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Hi Everybody
I had been perusing the forum for a while and noticed a build comp. Having just finished off a fairly big electronics project i thought what the hey, I should give it ago.
My idea isn't the biggest or most grandiose but i believe it will be fun, challenging and completable, which is to say, im setting the bar just at the right height i think.
The idea,
The one handed game boy colour code name The Gamee Lanister
Using a GB boy colour, a hardware clone of the game boy colour im going to make a custom controller board and case using a Nintendo switch joystick with a ADC , two mechanical switches as the AB buttons on the back and some simple power circuitry using a adafruit power boost or similar and a 18650 cell.
I plan on using the GB boy colour first because it is cheap so if i destroy something its not a big deal plus the screen has a nice backlight on it which the original gameboy lacks. The switch joystick is just my fave joystick to use, i have used PS vita and 3ds sliders before but the switch joystick feels the most sturdy.
Mechanical Keyboard keys on the back because every button should be a cherry MX brown
EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Ive been designing boards in eagle for a fair while and while not the most competent when it comes to 3d design i can do a bit. So thats the idea. I have my parts on the way from china and have a few libraries i need to make for the chosen parts in eagle. Ill update the forums with the board design when i finish it. Happy making
I had been perusing the forum for a while and noticed a build comp. Having just finished off a fairly big electronics project i thought what the hey, I should give it ago.
My idea isn't the biggest or most grandiose but i believe it will be fun, challenging and completable, which is to say, im setting the bar just at the right height i think.
The idea,
The one handed game boy colour code name The Gamee Lanister
Using a GB boy colour, a hardware clone of the game boy colour im going to make a custom controller board and case using a Nintendo switch joystick with a ADC , two mechanical switches as the AB buttons on the back and some simple power circuitry using a adafruit power boost or similar and a 18650 cell.
I plan on using the GB boy colour first because it is cheap so if i destroy something its not a big deal plus the screen has a nice backlight on it which the original gameboy lacks. The switch joystick is just my fave joystick to use, i have used PS vita and 3ds sliders before but the switch joystick feels the most sturdy.
Mechanical Keyboard keys on the back because every button should be a cherry MX brown
EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Ive been designing boards in eagle for a fair while and while not the most competent when it comes to 3d design i can do a bit. So thats the idea. I have my parts on the way from china and have a few libraries i need to make for the chosen parts in eagle. Ill update the forums with the board design when i finish it. Happy making