<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> 2013-01-14T12:03:40Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/9710/uxeboy-a-nes-control-pad-in-a-gameboy-crowdfunding-campaign/ <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> 8bitDAD wrote:

this would be made very attractive if you buckled down on a source for some confirmed ease-of-implementation LCD screens for people looking to buy your product and build it in a DMG case.

Another display possibility is to drive an LCD module directly from the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins rather than using the 'video out':

http://spritesmods.com/?art=rpi_arcade&page=2

...these little integrated LCD modules can be found even more cheaply than the 'car reverse camera' LCDs:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370692289959

PS. Jeroen Domburg's blog at spritesmods.com that I just linked to above is well worth checking out - heaps of awesome projects, including a GBA-MIDI hack!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-14T12:03:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/150648/#p150648 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> Domu wrote:

uXe, looks good, but i dont get the point? sure for the Pi in a DMG, but why the nes board in a DMG? other than the Pi example?
I want one not even knowing why id want it though!

Well, apart from the Pi example, another potential application was nicely summed-up by Theta_Frost in the very first reply to this thread:

Theta_Frost wrote:

I admit though, it would be nice to just have a GB shell with a cable coming out of the bottom to act as display and control for the NES.

...like this:

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-11T05:49:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/150250/#p150250 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> uXe, looks good, but i dont get the point? sure for the Pi in a DMG, but why the nes board in a DMG? other than the Pi example?
I want one not even knowing why id want it though!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Domu 2013-01-11T04:43:59Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/150243/#p150243 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> i had to clear out my paypal account for rent this month, so unfortunately my short-lived pledge has been canceled. Lets keep in touch as this moves forward, I'd really like to be a part of this project.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8bitDAD 2013-01-10T22:24:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/150184/#p150184 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> 8bitDAD wrote:

uXe - i feel terrible suddenly, such a vulture! i guess thats my way of showing some sort of support. i'd like to see this thing live in some fashion.

Don't feel bad 8bitDAD - seriously! The idea behind crowd-funding the project is to have a streamlined / centralised way of taking pre-orders, and setting the target at 100 boards means being able to meet the break-point in pricing for a production run and keep the costs down for everybody... things are moving quite slowly though, so I may have been a tad over-optimistic to think that I would be able to immediately reach a hundred other people in the world with the same enthusiasm for the project as me! Anyway, the point is that I absolutely plan to get boards into the hands of everybody who has been generous enough to give their support - whether we hit the target or not, I will find a way to make this happen! big_smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-10T11:12:21Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/150052/#p150052 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> uXe - i feel terrible suddenly, such a vulture! i guess thats my way of showing some sort of support. i'd like to see this thing live in some fashion.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8bitDAD 2013-01-10T00:21:54Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149982/#p149982 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> That RaspiBoy looks great! If everything can fit into case (flash card, LCD screen) you can probably run C64 emulator VISE x64 with Sid Duzz It tracker (Linux version).

]]> https://chipmusic.org/martin_demsky 2013-01-09T11:43:25Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149927/#p149927 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> 8bitDAD - the LCD is in the mail and on its way to you! ...and regarding prototypes - let's give the project 14 days to finish before we start picking over its bones! wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-09T08:46:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149920/#p149920 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> I'm curious how many units you've got assembled currently. At least one, for proof of concept. In the event that this doesn't get off the ground, I'd love to get my hands on a prototype.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8bitDAD 2013-01-09T03:04:02Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149892/#p149892 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> I'm missing something.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/soultron 2013-01-07T04:55:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149523/#p149523 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> uXe - very interested in LCD, pm'd.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8bitDAD 2013-01-06T21:27:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149460/#p149460 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> Downstate wrote:

this is amazing ! good work man !

Thanks! big_smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-06T12:13:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149391/#p149391 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> 8bitDAD wrote:

this would be made very attractive if you buckled down on a source for some confirmed ease-of-implementation LCD screens for people looking to buy your product and build it in a DMG case.

...the best sources of information on suitable LCD screens are modding forums, which often have whole sections dedicated to sharing experiences and recommendations for potential candidates:

http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/v … m.php?f=60
http://forums.benheck.com/viewforum.php?f=8
http://forums.modretro.com/viewforum.php?f=6

And as I mention on the project page, there are also sources available where you can buy just a bare LCD + controller board, and know what you are getting without having to dismantle a screen to find out what is inside:

http://www.adafruit.com/category/63_110
http://www.aeicomp.com/

I don't feel like I can give an informed recommendation because I only bought two different screens to try, and out of those two I decided to use this one:

http://feeldo.net/products/139-digital- … ensor.aspx

Which I am very happy with, it is a great fit, and the display looks good - but I wouldn't necessarily want to recommend it because the LCD is hot-glued to its enclosure which makes disassembly a bit less than straight-forward! (a little isopropyl alcohol does work wonders for 'de-activating' hot glue though!)

The other model I bought was a 'Pustom' 2.5" LCD, which isn't glued together and comes apart easily without any fuss - this model is well-documented on the modding forums I mentioned earlier:

http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/v … amp;t=1986
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php … mp;t=31251

but it is a little bulkier and would require some modification to the GameBoy shell so I decided against it - I would be happy to send it to you for free if you think you might use it?

Another thing to consider is that the Raspberry Pi also has a 'DSI' connector for interfacing directly to an LCD, rather than using the composite video output - but unfortunately the firmware doesn't support it yet and the most recent and optimistic estimate is that we still have half a year to wait:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt … mp;t=23370

PS. Links to current eBay auctions for the two screens I mentioned:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260862317329
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330474185074

]]> https://chipmusic.org/uXe 2013-01-06T12:12:34Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149390/#p149390 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> this is amazing ! good work man !

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Downstate 2013-01-06T08:16:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149380/#p149380 <![CDATA[Re: uXeBoy - a NES Control Pad in a GameBoy! (Crowd-Funding Campaign)]]> i'm all about this. was just commenting on piggy faq about rasbian, and this could be an awesome solution for using the powerful Rpi for piggy. the form factor would be right up my alley. this would be made very attractive if you buckled down on a source for some confirmed ease-of-implementation LCD screens for people looking to buy your product and build it in a DMG case.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/8bitDAD 2013-01-06T03:52:06Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/149370/#p149370