Modular VMU [Abandoned]
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:00 pm
Heyo,
after messing with satri360's board for a while I now want to start my own build.
I really like it, it works just fine and I fitted a 800mAh battery inside, as well as magnets to keep the lid closed.
But I have some issues with charging batteries - it only does so while its on and it has issues charging the large battery - I can only get ~15 minutes of use charging it over night through the vmu and about 4 hours charging it externally.
Thats why I build my first module today:
Now I can play through usb and charge at the same time at full speed as well as charging while it is off. The module can be removed of course and the VMU works just fine without it. It even comes with a built in flashlight as well as USB out to use it as an emergency battery bank!
I ordered a few button PCB's (thanks again to satri360) and some nice 240x240 screens for my own build.
I want to add a small header at the top that exposes: Pi5V in, Pi3.3V out, BAT, GND, PWM Audio, 2 GPIOS for L/R
Using the modules I can save a lot of space inside the VMU and it will work just fine with hopefully an even bigger battery.
As for modules:
- Charger Module (lipo + boost + switch), attach to recharge the battery and play from usb power
- Audio Module (amp + good speaker), attach to have better audio than the tiny internal speaker
- Small L/R Module (just 2 buttons), attach to play snes/gba games
What do you think, any other ideas for modules?
after messing with satri360's board for a while I now want to start my own build.
I really like it, it works just fine and I fitted a 800mAh battery inside, as well as magnets to keep the lid closed.
Picture of VMU with Satri360's boardShow
Thats why I build my first module today:
Picture of charging moduleShow
I ordered a few button PCB's (thanks again to satri360) and some nice 240x240 screens for my own build.
I want to add a small header at the top that exposes: Pi5V in, Pi3.3V out, BAT, GND, PWM Audio, 2 GPIOS for L/R
Using the modules I can save a lot of space inside the VMU and it will work just fine with hopefully an even bigger battery.
As for modules:
- Charger Module (lipo + boost + switch), attach to recharge the battery and play from usb power
- Audio Module (amp + good speaker), attach to have better audio than the tiny internal speaker
- Small L/R Module (just 2 buttons), attach to play snes/gba games
MockupsShow