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by PeteB
Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:46 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: What sub hubs did you buy?
Replies: 2
Views: 2895

Re: What sub hubs did you buy?

So after researching for 4 days on why I can only get my usb hub to power only the teensy and not another usb. I came to find out a lot of truth not every usb hub is truly compatible with the pi zero so I guess I just wanna know what usb hub did you buy because I'm gonna have to get another one and...
by PeteB
Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Do we need the Teensy?
Replies: 5
Views: 6200

Re: Do we need the Teensy?

I've also been wondering this and was considering finding a USB gamepad chip (no luck) then thought why not rebuild the SNES pad circuitry (I built a SNES arcade stick including the circuit a few years ago) It's a very simple, 2x chips and a few resistors. I managed to buy enough 4021 SMD shift reg...
by PeteB
Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:51 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Understanding a USB Hub
Replies: 18
Views: 18558

Re: Understanding a USB Hub

That last port is power only and like I mentioned above is either active and receives power or is inactive and does nothing since the switch cuts off power to it. Darn, that is disappointing. I bought this thinking it was a 4-port usb. Any suggestions for equally small board that has four ports? I ...
by PeteB
Wed Jun 01, 2016 7:03 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Benefits of using modded cartridge
Replies: 7
Views: 6426

Re: Benefits of using modded cartridge

You could probably do this really simply. And you'd only need four pins. You could keep the RetroPie SD card in the pi itself but repurpose the cartridge bay and have it mapped to an available port on the USB hub. Then you could just dissect some USB keys and put them into cartridges. Bingo. You co...
by PeteB
Thu May 19, 2016 7:59 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute
Replies: 706
Views: 770077

Re: Collecting information on alternative displays - please contribute

Popcorn:

I don't think that is the spec for the 3.5". If you look it also says you screen is 3.5"/4.3"/5.0" all at the same time? Also 4:3/16:9 at the same time?

The 480x272 sounds like a 16:9 aspect ration screen, maybe the 5.0" model.

Pete B.