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Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:10 am
by mr.fixit1
A huge thanks goes out the the community for all the excellent information. Unfortunately I missed out on the all in one boards, however I did order one of Kites boards. With all the great info I was able to find other ways to do things. I will try and update later to show where I got everything but most of it came from amazon or adafruit.

[spoiler="Cutting case"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Nibbling tool"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="More Nibbling"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Amazon lcd"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Using flashlight to see where to cut"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Scissors to cut plastic for screen"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Sanding to fit"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Perfet fit"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Extra buttons"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Lcd and buttons"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Trimming usb pcb"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="powerboard"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="testing charger"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="testing pi"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="teensy"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="usb hub"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="everything else"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="very thin double stick tape for front plastic"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="perfect fit"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="complete"]Image[/spoiler]

Any questions feel free to ask, I wired my usb sound slightly different that others have posted, the audio out from the usb card goes straight to the vol control then to the headphone jack then out to the amp this way it is easier to connect both channels to the amp as it is still a low level signal, also less of a chance of blowing out your ears when using headphones. :shock:

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:01 am
by Thorrak
Awesome Job. Very impressive! :D

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:06 am
by Ganreizu
Wow that looks real clean, nice job

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:09 pm
by CaptainDurden
looks very nice, first build with US SNES buttons i am actually impressed by, they go really well with the black case and blue print

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:25 pm
by RogerX
I love it, very clean!

How did you implement R & L shoulder buttons for SNES emulation?

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:24 pm
by Rewired44
That nibling tool looks interestig how easy was it to use?

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:43 am
by mr.fixit1
RogerX wrote:I love it, very clean!

How did you implement R & L shoulder buttons for SNES emulation?
Thanks for all the great comments. The L and R buttons are just the tactile switches like wormy used.
Rewired44 wrote:That nibling tool looks interestig how easy was it to use?
The nibbling tool is very easy to use its like using scissors but for plastic, it is actually designed for thin metal too. I have had the tool for many years I cant remember where I got it but you can get them anywhere like amazon https://www.amazon.com/Nickel-Plated-Ni ... 1248921011

Here are some more pics of the back and sides.
[spoiler="Back"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Right Side"]Image[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Left Side"]Image[/spoiler]


Here are some of the things I used in the build:
USB https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003W ... UTF8&psc=1
Sound https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IR ... UTF8&psc=1
Headphone Jack https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KF ... UTF8&psc=1
Potentiometer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O9 ... UTF8&psc=1
LCD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045 ... UTF8&psc=1
Teensy https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VA ... UTF8&psc=1
Pi Zero https://www.adafruit.com/products/2885
Audio amp https://www.adafruit.com/products/2130
Switches https://www.adafruit.com/products/1490
Powerboost https://www.adafruit.com/products/2465
Battery https://www.adafruit.com/products/328
Usb breakout https://www.adafruit.com/products/1833
Clear power button http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/custom-buttons
Black Gameboy case http://www.ebay.com/itm/191902251562?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Button pcb http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gameboy-DMG-01- ... 176556223?

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:01 pm
by ShadowFax
Wow, I really like your build.
Very nice and tidy, good job! :mrgreen:

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:21 pm
by Double0EK
Cleanest build I've seen so far.

Re: Mr.Fixit1 GBZ

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:41 pm
by Thump52
First of all, that is a great build!! I am working on my own Gameboy zero, I decided to go with the usb sound, can you provide a diagram and some hints on how you wired yours? That will help me out a lot, I tried following another diagram but they are using a different amp that I don't have. I would appreciate any help, thank you and again very nice build :D