Is a device sell by Nintendo, normally in form of a figurine, but also there are cards, wrist straps and others.

Each amiibo have a NFC tag embedded on the figurine base. The NFC tag have some data pre-record at factory identifying the type of figurine and making each amiibo unique of others. The main data of the amiibo are:

As stated by Nintendo Amiibo is singular and plural (https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/535485751635763200)

Is a number which describe the amiibo series, game series, character and character variation, this info cannot be changed after first programming.

Is the serial number of the figurine is also hardcoded at factory making each amiibo unique.

This section of the data on the tag store the user modifiable information like the Owner and Nickname registration or savegame data.

The term UUID is used on the mod scene to reference the UID send to the game by a amiibo emulator, as the game uses the UID to know if a amiibo was already used; if the emulator changes the UID, the emulated amiibo looks like a completely different amiibo to the game, allowing to use that amiibo again.

It's a binary file containing Nintendo private keys to encrypt amiibo, is copyrighted material so you need provide a legal acquired one, you can dump it form a 3DS or Switch Console.

The data of an amiibo can be dumped to a file, that binary dump of the original content of an amiibo is stored on a file with .BIN extension, that dumps are uploaded to the device for the Amiibo Emulator application or the AmiiboLink Emulator application. You need to provide a legally acquired binary dump file.

Is the micro switch at top of the device, is a device having three buttons in one, a central one, and two sides. Rocking the micro switch to sides you push that "side" buttons. Pushing the micro switch you push the "middle" button.

On this document pressing the sides of Thumbwheel is named "side buttons", pushing the Thumbwheel is called "middle button"; to navigate items on a menu you use the side buttons, to select an item you press middle button.

The Pixl.js firmware Main Screen is divided on several Applications, each one can be run to execute some actions, the applications on main screen are:

This application allows you to browse local storage for .BIN files and use them as the current amiibo.

You can browse folders and files using the thumbwheel slide dial switch, pushing to the sides you change elements, pushing the middle button you select the highlighted element.

Once you select a .BIN file his data is used like the current amiibo, the screen shows current amiibo details like amiibo current UUID, filename and amiibo name.

You can use side buttons to change the current amiibo with the next or previous one on the current folder. Pressing the middle button you can change the behavior of the current amiibo, on the sub menu:

Changes the current UUID presented to game to current amiibo. The new UUID stays in place until you change the current amiibo or select this option again.

Turning ON this feature, will generate a new random UUID for the current amiibo each time a game read it. Allowing to use the same amiibo multiple times on games with restrictions.

Delete the file associated to current amiibo.

Returns to the details of the current amiibo.

Returns to the file list of current folder.

Exit the amiibo emulator application.

If you enable UUID random generation, manually or automatic the original UUID of the .BIN file is used the next time that file is loaded.

If you have highlighted a folder or a file and you press and hold the middle button for 1 second a properties sub menu is open:

Dialog to create a new sub folder on current one.

Creates a blank amiibo .BIN file on the current folder. That .BIN file is now a simil of a New Ntag215, ready to be programmed, you can assign that .BIN file as current amiibo and using a NFC programmer you can write the amiibo data, by example you can use iNFC or Tagmo for phones, Thenaya for the 3DS. If the programmed amiibo is on the database the .BIN file is even renamed to the name of the amiibo.

Dialog to rename highlighted .BIN file or folder

Remove highlighted object, asking for confirmation. If is a folder, all subfolders and files are deleted too.

Returns to the file list of current folder.

Exit the amiibo emulator application.

If you have highlighted a storage the properties sub menu is different:

Shows the current status and type of the storage, by example:

=====Not Mounted=====
===Mounted[LFS]===
===Mounted[FFS]===

Shows total space of the mounted storage on KB.

Shows the actual free space of the mounted storage on KB.

Ask confirmation for formatting the current storage, WARNING ALL DATA WILL BE LOST!

Returns to the file list of current folder.

Exit the amiibo emulator application.

This application allows the emulation of amiibo from the list of well know ones, using legally available information like the model info, then when you select one, a new virtual amiibo is created on memory using a random UUID. In order to use this application you must to provide your «key_retail.bin» file.

Each time one an amiibo is used the initial UUID is random generated.

Once you open the application the main menu have the options

Let you browse the database, first by category, then all amiibo on that category. After you select an amiibo, the details are shown, the first line contains the actual UUID and second line the amiibo name.

On the amiibo details page you can use the side buttons to navigate through all the amiibo on the category, if you press the middle button you can change the behavior of the current amiibo, with the sub menu:

Randomize Tag, changes the current UUID presented to game to current amiibo. The new UUID stays in place until you change the current amiibo or select this option again.

Automatic Random, Turning ON this feature, will generate a new random UUID for the current amiibo each time a game reads it. Allowing to use the same amiibo multiple times on games with restrictions.

Open a new submenu to manage Favorite folders. You have the options:

New…
Folder1
Folder2
[Back]

New… allows you to create a new Favorites folder, Back go back to current amiibo details, if you select an existing folder, that amiibo definition will be added to selected folder.

Allows you to assign the current amiibo to one of the «My Amiibo» slots.

Returns to the details of the current amiibo.

Returns to the amiibo list of current category.

Exit the Amiibo Database application.

