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The Nintendo NFC adapter is an upcoming external device which adds NFC capabilities for [[amiibo]]s to old Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS consoles, using the infrared port on the back of the console.
[[File:150217nfcreader-640x360.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Media preview, as released by Nintendo]]
== Technical details ==
Based on analysis of the [[fangate_updater.bin]] file, which is part of the old Nintendo 3DS operating system since [[9.3.0-21]] and contains the firmware running on the external adapter; and analysis of the [[NFC Services]] running on old 3DS.
* SOC inside the adapter: Broadcom BCM20791B1
* CPU: ARM Cortex M0
* Communications: infrared, with [[ir:USER]] running on the console. Uses encrypted payloads.
Memory map:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Address
! Size
! Description
|-
| 0x08008000
| 256KB?
| Firmware
|-
| 0x20000000
| 32KB?
| RAM
|}
== External links ==
* [https://www.broadcom.com/products/NFC/NFC-Solutions/BCM2079x-Family BCM2079x brief on Broadcom's website]
[[File:150217nfcreader-640x360.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Media preview, as released by Nintendo]]
== Technical details ==
Based on analysis of the [[fangate_updater.bin]] file, which is part of the old Nintendo 3DS operating system since [[9.3.0-21]] and contains the firmware running on the external adapter; and analysis of the [[NFC Services]] running on old 3DS.
* SOC inside the adapter: Broadcom BCM20791B1
* CPU: ARM Cortex M0
* Communications: infrared, with [[ir:USER]] running on the console. Uses encrypted payloads.
Memory map:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Address
! Size
! Description
|-
| 0x08008000
| 256KB?
| Firmware
|-
| 0x20000000
| 32KB?
| RAM
|}
== External links ==
* [https://www.broadcom.com/products/NFC/NFC-Solutions/BCM2079x-Family BCM2079x brief on Broadcom's website]