LeapFrog Pollux Platform: Cartridge - Revision history

Jrspruitt: /* DJHI "Did Ja Hack It? */

2013-02-13T23:05:46Z

‎DJHI "Did Ja Hack It?

Jrspruitt: /* Pinout */

2011-07-27T20:07:31Z

‎Pinout

Jrspruitt at 09:05, 14 July 2011

2011-07-14T09:05:25Z

Jrspruitt: /* Pinout */

2011-07-07T07:37:23Z

‎Pinout

Jrspruitt at 01:01, 7 July 2011

2011-07-07T01:01:26Z

Jrspruitt at 23:33, 5 July 2011

2011-07-05T23:33:10Z

Jrspruitt: /* Details */

2011-07-05T23:32:27Z

‎Details

Jrspruitt: Organized and cleaned up

2011-07-04T19:37:47Z

Organized and cleaned up

Jrspruitt: Created page with "= Cartridges = Detailed Pin info of the Cart Connector == Original Cartridge == Manufactured by Sandisk * s740878-1 * 4620329 * 0621 * 151-10043-07-a
2011-07-04T08:14:03Z

Created page with "= Cartridges = Detailed Pin info of the Cart Connector == Original Cartridge == Manufactured by Sandisk * s740878-1 * 4620329 * 0621 * 151-10043-07-a <gallery ..."

New page
= Cartridges =
[[Didj_Cart_Info|Detailed Pin info of the Cart Connector]]
== Original Cartridge ==
Manufactured by Sandisk
* s740878-1
* 4620329
* 0621
* 151-10043-07-a
<gallery widths=200px>
Image:cartfront.jpg|Original Cartridge Front
Image:cartback.jpg|Original Cartridge Back
</gallery>

== Custom Cartridges ==
=== DJHI ===
DJHI stand for "Did Ja Hack It?"
Right now you can only buy them fully assembled and tested from [http://www.jertechonline.com JerTechOnline.com]
<gallery widths=200px>
Image:DJHIbrdV28.png | Rendering of the board currently being shipped
Image:DJHIschV28.png | The schematic of the board currently being shipped
Image:DjhiBoard.jpg | Picture of an unpopulated board
Image:DjhiBoardAndBOBoard.png | A fully populated board with a breakout board attached
</gallery>

=== Home Etched Didj Breakout Board ===

* Easy to make at home (can be made with a radioshack kit and a dremel)
* The board layout was designed in eagle.
The Eagle Board file [[media:dijibreakoutboard.zip|Download]]
The Didj Edgecard connector library file [[media:LEAPFROG_DIJI_EDGECARD.zip|Download]]
* You can use this to make any board you want.
Edited Didj Cartridge library [http://alternet.us.com/other/LEAPFROG_DIdj.zip Download]
*** (including outlines and keepout regions according to Awesomnesser's diagrams)
* This cartridge locks in just like the real thing.
It is easy to do just superglue a small piece of FR4 in the corner and dremel a notch out. (see dimensions below)
You will also need a spacer on the top and bottom and those dimensions are also included.

<gallery widths=200px>
Image:Awesomenesser01.jpg|The breakout board
Image:Awesomenesser02.jpg|The bottom of the board
Image:Awesomenesser03.jpg|The breakout board clicked into the Didj
Image:Awesomenesser04.jpg|The board hooked up to a sd card and FTDI cable (same as Claudes board)
Image:Awesomenesser05.jpg|The dimensions of the basic cartridge
Image:Awesomenesser06.jpg|The laser printout for the toner transfer (Remember to mirror your printout and turn off the unused layers)
</gallery>

=== Hack an Original Cart ===

* Modify an original cart to have a uart output
<gallery widths=200px>
Image:hacked.jpg|Modified original cartridge
</gallery>

=== Claudes Cartridge ===
* Features
Jumpers (For custom bootloader)
SD Card (Enabled through the custom bootloader)
USB through a FTDI chip
Optional NAND
* [http://sites.google.com/site/claudeschwarz/didjhacking2 Claudes Website]
* [[media:ClaudesSchematic.pdf | Claudes Schematic]]
* [[media:ClaudesGerberFiles.zip | Claudes Gerber Files]]
<gallery widths=200px>
Image:claudesboardrendered.jpg|Rendering
Image:claudesboardpopulated.jpg|Populated Cartridge
</gallery>

