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by Royalhighness
Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:34 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: my retro consoles and arcade cabinet
Replies: 3
Views: 4913

Re: my retro consoles and arcade cabinet

Great stuff! I really like the screen in the cartridge of the N64.
by Royalhighness
Fri May 19, 2017 10:13 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Found a cheap screen that runs off 5V
Replies: 12
Views: 12372

Re: Found a cheap screen that runs off 5V

silentjames wrote:
Fri May 19, 2017 9:32 am
Looks similar to gearbest screens...
http://www.gearbest.com/development-boa ... tml?wid=21
Yes, because it is.
I bought my first screen at gearbest and it is an exact copy.
by Royalhighness
Fri May 19, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Found a cheap screen that runs off 5V
Replies: 12
Views: 12372

Found a cheap screen that runs off 5V

Hello, I found this screen on Ali express and thought I should share it. It was delivered in just 9 days and it runs off 5 volts. the price at the time was €17,- now it is €18.27 or $20,- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-5-TFT-LCD-Display-240x320-RGB-LCD-Display-Module-Kit-Supports-Multi-function-D...
by Royalhighness
Fri May 05, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: GameCubePi 3 WIP
Replies: 7
Views: 7814

Re: GameCubePi 3 WIP

A quick update.
Most components are fixed in place, the Pi 3 can be removed if needed.
Audio is working but a bit noisy.

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by Royalhighness
Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:03 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: GameCubePi 3 WIP
Replies: 7
Views: 7814

Re: GameCubePi 3 WIP

muniosi wrote:
Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:00 pm
This is cool! I love the idea of the screen on the inside. Does it have a battery or does it need to be plugged in to play?
It needs to be plugged in. Maybe someday i will put some batteries in it.
by Royalhighness
Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:34 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: GameCubePi 3 WIP
Replies: 7
Views: 7814

GameCubePi 3 WIP

Hello, After finishing a Gameboy Zero I was hungry for more and had some broken Gamecubes laying around. The first idea was to make a console that could be stand-alone and act like a normal console. At this point all you need to play is the original power supply and a controller. It also can be conn...
by Royalhighness
Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Audio amp testing help
Replies: 2
Views: 3128

Re: Audio amp testing help

Hello,

I struggled for a bit with the amp testing. then I figured that I wasn't using ground.

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The 2 soldered wires are L and R and the bare wire is ground.

I hope this helps.
by Royalhighness
Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:38 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: USB Hub problem
Replies: 14
Views: 11895

Re: USB Hub problem

Edit: never mind. It does look right. Cited bad order. Sorry. Is that one of the approved hubs to work? Looks to me like your data wires are backward. Black, green, white, red is the order. Although I'm not familiar with that hub or your USB connector. But I tested mine every step of the way. First...
by Royalhighness
Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:19 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: USB Hub problem
Replies: 14
Views: 11895

Re: USB Hub problem

Hey Royalhighness I have the same USB hub, just tried my old hub and it worked. Now for my other build I am trying that USB hub again we both have just to find out what the problem is! Ill keep you posted ;) I fixed mine! I soldered it again and it worked, so I think there was a short circuit somew...
by Royalhighness
Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:14 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Powering Gearbest Screen?
Replies: 7
Views: 7463

Re: Powering Gearbest Screen?

I have the same screen and am at a loss about how to connect it to the raspberry pi zero. I took a couple pictures, here: https://imgur.com/gallery/QxfIE Any help is appreciated. Vcc to PP1 or your powerstrip GND to pp6 or ground on your powerstrip VS1 to TV (the square hole) What I did was solder ...