Actions
Engagement
  • Author Author: pchan
  • Date Created: Date Created
  • Last Updated Last Updated:
  • Views 2822 views
  • Likes 3 likes
  • Comments 12 comments
Related
Recommended

Ben Heck’s Xbox One S Teardown Episode -- Episode 252

image

element14's The Ben Heck Show

Join the Ben Heck team every week for amazing hacks! Watch them build and mod community-inspired projects using electronics!

Back to The Ben Heck Show homepage image

Connect with TBHS
Featured Bonus Materials
See All Episodes

 

 

There are few things that Ben Heck loves more than to teardown the newest gaming console release, watch how he unboxes the XBox One S and takes apart each component as he goes, including the controller. We learn how cost savings have been made with design alterations to the chassis and the printed circuit boards. Ben also compares the XBox One S side by side with the original XBox One and discovers that a connector is missing, which one could it be? The power supply is one major change with the new XBox console, compared to the early days where it was practically a huge brick! Ben also highlights the changes in the CPU/GPU heatsink and the limitations of hacking the HDMI ports on the board while considering if it can be turned into a laptop. Do you think there's something else we can do with it? Let us know on the element14 Community, where you can learn about upcoming episodes and join The Ben Heck Show team.

Parents

  • Those power bricks are scary.

    For the build, since they slimmed down the Xbox, you can make a laptop BUT with a small UPS. Power it from a MEGA LiPo battery and see if there is the capability reduce the power consumption with game Paused. You can read the battery voltage and automatically pause the game and turn off display when the battery is low and have a charging circuit that can charge while supplying power to the console.

     

    It would be tricky but you can tap the power signals to the PSU to understand the power on pulses and replace the PSU brick alltogether. Additionally since most LED monitors run on 14V or so anyway, the power adaptor goes away from there as well leaving more space for the LiPo Charger and battery.

     

    Make a temperature controller using an Arduino and display the stats on an OLED and switch off the megaFan when no needed to reduce power consumption.

     

    Could work...

     

    Thanks for the Xbox One Tablet, but it seems the Xbox One in it died for a number of reasons. FYI the PS3 in the  XBox One Portable is now fully operational. I added larger speakers and an Amplifier to make it louder along with a headphone jack to boot. Its a big bulkier but it works. image

    Cheers,

    IP

Comment

  • Those power bricks are scary.

    For the build, since they slimmed down the Xbox, you can make a laptop BUT with a small UPS. Power it from a MEGA LiPo battery and see if there is the capability reduce the power consumption with game Paused. You can read the battery voltage and automatically pause the game and turn off display when the battery is low and have a charging circuit that can charge while supplying power to the console.

     

    It would be tricky but you can tap the power signals to the PSU to understand the power on pulses and replace the PSU brick alltogether. Additionally since most LED monitors run on 14V or so anyway, the power adaptor goes away from there as well leaving more space for the LiPo Charger and battery.

     

    Make a temperature controller using an Arduino and display the stats on an OLED and switch off the megaFan when no needed to reduce power consumption.

     

    Could work...

     

    Thanks for the Xbox One Tablet, but it seems the Xbox One in it died for a number of reasons. FYI the PS3 in the  XBox One Portable is now fully operational. I added larger speakers and an Amplifier to make it louder along with a headphone jack to boot. Its a big bulkier but it works. image

    Cheers,

    IP

Children
No Data