D56: GameBoy USB HUB

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D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by DirtyBullets » Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:45 pm

Time to add a USB hub the cool way... :mrgreen:

Very cheep usb hub from eBay (£1)
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Original Four Player Adaptor DMG-07 Hub
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innereds removed and time to remove some plastic pins
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Better :mrgreen:
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Test fit
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Removed 2 USB sockets
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Not bad
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Extending the sockets
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Glued it all in
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End result :geek:
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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by SidSilver » Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:30 pm

Nice ;)

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by Fleder » Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:21 am

And now it is a 4 player adaptor for the GBZ :D Good work!

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by grenade44 » Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:56 pm

Very nice,

I having issues getting just one port to work correctly in my GBZ before i can think about a HUB lol

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by DirtyBullets » Sat Jun 04, 2016 1:25 pm

Thanks for the support guys, you should have a go with this as its cheep and VERY easy project :mrgreen:

was thinking of taking advantage of that LED but not sure where to have it because i don't wanna drill any more holes. or should i just leave it as it is?

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by stefanli » Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:59 pm

Thanks for the idea

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by UrbanDROID » Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:20 pm

stefanli wrote:Thanks for the idea

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What usb hub did you use? the cable looks really good and the usb plug matches the hub color.

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by D4ddyRazzy » Thu Sep 01, 2016 3:46 am

Thnx for the idea!!

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Re: D56: GameBoy USB HUB

Post by stefanli » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:57 am

UrbanDROID wrote:
stefanli wrote:Thanks for the idea

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What usb hub did you use? the cable looks really good and the usb plug matches the hub color.
I used this hub, http://www.banggood.com/Mini-Flexible-H ... 25657.html

The plug sleeve, the grey rubber part, and the cable i reused from the original DMG-07

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