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Revision as of 08:45, 3 March 2013

PocketStation icon when connected to Memory Card Adaptator

PocketStation

SCPH-4000

The PocketStation is a peripheral (not only as egg easter haunting the ps3) for the PS1, PS2 and PS3. Categorized by Sony as a miniature personal digital assistant (PDA). Connecting to a PlayStation through a memory card slot, the PocketStation also functions as a PlayStation memory card on the PS1/PS2/PS3. It was released exclusively in Japan on January 23, 1999.

Software for the PocketStation was typically distributed as extras for PlayStation games, included in the CD-ROM, enhancing the games with added features. Stand-alone software could also be downloaded through the PlayStation console. The software is then transferred to the PocketStation for use. A built-in infrared data interface allows direct transfer of data such as game saves between PocketStation units, as well as multiplayer gaming.

Technical specifications

Description

CPU: ARM7T (32-bit RISC chip)

Memory: 2K bytes SRAM, 128K bytes Flash RAM

Screen: 32×32 dot monochrome LCD ( PlayStation logo "watermarked" not engraved)

Sound: 1 miniature speaker (10-bit PCM)

Switches: 5 input buttons, 1 reset button (PCB design sightly different on Ver-2 for reset button)

Infrared communication: Bi-directional (supports IrDA based and conventional remote control systems?)

LED indicator: 1 (red)

Source power:Battery: 1 CR-2032 lithium battery 3V (original Sony battery have the PlayStation logo) or independently when connected as memory card (with memory card adaptor or parallel port printer

Other functions: calendar function and identification number.

Dimensions: 64 × 42 × 13.5 mm (length × width × height)

Weight: Approximately 30g (including battery)

3 Colors: White, Grey (transparent case?), Black

Specifics

  • Internal Graphical libs of PocketStation:

PocketStation Libs large01.png

E.g.: During acces by the PS3, PocketStation will display the word "busy"

  • IR protocol:

Speculation: Urban legends mention about PocketStation being used as universal remote control.

IR range is relatively small.

PocketStation protocol & Sony :

PocketStation on PS3

Can be use as memory card to transfer your PS1 game saves(but not PS2 no matter of size) when connected through Memory Card Adaptator.


With HUB USB : reboot/ need to insist / change the PocketStation or HUB but it works.

Icons

There are different type of Icons who can be set/found on PS1 save after being transfered to PocketStation.

PS ICON:

From the regular icon displayed on the XMB translated to monochrome 32*32 PocketStation Icon. This is the icon displayed per default on your PocketStation if there are no specifics PocketStation MCIcon (even on olders games than PocketStation such FF7).

PocketStation MCIcon:

Specific ICon for ours PocketStation (need the flags related to PocketStation on the PS1 save game) and can be found even on games not having specifics featuring with the PocketStation.

Icons be animated as similar than PS ICONS.

E.g.: Chronos Cross (On the save data file: first come the PS Icon used for XMB and after the MCI icon displayed on the PocketStation)

Others

vmc_savedata_plugin.rco:

  • XML : PocketStation™

PS1_rom.bin :

           0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7   8  9  A  B  C  D  E  F    
...
002A6B00:  52 45 53 45 54 00 00 00  00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00  RESET...........
002A6B10:  52 4F 4D 44 49 52 00 00  00 00 54 00 10 01 00 00  ROMDIR....T.....
002A6B20:  45 58 54 49 4E 46 4F 00  00 00 00 00 C4 00 00 00  EXTINFO.....ト...
002A6B30:  49 43 4F 42 44 49 53 43  00 00 08 00 85 2C 00 00  ICOBDISC....・..
002A6B40:  49 43 4F 42 43 44 44 41  00 00 08 00 50 16 00 00  ICOBCDDA....P...
002A6B50:  49 43 4F 42 50 53 31 4D  00 00 08 00 4D 0B 00 00  ICOBPS1M....M...
002A6B60:  49 43 4F 42 50 53 32 4D  00 00 08 00 CD 11 00 00  ICOBPS2M....ヘ...
002A6B70:  49 43 4F 42 50 4B 53 54  00 00 08 00 B6 1F 00 00  ICOBPKST....カ...
002A6B80:  49 43 4F 42 50 53 31 44  00 00 08 00 59 10 00 00  ICOBPS1D....Y...
002A6B90:  49 43 4F 42 50 53 32 44  00 00 08 00 8F 21 00 00  ICOBPS2D.....!..
002A6BA0:  49 43 4F 42 44 56 44 44  00 00 08 00 34 2D 00 00  ICOBDVDD....4-..
002A6BB0:  49 43 4F 42 59 53 59 53  00 00 08 00 48 02 00 00  ICOBYSYS....H...
002A6BC0:  49 43 4F 42 46 53 43 45  00 00 08 00 8D 14 00 00  ICOBFSCE........
002A6BD0:  49 43 4F 42 46 4E 4F 52  00 00 08 00 C8 13 00 00  ICOBFNOR....ネ...
002A6BE0:  49 43 4F 42 46 42 52 4B  00 00 08 00 AD 00 00 00  ICOBFBRK....ュ...
002A6BF0:  49 43 4F 42 51 55 45 53  00 00 08 00 7D 0C 00 00  ICOBQUES....}...
...

PocketStation on PS2

Can be use as memory card. Fews PS2 games might have some PocketStation support.

PocketStation on PS1

Disc& SaveData

CD back of Legend of Mana:2 blocks used for Memory Card, 6 for PocketStation

Somes games can use the 15 blocks or less like in the case of Legend of Mana

More infos about flags used for Icons on Games Saves


Games list

  • fews commercials games having specifics features (name for some titles can be from wrong translation because imported from other wiki):
Title Remarks
Ape Escape (Japanese version)
Arc the Lad III
Armored Core: Master of Arena (Japanese version)
Chocobo Stallion
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (Japanese version)
Chrono Cross PSN version (probably Disc also) only surprising specifics PocketStation ICON
Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix, 4thMix & 5thMix
Digimon Tamers: Pocket Culumon (Japanese version)
Dokodemo Issho
Final Fantasy VIII
Grandia (Japanese version)
I.Q. Final
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Japanese version)
The Legend of Dragoon (Japanese version)
Legend of Mana
Love Hina 2
Kyoro-chan's Print Club Tactics
Metal Gear Solid: Integral
Pi to Mail
Pocket Dungeon
Pocket MuuMuu
Pocket Tuner
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
SaGa Frontier 2
Shop Keeper
Spyro the Dragon (Japanese version)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (Japanese version)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Japanese version)
Tales of Eternia (Japanese version)

PocketStation on PSP

Appears as Credit on System Settings-About PSP™

On PSP-1000:

PocketStation on PSVITA

Others

PC emulator: http://www.ngemu.com/122312/pocketstation-emulator-pk201-released

Gamelist :

FW Memory card PS1 emulator:

About PockeStation : http://ktyp.com/library/pocketstation/pocketstation.htm

PocketStation as two-factor authentication: http://hackaday.com/2011/10/30/pocketstation-as-two-factor-authentication/

Doom on PocketStation: http://emuconsoleexploitnews.blogspot.jp/2010/06/doom-for-pocketstation.html

Specific SDK for PocketStation:

Sony online manual (only in Japanese):


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