Comments on: Hacking Cube World : Part 1 – Discovery http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/ Gadget reviews, technology news, software reviews, cool tech news Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: neftronics http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-226131 neftronics Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:18:53 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-226131 I once had a half-hearted attempt at hacking my son's cubes. I just stuck strips of copper tape over the 3 connections to bring the signals out and stuck 2 cubes together so they would communicate and had a look at the signals on an oscilloscope. It appeared that they use asynchronous serial (similar to RS232). The centre connection is ground and the other 2 are TX and RX. I tried reading the data into a PC using an RS232 level shifter but couldn't hit upon a baud rate which yielded a sensible looking result. I did however see repeating ASCII garbage which shows I wasn't too far off the mark! Perhaps their communication protocol is completely proprietory, but it wouldn't surprise me if they used a good old tried and trusted one! Perhaps if no-one else has gone down this route then it is some food for thought for you! Good luck. I once had a half-hearted attempt at hacking my son’s cubes. I just stuck strips of copper tape over the 3 connections to bring the signals out and stuck 2 cubes together so they would communicate and had a look at the signals on an oscilloscope.
It appeared that they use asynchronous serial (similar to RS232). The centre connection is ground and the other 2 are TX and RX. I tried reading the data into a PC using an RS232 level shifter but couldn’t hit upon a baud rate which yielded a sensible looking result. I did however see repeating ASCII garbage which shows I wasn’t too far off the mark!
Perhaps their communication protocol is completely proprietory, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they used a good old tried and trusted one! Perhaps if no-one else has gone down this route then it is some food for thought for you! Good luck.

]]> By: RFEFX http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-225609 RFEFX Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-225609 Oh these are a complex bunch of circuitry... someone has spent a lot of time programming that chip as what we call "Bit-Banging" to even get the stick figure to show up. before you try to hack these little guys first try to create one from scratch yourself. if you have programming knowledge a simple PIC micro processor would do. then find a nice parrallel LCD display to hook up and make sure you have a spare line for the I^2C (I Squared C) to allow them to communicate between each other. you notice that big black glob of tar on that circuit board? thats the processor, memory, and good that they dont want you to know about .. in geek terms they went the cheap route and put the Proccessor "die" right on the board and sealed it so you dont know what they used. these units as far as i am concerned are unique and un-hackable. good luck though. Oh these are a complex bunch of circuitry… someone has spent a lot of time programming that chip as what we call “Bit-Banging” to even get the stick figure to show up. before you try to hack these little guys first try to create one from scratch yourself. if you have programming knowledge a simple PIC micro processor would do. then find a nice parrallel LCD display to hook up and make sure you have a spare line for the I^2C (I Squared C) to allow them to communicate between each other. you notice that big black glob of tar on that circuit board? thats the processor, memory, and good that they dont want you to know about .. in geek terms they went the cheap route and put the Proccessor “die” right on the board and sealed it so you dont know what they used. these units as far as i am concerned are unique and un-hackable. good luck though.

]]> By: Spinny http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-225129 Spinny Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:57:10 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-225129 try to somehow hook it up 2 ur computer and program it to do different things, and i like the idea of wen to r together in the same cube they stay together even wen they r apart try to somehow hook it up 2 ur computer and program it to do different things, and i like the idea of wen to r together in the same cube they stay together even wen they r apart

]]> By: Charlie Stanway http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-188092 Charlie Stanway Mon, 24 May 2010 22:08:57 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-188092 ive reconfigured the parts so the fireman plays the office game and its all upside down (tyvm to guy who suggested gyroscope ive reconfigured the parts so the fireman plays the office game and its all upside down (tyvm to guy who suggested gyroscope

]]> By: Stu http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-129830 Stu Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:26:40 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-129830 http://ianozsvald.com/2009/08/12/19th-5-app-write-up/ In the first video from 37:30 the inventor explains a bit about how they work http://ianozsvald.com/2009/08/12/19th-5-app-write-up/

In the first video from 37:30 the inventor explains a bit about how they work

]]> By: yuppicide http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-83701 yuppicide Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:19:55 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-83701 I'd love to see someone hack these apart and make new graphics. I'd then apply new graphics to the outside. What comes to mind is "Headbanger", which is a punk rock stick figure and "Naughty" which does sexual positions. I’d love to see someone hack these apart and make new graphics. I’d then apply new graphics to the outside.

What comes to mind is “Headbanger”, which is a punk rock stick figure and “Naughty” which does sexual positions.

]]> By: Ghettomind http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-13995 Ghettomind Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:07:15 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-13995 I disasembled a working camera once. You could just randomly add or replace things. Maybe the programs would have equal variables. That means it would work a bit in some way. might work... I disasembled a working camera once. You could just randomly add or replace things. Maybe the programs would have equal variables. That means it would work a bit in some way. might work…

]]> By: Ghettomind http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-13994 Ghettomind Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:03:57 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-13994 Huh you know. I disasembled a working camera once. You could replace the screen. Try replacing stuff. Just messing around like that could actually spawn a working thing. undirect interacting. might work... Huh you know. I disasembled a working camera once. You could replace the screen. Try replacing stuff. Just messing around like that could actually spawn a working thing.

undirect interacting. might work…

]]> By: Ghettomind http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-13991 Ghettomind Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-13991 I've been trying to hack cube worlds to. But I can't figure out how to do it myself. And i have some ideas: You could use some of the parts to make your own cube world out of it. So it can still interact with any other cube world (provided you keep the right stuff for it) And add some extra stuff to it. Make it mess with other cw when it's' connected, so its not even a stick person anymore. You could give it the power to kill &fight with other cube dudes. Or make a simple modification; like an off switch. You can make a little conrol pad to make him move around. And eventually multiple screens to add. I also got this idea for this one called a control cube. Something that fiddles with all the different cw connected to it. can make em go through one door and turn up four blocks up. Buttons to control ~slightly~ what happens to a random cube. & if u want, you can sell them. I don't know what you can do with all this. But atleast it can get u thinking. I’ve been trying to hack cube worlds to. But I can’t figure out how to do it myself. And i have some ideas:
You could use some of the parts to make your own cube world out of it. So it can still interact with any other cube world (provided you keep the right stuff for it) And add some extra stuff to it. Make it mess with other cw when it’s’ connected, so its not even a stick person anymore. You could give it the power to kill &fight with other cube dudes. Or make a simple modification; like an off switch. You can make a little conrol pad to make him move around. And eventually multiple screens to add. I also got this idea for this one called a control cube. Something that fiddles with all the different cw connected to it. can make em go through one door and turn up four blocks up. Buttons to control ~slightly~ what happens to a random cube. & if u want, you can sell them.

I don’t know what you can do with all this. But atleast it can get u thinking.

]]> By: Redsave http://www.joetech.com/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-10330 Redsave Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:08:55 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2008/02/01/hacking-cube-world-part-1-discovery/#comment-10330 The cubes make great travel games for kids. Whens part two of your article coming out? I could'nt find any updates! The cubes make great travel games for kids. Whens part two of your article coming out? I could’nt find any updates!

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