Allows to search the database using partial name, the search result is like a category, you can select any amiibo on it and set it like another one.

Display the existent favorites folders, you can browse them with side buttons and select one with middle button. If you press and Hold the middle button a sub menu is open:

Allows you to create a new favorites folder.

After confirmation, removes all amiibo associated to the selected folder.

After confirmation, removes the favorite folder.

Returns to Folder list.

Once you select a folder a list of the associated amiibo to that favorite folder is shown, you can browse using side buttons and select an amiibo with middle button, the selected amiibo becomes the current one, and behave like an amiibo of the browser.

List the configured slots, you can browse the slots using side buttons, select one with middle button and the amiibo associated to that slot becomes the current one.

If you press and hold middle button a sub menu with the option of reset the slot is shown allowing to empty the slot.

The settings menu show you the Keys status and number of slot set up.

Show the status of the «key_retail.bin» file, can be «Loaded» or «NOT Loaded»

Allows to select how many slots are available to «My Amiibo» section, values from 10 to 50 on tenths increments.

Exit the Amiibo Database and returns to Main Menu.

This application emulates an AmiiboLink (AmiLoop or omllbolink) device.

These devices are generic espruino boards sell on different forms, normally are Keychains drop shaped, but also there are some Puck or Sheika Slate shaped.

Almost all have a button and some LEDs as indicators and runs from CR2032 cell batteries or lipo cells.

All of them are controlled from phone applications via Bluetooth, also you can upload one or several .BIN amiibo files using the phone to the device.

Starting this application the details for current amiibo are shown. If you are on sequential mode you can use the side buttons to walk through all the uploaded amiibo, in all modes, you can press the middle button to open the AmiiboLink APP config sub menu, the menu have this items:

Shows the actual operation mode, when selected you can choose the mode of amiibo working, the available modes are:

• Randomize (Manual)

On the actual AmiiboLink device the current amiibo changes the UUID when you press the device button

• Randomize (Auto)

A new random UUID for the current amiibo is generated after each time a game read it. Allowing to use the same amiibo multiple times on games with restrictions. You cannot change the active amiibo on this mode.

• Sequential mode

On this mode you can change the actual amiibo using the side buttons, rolling through all amiibo uploaded with the phone app. All uploaded .BIN files are stored on the 01.bin to 26.bin files at the /amiibolink/ folder.

• Read-write mode

The device use a "special" amiibo slot where only an amiibo can be used, the amiibo can be replaced by another .BIN file from the phone app. On the local storage this amiibo is saved with at the /amiibolink/99.bin file.

Changing the mode preserve the current selected amiibo, with exception of «Read-write mode».

When this option is turn ON a new random UUID for the current amiibo is generated after each time a game read it. Allowing to use the same amiibo multiple times on games with restrictions. You cannot change the active amiibo on this mode. Cannot be turned OFF for «Randomize (Auto)» mode, cannot be turned ON for «Randomize (Manual)»mode;

Shows the emulation firmware mode, the supported values are V1, V2 and AmiLoop, there are several APPs each one designed for a AmiiboLink firmware version or to the AmiLoop protocol. Using this setting you can match the emulation with the protocol needed by the APP you use on your phone.

Return to amiibo details page

Exit the AmiiboLink Emulator application.

So far the only two AmiiboLink/AmiLoop mode manager phone Apps are translated to English, they are "Umiibo" and "AmiLoop" this applications are compatible only with the AmiLoop Mode.

Other oddity is what the modes on applications do not correspond with the modes set up on the device.

This application allows you to connect the iNFC or the pixl.js web page, to manage files on the device storage or update the firmware.

The official web page is https://pixl.amiibo.xyz/.

The iNFC APP is a third party APP

Entering this mode the Bluetooth MAC address of device and official URL are shown at the screen.

This application allows to configure the device working settings, the application have the next items on the menu:

This submenu shows the version details of the firmware.

• Version
• Build date
• Githash
• Branch
• Target
• Dirty

You can change the language displayed on the device

Turning ON this setting the local storage(s) of the device are hidden on the root of the Amiibo Emulator application, if this setting is OFF the «External Flash» object is shown at the root of the Amiibo Emulator application.

With this setting you can control the brightness of the LCD screen or the contrast of the OLED screen.

Enable / disable the animation of items larger than screen allowing to read them completely, enabling this option increase the battery consumption.

Enable the use of a LiPO battery. It requires an hardware mod. If you build a LiPO version of Pixl.js device, you can enable this option. For CR2032 version, this option will not work and should not be enabled.

If you enable LiPO option, the device will use LiPO voltage level to display the battery level, and also can display a charge label when the battery is in charge mode.

Shows the % used storage memory at the bottom of the screen

Enables hibernation of device, allowing a quicker response of the reading of the current amiibo by a game, and resume to the application open at the moment of sleep, when disabled the resume after sleep takes 1 second more and the device restore to the Main Menu.

Set the time when the device go to sleep after the last user input or amiibo read.

This option put the device in the DFU mode, allowing OTA firmware update, you can update the firmware using the iNFC or the web page.

You can go to the URL https://thegecko.github.io/web-bluetooth-dfu/ to upload the firmware, this page also can be open through the official site https://pixl.amiibo.xyz/

Allows you to reboot the device and get back to the state after you remove and put the battery.