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May the force be with you :)


Yes.. I bought this game.
Fun aside, both the headset
both the base have a nice JTAG port
and maybe a serial interface.
I got it this morning and I just started
inspecting the devices.
They communicate on 2.478 and 2.408 Ghz frequencies
it's not bluetooth but a normal serial over
the air. If you are curious like me,
the FCC site has FULL documentation
and pictures of the inside.
You will find them under these
FCC IDs: XCY150511UMI2009 and XCY150512UMI2009.
I'll keep you posted.
Yoda.
Zibri

Note:
The 'unknown' chip on the base
you can't see on FCC site is a PIC16F727 44 pin.
The other 'blank' chip on the headset
is a PIC16F722 28 pin.
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  1. elettrofreakSeptember 19, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    Zibri, I think my son would love this toy. Did you find it anywhere in Italy? I'm also interested in the hacking part of the toy, of course...
    Please let me know if you bought it in Italy or over the internet... che me lo vado subito a comprare!

    Cheers
    F.

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  2. dsawSeptember 20, 2009 at 2:16 AM

    Have fun inspecting this device!
    Looking forward to the update!

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  3. ZibriSeptember 20, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    elettrofreak: mandami una mail.. zibree@#$@#gmail@#$@#com ;)

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  4. DanExtremeSeptember 20, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    so... just 4 fun? if the answer is yes! then enjoy! :D u deserve some fun! :D
    Cheers!

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  5. ZibriSeptember 20, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    Dan: nothing (or everything) in my life is "just" for fuin :)

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  6. DanExtremeSeptember 23, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    do you have any idea if this is able to recognize what you think? or it just detects how "hard" you are thinking? It's very interesting... Does this have anything to do with BB's unlocking procedure?
    Cheers!
    Thnx 4 everything...

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  7. ZibriSeptember 24, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    Dan: it (headset) outputs 2 bytes:
    1: concentration level
    2: meditation level

    stay tuned for next post.

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  8. ZibriOctober 21, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    As promised:
    http://www.zibri.org/2009/09/success.html

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  9. BayoOctober 24, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Can you please give me a link to the documentation and pictures on the FCC site? or just a link for the site...

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  10. ZibriOctober 24, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    @bayo:
    Just click on the FCC IDs in the main post and you will get there.

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  11. Andrew TuckerFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    This is awesome! Zibri I am an engineering student at a university in South Africa, I would really love to use this in a project or something. My programming background is pretty weak though :-( please could you provide more info on how you connected the force trainer to a computer (and the coding involved). Thanks very much Zibri, I'm a huge fan of your work!

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  12. Miguel Eduardo Venegas MonroySeptember 6, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    I have a force star war trainer

    that when I connect the headset TX and RX I put the arduino and the land of the crown to the other land arduino not read any data in the serial monitor

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