Nabaztag
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Nabaztag (Armenian for "rabbit") is a wi-fi enabled device resembling a cartoon rabbit. It connects to a local wi-fi network to provide services to any users nearby. It was designed by two Paris entrepreneurs.
Features
Currently, Nabaztag is able to sing, talk, flash colored lights within its translucent body, and move its ears.The device embeds a PIC18F6525 microcontroller, a BenQ 802.11b WiFi PCMCIA card, a ml2870a Audio-PCM sound generator, and ADPCM converter, two motors to activate the ears, a TCL5922 LED controller and some memory.
The embedded software handles the TCP/IP stack and WiFI driver. It also implements a virtual machine which is able to execute up to 64kb of code. A dedicated assembly language exists to program the different features of the device.
External links and references
- [Official Nabaztag site]
- [Online assembler/disassembler for Nabaztag]
- [PIC18F625 microcontroller]
- [User forum. Mostly in french but includes an english section.]
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