Chipspain present The Wode, a massive breakthrough in the Wii modchip industry! The Wode will allows you to load and play games off of a USB Mass Storage device. It is a USB Loader via hardware which means no issues with compatibility of games, no worrying about bricking your Wii, and no worrying about Wii updates. Since this emulates a Wii drive, essentially it should never be able to be blocked! It sports a small LCD and four-way joystick for setting options and scrolling through your files. The Wode Jukebox is not only a modchip as it is augmented with a Linux-running module called the Wii Optical Disc Emulator which transforms the inside of your wii as a real Mini Pc. The Wode features does not stop here as it comes packaged like the original Wii docking station and has a built in LCD screen for scrolling through your games. The Wode is the Modechip 2.0 we all awaited for!
Features:
- Play Wii & GameCube game ISOs direct from USB Mass Storage devices @8X read speed (HDD and FLASH drive)
- Complete Solder free install solution
- Easy to use GUI - LCD & Joystick - NO homebrew software required (no any update of console can block this device)
- Region hack (works on wiis with firmware 4.1 and lower), Update blocker, Autoboot.
- Passthrough with FLAT-MOD mode built-in, play your DVD-R Wii & GC backups and Imports @3X read speed (doesn't work on D3 version 2+ drives)
- Region hack
- Autoboot on / Off
- Powerful ARM9 MCU
- Totally Flexible Linux Kernel
- USB hub support for multiple USB devices connection
- Great File System support - use existing WBFS formatted media or 'drag and drop' ISOs to existing USB devices
- The stability to plug as many harddrives as you want (via a USB Hub)
Future updates will bring more cool features:
- Disc ripping to WBFS
- USB WiFi & SAMBA streaming
- Torrent & eMule download client
Hardware Specifications:
- ACTEL A3P125 FPGA (manage bridge to Wii drive data bus)
- MCU NXP LPC3143 - 270 MHz, 32-bit ARM926EJ-S - 128AES security
- 512 SDRAM DDR
- 4Mbyte SPI flash (the firmware of WODE)
- SD CARD SLOT (used like drive C: for linux and extra addons)
- USB 2.0 support
- LCD 128x64 pixels w/ backlight
Official package includes:
- 1 x WODE Main Board to install inside Wii case like a "flat mod" style modchip
- 1 x 32pins flat cable to connect wode to Wii dvd drive
- 1 x 32pins flat cable to connect WODE Main-Board to external WODE Vertical Stand
- 1 x USB power cable
- 1 x Wii Special Vertical stand that include inside WODE Slave Board with LCD screen, USB connector, SD/SDHC CARD slot and navigation-Joystick
- Vertical Base colour may vary from White or Orange
Wode manual
Quick instalation guide
Important:
WODE is legal. It allows you to make the most of your hardware without BYPASSING DRM PROTECTION. It emulates a DVD player including the DRM function which is not being bypassed! The WODE is a bridge interface between the data bus for WII DVD DRIVE and LINUX system.