sudomod

My products can also be purchased at https://www.prs-tech.com where you will find the full tutrorial on how to build this project as well as in the hardware guides section of this forum

For Sale the All New PRS-Tech SNES-Zero Board.

In Stock




http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2992

I have managed to Stuff a Pi zero into an Original SNES Controller. Powered from the HDMI cable using a slightly modified off the shelf Adapter.

This is a fairly simple project that should only take a couple hours or less to complete depending on your skill level.

Features:

SNES Board to replace the original board in the SNES Controller

1. Spot for an optional Micro USB Port
2. Powered through the HDMI port with an adapter

Whats Needed to complete this project beyond the Board

1. Original SNES Controller (or tomee knock off controller)
2. Pi Zero
3. 40 Pin 0.1" pitch surface mount Header
4. mini HDMI to HDMI cable
5. HDMI Supplemental power adapter (modified) (From Amazon)
6. 4gb or bigger Micro SD Card
7. Diode

Optional Parts if you want Micro USB Port

1. Micro USB Port
2. 1 x 47uF 1206 Capacitor

Links to order components are in the How-To Guide.

How To guide: http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2753

This is for the BOARD ONLY. All other components are not included.

USA Buyers $15 shipping included


International buyers $16 shipping included


PICTURES!!!

This. Is. So. Cool... :O

Very cool, i've been meaning to make one of these. Now i might wait for this board.

ooh likey.
can the boards be used in the repro controllers so we don't have to kill original SNES/SFC controllers?

abrugsch wrote:ooh likey.
can the boards be used in the repro controllers so we don't have to kill original SNES/SFC controllers?

Not sure on that. Ill buy one and check it out. Hopefully they did a good job copying the guts so that this will fit.

Also im sourcing a smaller/thinner HDMI cable... hoping to get the whole housing on the micro side inside the case of the snes controller so that just the cable is sticking out and have a more flexible cable. This will greatly improve the aesthetics of the project.

I just noticed something... if you do a second revision, the landing pads on the left and right directions should really be rotated 90 degrees to minimise mis-presses when pressing up and down. granted it's not such a big difference when the pads are combed together but I know some people notice that kind of thing when they're playing.

Looks a good job

Consider me interested! I was about to jump into a project modifying a SNES controller to run a PiZero but this would make the build so much cleaner. Also definitely interested in the additional support to add an extra usb port for multiplayer games! Eager to see where this goes~

Can I ask are you powering it up like say the amozon fire stick as you can't power the pi from just the hdmi cable due to there's only about 50ma

Psy128 wrote:Can I ask are you powering it up like say the amozon fire stick as you can't power the pi from just the hdmi cable due to there's only about 50ma

Im using a modified adapter that uses a usb port to put 5v on the hdmi cable that can handle 500mA