protocol and CalcNet is an entirely different beast. Its like trying to Japanese to a Frenchman, it just doesn't work. Kerm could send calcnet packets via TI's protocol but it would require more PC side code and be a mess to handle.

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 11:25:57 pm »
Aw, right, I understand about the USB. Oh well... fortunately I got a Staples store nearby, I'll just go get a 84+ there instead of waiting an entire month to get one shipped online. :P

I'll still test on a TI-Nspire regardless, though.

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 11:35:16 pm »
Well that's awesome, but I'm sorry to hear it's nearly impossible with the Silverlink like the one I have... I thought it would be like a serial port, you send stuff and the calc recieves it as is, and vice-versa?

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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2011, 09:18:43 am »
TI's protocol and CALCnet's protocol for MAC and PHY (the lowest communication layers) are different. Wrapping CALCnet frames in TI's protocol, as understood and generated by the SilverLink, is doable - but pointless.
Besides, the SilverLink and CALCnet are using the same hardware port on the calculator, so it's hard to use the SilverLink as a gCn bridge :)
(well, one could always use a 84+ doing the CALCnet/USB bridge, and a 84+ doing the USB/SilverLink bridge, but, er, an Arduino-based solution is much cheaper, easier and more reliable !)
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2011, 10:19:02 am »
:w00t:
any idea when this DCS version will be released?

Wait, is this not wireless?
that would be even more awesome
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Re: gCn via USB soon to be a reality, also Pi
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2011, 11:14:54 am »
aeTIos, as soon as all the bugs can get worked out, hopefully in the next week or two.