that I decided to do a 2nd build!
So if you enjoyed my 1st build, stay tuned for this one!
I am giving away my 1st build as a christmas present, so this one will be my new personal
This build comes with a twist, though. I wanted to "challenge myself" using as many alternative parts as possible, reducing the overall cost (I am NOT going for the "cheapest build possible" here, that is the difference)
My main goals:
- Getting as many parts from germany as possible (that's where I live). If there are parts I can't get from germany, I will get them from another country (probably china)
- Getting as many parts from one seller as possible to save shipping costs
- Getting the picked parts at the lowest price possible
- Not necessarily being bound to use parts like in the original build, I will get my own, individual set of parts that I think I can work with and achieve same functionality as the original (hence "alternative" in the title). The benefit of this is that the cost will go down quite a bit.
- Pre-stripped Raspberry Pi 3 by me
- 2 PSP analog sticks like in my last build
- DIY Low-Battery indicator with safe shutdown by me
- Safe shutdown button
- Apart from the L1 and R1 buttons, also L2 and R2 buttons
- DIY button PCB from perfboard (I would call it "poor man button PCB" )
I will be getting all my parts from eBay.
[spoiler="Parts list"]
- ARRIVED. Micro USB cable for the Leonardo: Germany
- ARRIVED. Audio jack: Germany
- ARRIVED. Spare USB port: Germany
- ARRIVED. 2600mAh battery: Germany
- ARRIVED. Volume wheel potentiometer: Germany
- ARRIVED. Some random gameboy game to cover up: Germany
- ARRIVED. Speaker: Germany
- ARRIVED. Battery charging unit: Germany
- ARRIVED. Power boosting unit: Germany
- ARRIVED. LED's: Germany
- ARRIVED. Mini USB breakout: Germany
- ARRIVED. Power switch: Germany
- ARRIVED. Perfboard to make a button PCB: Germany
- ARRIVED. PSP 2000 analog stick: Germany
- ARRIVED. Audio amplifier: Germany
- ARRIVED. Arduino Leonardo pro micro: Germany
- ARRIVED. Arduino nano: Germany
- ARRIVED. Tactile switches: Germany
- ARRIVED. 470kΩ resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. 300Ω resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. 100kΩ resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. 10kΩ resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. 6.2kΩ resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. 3kΩ resistors: Germany
- ARRIVED. IRF540N N-MOSFET: Germany
- LOST WHILE SHIPPING. HAS BEEN REFUNDED BY SELLER. 3.5" backup monitor: China
- ARRIVED. Complete Replacement Gameboy shell: China
Total Cost: 90,89 € for everything except the Raspberry Pi which is about another ~39,- €.