Hi guys!
Ive been lurking these forums for a while now and have decided to do 2 builds! First a pi zero and a gbc case, then later a pi 3 in an origional gameboy case.
This will be the log of my GBCZ build!
First things first, i got retropie running externally and set everything up and all is well.
Now for my first big road block, THE SCREEN. the standard 3.5 inch that everyone uses is a little too big to fit in the case so i opted for a 2.5 inch screen instead, adafruit have a 2.5 but to get it here to austalia is like $75 so i desided to try and harvest one from something else.
At the local jaycar i found this for $20 and the guy there said it shouldnt be too hard to repurpose the screen for something else.
After cracking it open i realized just how knowledgeable im really not about electronics yet.
So thats where you guys come in! I can see where to get power and ground for it but i have no idea how i could get picture signal to the screen. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance for the help people!
Chewys Game Boy Colour Zero project
Re: Chewys Game Boy Colour Zero project
That screen looks like it'll be difficult to salvage, maybe try finding what kind of chip is under that black resin blob. I could help you if I knew what the chip underneath is to find the pinout with a data sheet, if one exists.
An amateur at best. Current project: GB 'Athena'
Re: Chewys Game Boy Colour Zero project
Oh, and also if you can't get the screen, your $20 is not wasted, as you could reuse those button PCBS and pads.
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Re: Chewys Game Boy Colour Zero project
Yeah that screen is going to be tricky. Will probably be using spi, but there are more pins than I would expect to see (24) on the screen. Looking at the photo, there seems to be quite a few pins tied together, and some not looking like they are connected.
First think I would try is see if you can find a similar screen on aliexpress and see if you can get a pinout for that. Even then, you will need some kind of carrier board so you can wire the screen to the pi
First think I would try is see if you can find a similar screen on aliexpress and see if you can get a pinout for that. Even then, you will need some kind of carrier board so you can wire the screen to the pi
Get a small cheep LCD in your project https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2312
Wrap it all round a battery https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2292
Or use a custom PCB to make it really small https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2512
or make it really really really really tiny!! https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2919
Wrap it all round a battery https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2292
Or use a custom PCB to make it really small https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2512
or make it really really really really tiny!! https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2919
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Re: Chewys Game Boy Colour Zero project
After a quick but of searching I found this
http://s.aliexpress.com/yYRf2eUJ
Hopefully the URL will work ok, I found it with my phone. You firstly need to see if the driver chip will work with the fbtft driver on the pi
http://s.aliexpress.com/yYRf2eUJ
Hopefully the URL will work ok, I found it with my phone. You firstly need to see if the driver chip will work with the fbtft driver on the pi
Get a small cheep LCD in your project https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2312
Wrap it all round a battery https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2292
Or use a custom PCB to make it really small https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2512
or make it really really really really tiny!! https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2919
Wrap it all round a battery https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2292
Or use a custom PCB to make it really small https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2512
or make it really really really really tiny!! https://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2919
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