what chips or boards do toys use?
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hi all ... another question.
electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with my
own instructions.
thanks
-tom
electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with my
own instructions.
thanks
-tom
Comments
up with a link -- one year, people swapped their
voice chips, so Barbie was saying GIJoe things
and vice-versa. That should get you started.
These articles included part numbers.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <tbardash@b...> wrote:
> hi all ... another question.
>
> electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
> holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
> brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with
my
> own instructions.
>
> thanks
> -tom
>hi all ... another question.
>
>electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
>holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
>brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with my
>own instructions.
>
>thanks
>-tom
Tom -
The answer to your question is probably only limited by the number of toys that
are available. One popular platform from what I understand is the Hitachi H8
processor. Most processors used in that sort of application are programmable
ONE-TIME ONLY. This is how they're able to keep the per processor costs down.
Regards,
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Most hobbyists are familiar with popular 8-bit micros from companies
like Microchip, Atmel, Ubicom, etc., yet there are still a large number
of very low cost 4-bit microcontrollers that are used every day in
high-volume, low-cost applications like toys.
Best you study the entire circuit of the device you intend to take
control off. It's certainly possible -- BASIC Stamp users have "taken
contol" of toys of all types (often turning them into robots). A Google
search will turn up some interesting results.
-- Jon Williams
-- Applications Engineer, Parallax
-- Dallas Office
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From: Tom [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=-OvoIf0vUYGt_XBhBWjqbgZ2ZDOiz_hYlwZv3NO_YY20WFpvjFU60LAy1klWSlA9d61k9nbkhjUjzqdu8iuZbA]tbardash@b...[/url
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Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] what chips or boards do toys use?
hi all ... another question.
electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with my
own instructions.
thanks
-tom
(1) would it help if i showed a photo of the toy's board up close?
or is it irrelevant because you have to bypass the enitre board
anyways?
(2) is there a website that shows how to bypass all this and program
your customized instructions? what google words would i even begin
with?
(3) do certain toy motors require certain chips or is it more of a
instructions capacity issue when choosing chips.
thanks again guys
-tom
can get more instructions and activity right? that's probably where
i need to go with it. any website specifically showing how to
implement a stamp into a toy's board?
thanks
-tom
>
> Best you study the entire circuit of the device you intend to take
> control off. It's certainly possible -- BASIC Stamp users
have "taken
> contol" of toys of all types (often turning them into robots). A
Google
> search will turn up some interesting results.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> -- Dallas Office
>
>
>
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> From: Tom [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:tbardash@b...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:49 AM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] what chips or boards do toys use?
>
>
> hi all ... another question.
>
> electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
> holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
> brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with
my
> own instructions.
>
> thanks
> -tom
called a YAK BAK......
you speak into it, it could record about 15 sec of voice, then hit a diff
button and have it played back.....
ken
(2) is there a website that shows how to bypass all this and program
your customized instructions? what google words would i even begin
with?
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I have not seen these in a while (Target Stores) but there used to be a
thing
called a YAK BAK......
you speak into it, it could record about 15 sec of voice, then hit a diff
button and have it played back.....
ken
(2) is there a website that shows how to bypass all this and program
your customized instructions? what google words would i even begin
with?
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Was is voice activated and replied "YES DEAR, YES DEAR"?
Couln't resist....
Ken
Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
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repeatedly play it over as she keeps yapping.
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> Got one for the wife?????
>
> Was is voice activated and replied "YES DEAR, YES DEAR"?
>
> Couln't resist....
>
> Ken
>
> Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
>
>
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when the door bell was pushed.
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Got one for the wife?????
Was is voice activated and replied "YES DEAR, YES DEAR"?
Couln't resist....
Ken
Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
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You may be able to get some ideas from the webpage.
-Kerry
At 06:40 PM 3/17/04 -0000, you wrote:
>i'd probably be better off taking over the toy with a stamp because i
>can get more instructions and activity right? that's probably where
>i need to go with it. any website specifically showing how to
>implement a stamp into a toy's board?
>
>thanks
>-tom
>
>
>
>>
>> Best you study the entire circuit of the device you intend to take
>> control off. It's certainly possible -- BASIC Stamp users
>have "taken
>> contol" of toys of all types (often turning them into robots). A
>Google
>> search will turn up some interesting results.
>>
>> -- Jon Williams
>> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
>> -- Dallas Office
>>
>>
>>
Original Message
>> From: Tom [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:tbardash@b...]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:49 AM
>> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] what chips or boards do toys use?
>>
>>
>> hi all ... another question.
>>
>> electronic toys being sold in stores, especially around the
>> holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are they using as the
>> brains? what company supplies them? i want to replace a toy with
>my
>> own instructions.
>>
>> thanks
>> -tom
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like i'm going to have to visit the toy stores more
often. :-)
tony
--- Kerry Barlow <admin@m...> wrote:
> Tom: I have a webpage for converting a mars rover
> toy to stamp control.
> http://mntnweb.com/hobby/Rover/rover.htm
> You may be able to get some ideas from the webpage.
> -Kerry
>
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> At 06:40 PM 3/17/04 -0000, you wrote:
> >i'd probably be better off taking over the toy with
> a stamp because i
> >can get more instructions and activity right?
> that's probably where
> >i need to go with it. any website specifically
> showing how to
> >implement a stamp into a toy's board?
> >
> >thanks
> >-tom
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Best you study the entire circuit of the device
> you intend to take
> >> control off. It's certainly possible -- BASIC
> Stamp users
> >have "taken
> >> contol" of toys of all types (often turning them
> into robots). A
> >Google
> >> search will turn up some interesting results.
> >>
> >> -- Jon Williams
> >> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
> >> -- Dallas Office
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:49 AM
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> toys use?
> >>
> >>
> >> hi all ... another question.
> >>
> >> electronic toys being sold in stores, especially
> around the
> >> holidays... what inexpensive chips/boards are
> they using as the
> >> brains? what company supplies them? i want to
> replace a toy with
> >my
> >> own instructions.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> -tom
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<grover.richardson@g...> wrote:
> Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
>
sound like a good trade.
ken
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> Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
>
sound like a good trade.
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> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:07:08 -0500
> From: "Grover Richardson" <grover.richardson@g...>
>Subject: RE: Re: what chips or boards do toys use?
>
>Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
>
Tom Walker
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And much more of this and I am sure our Moderator will soon ask us to cease
this frivolous topic and get back to Basic Stamps....
Would you consider that a fair trade <g>?
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>Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
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just aren't that interested in helping me push the motorcycle into the
garage<G>.
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Would you consider that a fair trade <g>?
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>Radio shack used to sell boards like that. I got one for the wife.
>
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I'm looking for a chip or a device that can decode the serial data that a
serial display can read , and print it to a printer...
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>hi stampers
>
> I'm looking for a chip or a device that can decode the serial data that a
>serial display can read , and print it to a printer...
I suspect this chip is what you may be seeking. Here is the main page of E-Labs
web site: http://www.elabinc.com/ . Punch up EDExx IC Family from the left-side
menu. Then scroll down to the EDE1400 Serial to Parallel chip. This will permit
the ordinary serial data to be displayed on a parallel interface printer. Just
be careful of any control codes that may be coming across the serial line.
Regards,
Bruce Bates
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