Hi
Looking for help to build a gameboy purist version
1. I want to use the contrast port to be a brightness adjustment control, anyone done this?
2. Really want USBC, I saw a few posts without any real clear guidance on doing this unless anyone has seen?
3. I saw a few people put the power board and sd card in the cartridge but again could find a guide for that.
4. Any really really easy way to get the battery indicator?
Appreciate the help, I am trying to keep the outside as 'clean' as possible but want it to be modern otherwise, have a few items coming from tinkerboy.
Purist GBZ build
Re: Purist GBZ build
Are you wanting it to be a DMG (Original) or are you cool with a gameboy pocket? Might try to check out Retro ESP32. Its not a zero, but still does a bunch of classic systems.
EDIT-Forgot they are working on using a new screen right now since the ever popular other one is NLA.
EDIT-Forgot they are working on using a new screen right now since the ever popular other one is NLA.
Re: Purist GBZ build
I have the original one coming its an old gameboy that doesnt work but the shell is in good order.
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Re: Purist GBZ build
For the battery monitor I wouldn't say there is an "easy" way to do this but it's not too complicated. You can find some info on this forum thread, viewtopic.php?f=43&t=4858&start=30
I've done it before and it just requires wiring up an extra board and adding some custom script that you can get from the mintipi. Search this thread I linked and the forums a bit and you should be able to figure it out.
I think for the contrast that would require the screen you're using to have that option built in. I know with Kite's kits they have a brightness option assigned to buttons but I think this is done through software and I'm not sure if you could assign it to a scroll wheel.
The USBC should be pretty simple. Just soldering the connection to your power supply. Maybe I'm wrong but I think it'd be that easy.
Putting the SD card in the game cartridge is something I think Wermy did in his first build and it's somewhat complicated. Requires a cartridge reader and a custom pcb, (unless you solder all the connections yourself) and you have to connect a lot of small parts together. I planned to do this and got all the parts but after looking into I didn't feel like I could pull it off.
I've done it before and it just requires wiring up an extra board and adding some custom script that you can get from the mintipi. Search this thread I linked and the forums a bit and you should be able to figure it out.
I think for the contrast that would require the screen you're using to have that option built in. I know with Kite's kits they have a brightness option assigned to buttons but I think this is done through software and I'm not sure if you could assign it to a scroll wheel.
The USBC should be pretty simple. Just soldering the connection to your power supply. Maybe I'm wrong but I think it'd be that easy.
Putting the SD card in the game cartridge is something I think Wermy did in his first build and it's somewhat complicated. Requires a cartridge reader and a custom pcb, (unless you solder all the connections yourself) and you have to connect a lot of small parts together. I planned to do this and got all the parts but after looking into I didn't feel like I could pull it off.
Re: Purist GBZ build
So I wired it all up and it works when I plug the USB into the Micro USB on the zero board, but power coming from anywhere else seems the make the screen get all lines and glitches show up - do you think I have a faulty PCB board from Tinkerboy?
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