Tech specs

Technical specs

System requirements
computer

 

  • A PC or laptop
  • Supports Windows XP/Vista/7 or Linux
  • A 1.5 Ghz CPU or faster
  • 512MB RAM or higher
  • 500 MB hard disk space
  • An available USB port (1.1 or 2.0)
  • An Internet connection

 

Detailed features

Tux Droid blinks, opens his beak, spins, talks and sings! Go to “HEAR Tux Droid SPEAK in 11 Languages” to test the different languages and accents available thanks to our collaboration with ACAPELA, one of the market leaders in Text to Speech technology (License info). Best of all, YOU control all of the movements from your PC or the included remote control!

tux

 

1. Push button on the top of the head

2. Moving eyes : open and close

3. LED's in the eyes : adjustable intensity + light sensor

4. Microphone in the beak

5. Switch on each wing

6. Flapping wings : up and down

7. Spin left and right

8. Sound controller

9. Plug audio IN

10. Plug audio OUT (headsets)

11. Speaker

12. Rechargeable battery

13. ON/OFF

 





Dimensions

210mm x 180mm x 140mm (with lowered wings)

Chipsets

  • Atmel AVR RISC microcontrollers (code is compiled with GCC and AVR-LIBC)

  • 4Mbits flash memory for onboard sound

Wireless connection

2.4 GHz wireless full-duplex digital link between the USB dongle and Tux Droid

Power

  • NiMH 750mAh battery pack with 4 AAA elements

  • DC-in 7,5 V for recharging of the batteries and powering from DC

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