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[[File:Usbgecko.jpg|thumb|A USB Gecko is an adapter to connect a Wii to a PC through a Gamecube memory slot]]
[[File:Usbgecko.jpg|thumb|A USB Gecko is an adapter to connect a Wii to a PC through a Gamecube memory slot]]
The '''USB Gecko''' is a Wii/Gamecube development and hacking tool which connects to the USB port of the computer, and to the GameCube memory slot of the Wii. It can be used to upload homebrew, to use your computer as a remote terminal under [[Homebrew apps/Wii Linux|Wii Linux]] and as a [[Debugging|remote debugging]] tool. For more information see the [http://www.usbgecko.com USB Gecko homepage]. It has recently been discontinued and the schematics released on [http://code.google.com/p/usbgecko/ Google code]. A snapshot of the code tree is [[Media:USBGecko-svn-r17.tar.gz|here]].
The '''USB Gecko''' is a Wii/Gamecube development and hacking tool which connects to the USB port of the computer, and to the GameCube memory slot of the Wii. It can be used to upload homebrew, to use your computer as a remote terminal under [[Homebrew apps/Wii Linux|Wii Linux]] and as a [[Debugging|remote debugging]] tool.
See [[Gecko OS]] for the Hombrew application to launch a game and be able to debug it remotely using this device.
See [[Gecko OS]] for the Hombrew application to launch a game and be able to debug it remotely using this device.
The manufacturer has stopped producing these, perhaps due to legal pressure from Nintendo.
== Windows Side Application Programming ==
== Windows Side Application Programming ==
== Files ==
== Files ==
[[Media:Usbgecko_schematics.zip|USB Gecko schematics (BSD licensed)]]. The archive doesn't actually contain a schematic of the circuit, but rather the files needed for producing the circuit boards and some source code. The VHDL source for the CPLD itself is included.
* [[Media:USBGecko-svn-r17.tar.gz|Complete archive]]. This is a snapshot of a more complete archive.
* [[Media:Usbgecko_schematics.zip|USB Gecko schematics (BSD licensed)]]. This archive doesn't actually contain a schematic of the circuit, but rather the files needed for producing the circuit boards and some source code. The VHDL source for the CPLD itself is included.
== External Links ==
* [http://www.usbgecko.com USB Gecko homepage]
* [http://code.google.com/p/usbgecko/ Google code]. A source repository but it appears inaccessable.