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Revision as of 00:25, 2 October 2010
Contents
Project Summary
The Leapster Explorer (like its predecessor the Didj) is a toy produced by Leapfrog marketed as an educational handheld gaming console for kids aged 4-9. Although it has a proprietary graphical front end, it runs a generic Linux distribution on the same ARM9-based processor as the Didj. Console access to the Explorer is achieved using the same method as found on the Didj.
Lots more information on the Didj
Source Code
LF-Linux-6905-20100610-0915.tar.gz 94MB
LF-OE-251-20100614-0852.tar.bz2 320MB
LF-ThirdParty-7299-20100609-1458.tar.gz 20MB
Emulators
Tutorials/How To's
Hacks
- Connect your Leapster Explorer to your television!
- How to Overclock your Explorer
- Changes to your system that will make your life easier
Booting From External Sources
- Testing Kernels via USB Boot
- USB Boot without LFConnect
- Developer mode settings for USB Boot
- UART Boot Explorer (Under Investigation)
- FTDI JTAG How To
- Using the GPIO subsystem to change boot options
Networking
Adding Device Drivers and Packages
- Linux Framebuffer Driver
- How to Patch and Build the MMC Drivers
- How to Install OpenEmbedded and Bitbake
- How to Extract Files From the Firmware LFP file
Cross-compilers / Build Environments
- Creating a Kernel Build Scratchbox
- Setting up a Cross Compiler Build Environment and Basic Usage
- An alternate cross compiler, built with crosstool-NG
Development
- Random Explorer Notes
- Building The Explorer Root File System
- Linux Framebuffer Driver
- Building libSDL
- Building SDL_ttf font library
- Building SDL_image library with jpg and png support
- Building SDL_mixer audio library
- Building tslib
Applications
- Play Theora Video files from the LX UI
- Load your own Flash files from the LX UI
- STC (Simple tetris clone using SDL)
- Compile and install mplayer for the explorer
Graphics
Technical Information
Contents of the erootfs version 1.0.8.6905
Contents of erootfs version 1.1.46.8291
More Internal Photos Of the Explorer
CPU
- OEM branded version of the MagicEyes Pollux VF3520F Datasheet
- Marked "LF-1000" - LF-1000 Specifications
- ARM926ejs core
- Same CPU as found in the Didj
- Clocked at 393MHz
RAM
64MB DDR SDRAM - Nanya NT5DS32M16CS-5T
Storage
512KB NOR - SST SST39VF040 (suspected for boot loader and default settings)
512MB NAND - Micron MT29F4G08AAC (for user data)
Display
1x Giantplus GPM824A0
Audio
1x Cirrus Logic CS43L22 audio codec
Networking support
Via USB Gadget Ethernet
Interface types
USB host/device
UART
Physical connectors
Cartridge socket (providing NAND, SDIO and UART)
2x CL245a Low-voltage octal fet bus switch
Mini USB port
A proprietary form-factor accessory port for USB camera
DC Power
Headphone
charger socket
Input devices
buttons, Touchscreen/stylus
Linux kernel
2.6.31
Misc
Flash support (via Flash Lite runtime)
OpenGL support
The explorer can use a didj power supply