=== SD and USB Serial Cart ===

* Features
Fits (mostly) within the Didj
Includes an FTDI FT232RL USB-Serial adaptor for Bootloader and Serial Console
Includes SD card slot
Includes solder jumpers for custom bootloader
** Open Eagle source files (CC Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike)
* [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.pdf Front and Back PDF]
* [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.zip Eagle files]
* [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]
* Comments welcome!
Gerbers haven't been made yet. Please post comments here, or as a message to me.
I think the design is correct based on Claude's schematic and Awesomenesser's diagrams, but I can't be sure.
** Later, I'll have this produced by BatchPCB, I'll post a link to the public design on that site, if others want boards made.

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 ** microSD socket
-* Buy one at [http://www.jertechonline.com JerTechOnline.com]
+* Buy one at [http://www.jertechonline.com JerTechOnline.com] (No longer being produced)
 <gallery widths=200px>
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 Image:DjhiBoardAndBOBoard.png | A fully populated board with a breakout board attached
 </gallery>
 == DIY Custom Cartridges ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:07, 27 July 2011
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	[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout\|Cartridge Connector Pinout]]		[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout\|Cartridge Connector Pinout]]
		+
		+	[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Hardwire_Serial_Connection\| Hardwire Serial Connection]]

	== LeapFrog Cartridge ==		== LeapFrog Cartridge ==

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 == Buy a Custom Cartridge ==
-=== DJHI "Did Ja Hack It? ===
+==== DJHI "Did Ja Hack It? ====
 * Features
 ** Completely built and ready to use, requires only USB to Serial adapter.
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 These are boards designed by people who provided the necessary files for you to order your own PCB, or etch one at home. If you have the know how, or need something special, this is a good place to start.
-=== All Pins Broken Out ===
+==== All Pins Broken Out ====
 * Features
 ** Easy to make at home (can be made with a radioshack kit and a dremel)
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-=== SD, USB Serial, and NAND Cartridge ===
+==== SD, USB Serial, and NAND Cartridge ====
 * Features
 ** Jumpers (For custom bootloader)
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-=== SD and USB Serial Cart ===
+==== SD and USB Serial Cart ====
 * Board untested, use at your own risk.
 * Features
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 ** [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]
 [[Category:Didj]]
 [[Category:Leapster Explorer]]
 [[Category:LeapPad Explorer]]
 [[Category:LeapFrog Pollux Platform]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:37, 7 July 2011
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	== Pinout ==		== Pinout ==
		+	The cartridge connector has fairly easy access, once the case is removed, to solder wires on to it. A warning, it is tight, so you should be moderately experienced with soldering at least. You can use these pinouts to break out what connections you need, using this method.

	[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout\|Cartridge Connector Pinout]]		[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout\|Cartridge Connector Pinout]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:01, 7 July 2011
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	** [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.zip Eagle files]		** [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.zip Eagle files]
	** [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]		** [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]
		+
		+	[[Category:Didj]]
		+	[[Category:Leapster Explorer]]
		+	[[Category:LeapPad Explorer]]
		+	[[Category:LeapFrog Pollux Platform]]

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 == Pinout ==
-[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout|Cartridge Pinout]]
+[[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Cartridge_Pinout|Cartridge Connector Pinout]]
 == LeapFrog Cartridge ==

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 The cartridge connector of the [[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform|LeapFrog Pollux Platform]] family of devices makes available two very useful set of pins. There is a TTL level UART connection, and connections for an SD card. With a MAX232 level converter the UART can be connected to a terminal, to give you console access to your device. While hooking up an SD card can allow for extra storage or with some additional software, contain a bootable operating system.
-[[Didj_Cart_Info|Cartridge Pinout]]
+== Pinout ==
 == LeapFrog Cartridge ==

