- This is just a proof of concept. It is legal, because i own the portal and any of the shown Skylanders. I will not (yet) release any software, so please don't ask. With this modified.
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MAXLander – a great concept, poorly executed. – Activision has come out, hard, against previous individuals who have openly published information on how to “hack” Skylanders toys. There are ways to play the figures (again, the free iOS software is a good example) without spending $80 on MAXLander and $10+ on tokens.
My son is obsessed with Skylanders. Some of them light up when placed on the portal (LightCore). I vaguely understand the why of this, something to do with excess power from the NFC powering an LED inside the figurine.
Anyway, I thought it would be a nice idea to somehow construct a NFC reader under a shelf in his bedroom so when he places his Skylander figures on it, they light up.
I also decided the cheapest way to do this was to get an old USB wired Skylanders portal and use that. However, the portal only lights up when connected to a device that would read it, e.g. the Xbox, a TV or the computer. A straight USB power source does not make it light up.
I assume this is because it doesn't send a signal down the D+/- wires. Is it possible to somehow fake an input in order to get the portal to light up?
Kind of a vague request I know, but wanted to know if someone had an idea of what I was talking about, or could point me in the direction of some directions before I considered buying an arduino to try and do the job.
Thanks in advance.
Anyway, I thought it would be a nice idea to somehow construct a NFC reader under a shelf in his bedroom so when he places his Skylander figures on it, they light up.
I also decided the cheapest way to do this was to get an old USB wired Skylanders portal and use that. However, the portal only lights up when connected to a device that would read it, e.g. the Xbox, a TV or the computer. A straight USB power source does not make it light up.
I assume this is because it doesn't send a signal down the D+/- wires. Is it possible to somehow fake an input in order to get the portal to light up?
Kind of a vague request I know, but wanted to know if someone had an idea of what I was talking about, or could point me in the direction of some directions before I considered buying an arduino to try and do the job.
Thanks in advance.
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