Introduction
This exploded view shows the housing and the main electronic components of the Nintendo 3DS NFC reader.
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This player is shaped like a cylindrical pebble approximately 7.5 cm in diameter and 3 cm thick. It has a hatch that allows access to the batteries.
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The case is held closed with 4 tri-point Y1 screws; once removed, you can access the PCB.
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To separate the PCB from the case, simply unclip it from its two notches.
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Note that the PCB only has components on one side.
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The NFC coil is 57 mm in diameter.
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The PCB consists of a microcontroller unit of unknown reference and a Broadcom BCM20792 KMLG NFC controller.
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The IR transceiver is made of 2 parts, likely one dedicated to receiving and the other to transmitting.
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Two LEDs are present to indicate the communication status to the user.
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