Case study

ti83-link: reconstructing TI-83 Plus link-port transfers

ti83-link reconstructs TI-83 Plus link-port transfers using Raspberry Pi GPIO and Python. It sends and receives calculator variables, installs Flash applications, inspects TI file containers and documents packet handshakes and token values checked against hardware.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-08-19
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A TI-83 Plus and Raspberry Pi GPIO connection with Python and python3-lgpio.
Testing evidence: The author reports testing one TI-83 Plus OS 1.19 setup with a Raspberry Pi 4; other hardware remains unverified.
Limits: OS image transfer is deliberately unimplemented.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{ti83-link-case,
  title = {{ti83-link: reconstructing TI-83 Plus link-port transfers}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/tiiow-fedora/ti83-link}},
  url = {https://github.com/tiiow-fedora/ti83-link},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ti83-link-case/}}
}

Plain text

ti83-link: reconstructing TI-83 Plus link-port transfers. https://github.com/tiiow-fedora/ti83-link (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ti83-link-case/

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README.md GitHub · tiiow-fedora/ti83-link · Revision b3351fd