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GAME BOY Pokemon Trading MALVEKE
Introduction
Now supports MALVEKE board!
This is a Pokemon exchange application from Flipper Zero to Game Boy (Generación I). Flipper Zero emulates a "Slave" Game Boy connected to a Game Link Cable to be able to exchange any Pokemon from the First Generation (Red, Blue, Yellow) to a real Game Boy.
If a MALVEKE board is plugged in to GPIO before starting the app, the app will default to using the MALVEKE EXT1 interface.
Connection: Flipper Zero GPIO - Game Boy
The original pinout is as follows:
| Cable Game Link (Socket) | Flipper Zero GPIO |
|---|---|
| 6 (GND) | 8 (GND) |
| 5 (CLK) | 6 (B2) |
| 3 (SI) | 7 (C3) |
| 2 (SO) | 5 (B3) |
Using the "Select Pinout" option, the Original, MALVEKE, or any custom pin configuration can be selected.
How does it work?
The method used to communicate 2 Game Boys is based on the SPI protocol, which is a very simple serial communication protocol in which a master device communicates with one or more slave devices. The protocol is bidirectional and synchronous, and uses three basic signals:
- A clock signal (CLK).
- An output signal (Serial Out or SO).
- An input signal (Serial In or SI).
In the Game Boy, games store data in an internal shift register that is used to send and receive information. The SPI protocol used by the Game Boy uses the clock signal to indicate when data is being transferred.
The Game Boy link protocol is synchronous and requires the slave device to respond at the same rate as the master device. The master device supplies an 8KHz clock (data transfer rate of 1KB/s). The time window for responding is only ~120μs. However, the slave device has no restrictions and can respond when it receives data. The clock can vary and there is no lower limit.
Tested In
- Game Boy Color (GBC)
- Game Boy Advance (GBA)