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-= Cartridges =
+== Details ==
-[[Didj_Cart_Info|Detailed Pin info of the Cart Connector]]
+The cartridge connector of the [[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform|LeapFrog Pollux Platform]] family of devices makes available two very useful set of pins. There is a TTL level UART connection, and connections for an SD card. With a MAX232 level converter the UART can be connected to a terminal, to give you console access to your device. While hooking up an SD card can allow for extra storage or with some additional software, contain a bootable operating system.
-== Original Cartridge ==
 Manufactured by Sandisk
 * s740878-1
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 * 151-10043-07-a
 <gallery widths=200px>
-Image:cartfront.jpg|Original Cartridge Front
+Image:cartfront.jpg|LeapFrog Cartridge Front
-Image:cartback.jpg|Original Cartridge Back
+Image:cartback.jpg|LeapFrog Cartridge Back
 </gallery>
-== Custom Cartridges ==
+=== Hack an Original Cart ===
-=== DJHI ===
+* Features
-DJHI stand for "Did Ja Hack It?"
+** Cheap and easy if you have the parts already.
-Right now you can only buy them fully assembled and tested from [http://www.jertechonline.com JerTechOnline.com]
+** Much easier than soldering to the connector in the device.
 <gallery widths=200px>
 Image:DJHIbrdV28.png | Rendering of the board currently being shipped
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 </gallery>
-* Easy to make at home (can be made with a radioshack kit and a dremel)
+== DIY Custom Cartridges ==
-* The board layout was designed in eagle.
+These are boards designed by people who provided the necessary files for you to order your own PCB, or etch one at home. If you have the know how, or need something special, this is a good place to start.
-** The Eagle Board file [[media:dijibreakoutboard.zip|Download]]
-** The Didj Edgecard connector library file [[media:LEAPFROG_DIJI_EDGECARD.zip|Download]]
+=== All Pins Broken Out ===
-*** You can use this to make any board you want.
+* Features
-** Edited Didj Cartridge library [http://alternet.us.com/other/LEAPFROG_DIdj.zip Download]
+** Easy to make at home (can be made with a radioshack kit and a dremel)
-*** (including outlines and keepout regions according to Awesomnesser's diagrams)
+** Allows access to all connector pins.
-* This cartridge locks in just like the real thing.
+** Cartridge locks in like the OEM version.
-** It is easy to do just superglue a small piece of FR4 in the corner and dremel a notch out. (see dimensions below)
 ** You will also need a spacer on the top and bottom and those dimensions are also included.
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 </gallery>
-* Modify an original cart to have a uart output
+=== SD, USB Serial, and NAND Cartridge ===
-<gallery widths=200px>
-Image:hacked.jpg|Modified original cartridge
-</gallery>
-−
-=== Claudes Cartridge ===
 * Features
 ** Jumpers (For custom bootloader)
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 ** USB through a FTDI chip
 ** Optional NAND
-* [http://sites.google.com/site/claudeschwarz/didjhacking2 Claudes Website]
+* PCB layout files.
-* [[media:ClaudesSchematic.pdf | Claudes Schematic]]
+** [http://sites.google.com/site/claudeschwarz/didjhacking2 Claudes Website]
-* [[media:ClaudesGerberFiles.zip | Claudes Gerber Files]]
+** [[media:ClaudesSchematic.pdf | Claudes Schematic]]
 <gallery widths=200px>
 Image:claudesboardrendered.jpg|Rendering
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 </gallery>
 * Features
 ** Fits (mostly) within the Didj
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 ** Includes solder jumpers for custom bootloader
 ** Open Eagle source files (CC Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike)
-* [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.pdf Front and Back PDF]
+* PCB layout files.
-* [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.zip Eagle files]
+** [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.pdf Front and Back PDF]
-* [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]
+** [http://alternet.us.com/other/SD_UART-2.zip Eagle files]
-* Comments welcome!
+** [http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/27971 BatchPCB public design]
-** Gerbers haven't been made yet.  Please post comments here, or as a message to me.
-** I think the design is correct based on Claude's schematic and Awesomenesser's diagrams, but I can't be sure.
-** Later, I'll have this produced by BatchPCB, I'll post a link to the public design on that site, if others want boards made.