65 Topic by Adzetko

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Recently I've heard about the nanoloop USB-MIDI-Adaptor, so I initialy started writing this post just to ask differences between Arduinoboy and NanoLoop USB-thing. But I've figured out that I had too much questions that are not both related, so between posting it, I figured out that I prefer to rewrite everything.

It's been something like 6 month now that I'm documenting myself because I'm planning to make (an) arduinoboy(s). With some questions I was asking to myself, and after some researches, I've found contradictions between sources. But it could also be my fault, you have to keep in mind that english is not my native language, hon hon hon, y'know that I love baguettes (seriously, I've never heard someone in my frog-eater life laughting like "hon hon hon").


After writing all of this jsut below: "omg this is such a big list and I don't even know if I'm understandable. lol are i spik england korekt?".

  1. Are LSDJ and the Nanoloop USB-thing(-with-dashes-in-the-name) are midi in AND out compatible?

  2. Can an Arduinoboy be build to be connected with/as a USB-midi device?
    I've heard many times no.
    -But does rewriting the code of the arduinoboy will not even work?
    -Or, if this is a hardware problem, wouldn't a special shield or a PCB from any of those (cheap or not) midi-to-usb cables work?
    To finish with this question, I know that the Teensy can be easly programmed to make it work on usb. But the teensy is not as cheap as an Arduino, and I think the support community of the teensyboy is less active than the arduinoboy one, so if the USB-arduinoboy doesn't exist,
    -If this does not exist, is a USB-Arduinoboy project is a project to start?

  3. Is there any way to make the Nanoloop USB-thing work without a "normal" computer (like desktop/laptop), like a "hardware that acts like the nanoloop computer driver"?
    If this is existing, it may contain Arduinos I suppose. I want to know,
    -If this does not exist, is this a project to start? (I mean, can a program for Arduino, Rasberry Pi or other things like that, do the job?)

  4. What the Arduinoboy can do that the Naoloop USB-thing can't, and vice-versa?
    (besides that you can update nanoloop for the Nanoloop USB-thing, and that you don't have to use a conventional computer for the Arduinoboy to make it work)

  5. Is a program compatible with the Arduinoboy will be by default compatible with the Nanoloop USB-blah-blah?
    (a.k.a. Are they using the same communication method?)

  6. Is the Nanoloop USB-thing compatible with the DMG-01 link cables, or only the Pocket/Color ones?

  7. (Little bit off-topic) Is there any DMG-01 to Pocket/Color link cable adapter that is not a cable? I mean, I know these cables which have the both connectors, but is there anything like the Nanoloop USB-thing that is not usb, but DMG female TO Pocket/Color male (or vice-versa)? You know, like the fat 6.35mm jack adapter for 3.5mm jacks? They would be cheaper than theses cables, I think.

If someone is able to answer all of my questions, great Scott! you're my lord!

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66 Reply by Adzetko

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Yours is more minimalist than mine, and definitely more synthwave-ish. I love it! Wouldn't you make a clean version of it, print-ready?

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67 Topic by Adzetko

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Just because I'm impatient that my BennVenn cartridge from Australia (there) arrives (and also because the picture implies there's no label on it), I've opened up my GIMP and took a good representative picture, by Boddah if my memories are good, of a LSDJ set with his beautiful LSDJ keyboard and DMG, then I've done some contrast/hue/posterize things to make it looks like the official LSDJ site visual identity, and to finish, I've added the classic cartridge conventional things, and the LSDJ logo in the grey color of the side stripes. (note that the seal of quality is chiptune)

I've saved it in the printable size with a classic A4 printer (I think it's for 300DPI but I'm not sure. But the default DPI is the good one, I hope)

I'm planning to do other colors, and a V2 of this one, with a more GB camera look. But as in France it's actually 2:52AM, I'm getting sleepy.
Oh, and if you want to use it, JUST DOOO IT! (Now Shia Labeouf is haunting my mind. Better go to sleep soon.) I don't really care if you plan to use it for commercial use. But I'd be glad to hear it, and you know, feedback, and things like that. "Tomorrow" I will probably post pictures of it printed and in action.


EDIT: I've printed it, and the size is fine! But the stripes are a bit too big compared to the "true" ones, but truly just a detail.


In this picture, I've used an old "label-less" Pokémon silver cartridge, and I've just the little LSDJ printed piece of paper there.

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68 Reply by Adzetko

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I'm not familiar with eBay, and the worldwide free shipping is definitely something interesting for me, can anybody send a link for these listings (If they still exist)? I'm really sorry about my stupidity hmm

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69 Reply by Adzetko

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I don't find his listing on eBay, and I am really interested in buying one or two of those, is this too late?

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70 Reply by Adzetko

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I'll wait your pics, so I will say if I'm interested wink

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71 Reply by Adzetko

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How much would you sell yours? Can we have more pictures?
Thank you wink

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72 Topic by Adzetko

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I'd recently bought a Gameboy Pocket with some horizontal lines on the screen. After some documentation, I found that it's near to the impossible to repair, so, after a couple week of searching, I don't find any places where 'they' sell gameboy pocket screens. (even on ebay. Am I doing it wrong?)

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73 Reply by Adzetko

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Hi, is the second cartridge still for sale? I'm in France too! wink

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74 Reply by Adzetko

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I don't have any preference, but I know Arduino is only din-midi compatible (but you can add the PCB of one of those cheap din-to-usb cable, right?) and Teensy is well fitted for USB, is this correct?

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75 Topic by Adzetko

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Hello everybody! It's been something like a month I'm interested in making an integrated midi interface for the GameBoy, I'm a sort of electronics (and art) entousihast, but I don't want to fail, not because I'm affraid, but, you know, because of budget. So I've watched a 'big' amount of (damn there are just a few) tutorials about making an arduinoboy, but I've never seen one about making an integrated arduinoboy. I know it's almost the same thing, but as I said, I can't waste my money. Can you, gentle people of the internet, help me? (I was thinking, just photos, of course with explainations, of an opened GameBoy with an integrated arduino/Teensy would be cool, because is it me or this is not frequent over the web?)

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76 Reply by Adzetko

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Is it just me, or you're starting to have a nice collection of different flashable cartdridge? Will you keep them all for you? wink

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77 Reply by Adzetko

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I don't know if your image with two sold cartdridge out of three is up to date, but I'd like to know how much would be the shipping to France, thanks wink

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78 Reply by Adzetko

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Nice project! Can you estimate a price now?

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79 Reply by Adzetko

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Thank you for your answers! (I'm glad you guys are here, so I am not making explosive gameboys)

loudaslife wrote:

You'll have to make sure that the Game Boy can handle up to 4.2v

The DMG-01 is by default running 4x1.5V batteries (in serial, so it is 6V if I remember good old school days), so it might work, no?

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80 Reply by Adzetko

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Thank you for your answer! wink I'm waiting for your experiment report, haha ^^
This system is largely used for phones, and take a look at some phones battery (at least for Android phones) and it is generally around 3.7V !

Another problem: a friend of mine (trust him, he is studying in watchmaking, and passionated in old-school electronics) have seen another problem: the possibles interferences between the Qi transmitter and the CPU (and the others chips), it could work as a "fake" reciever. I don't know in detail what he thinks it can do, but if this affects something in the chips, that would not be something good.

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