My Raspberry Pi portable without HDMI!

starfire over 7 years ago

Saw the first episode and came up with my own version

Was going to 3D print a case but found this and though it was perfect.

BTW that screen is really nice, found it on Amazon sold by iuniker.

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makerkaren over 7 years ago in reply to hardwarehacking7 +2

For Ben's design, the external case is designed to limit the wiggle room of the 3D printed buttons. The buttons rest on top of the PCB. No glue or screws, they are held in place by being pressed between…
starfire over 7 years ago in reply to hardwarehacking7 +2

In my version I am using the original controls from the portable, so I found the traces on the original board that connect to the button pad and then wired them to the teensy
genebren over 7 years ago +1

Jasonn, Wow! That was quite a hack. You managed to get a lot inside a pretty tiny package. Good Job! Gene

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hardwarehacking7 over 7 years ago

How do you mount the controls to the Board? and could it be done with a modern controller, like xbox one?
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hardwarehacking7 over 7 years ago

How do you mount the controls to the Board? and could it be done with a modern controller, like xbox one?
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makerkaren over 7 years ago in reply to hardwarehacking7

For Ben's design, the external case is designed to limit the wiggle room of the 3D printed buttons. The buttons rest on top of the PCB. No glue or screws, they are held in place by being pressed between the outer case and the PCB. Ben sometimes uses what he calls funky foam, which are adhesive back foam sheets you can get at a craft store. He then hand-cuts or laser cuts the funky foam to fit the buttons to act as a gasket if the buttons are too wiggly or there is a small gap to fill. The foam is rigid and thick enough to hold the buttons in place, but soft and squishy enough to allow for some movement.
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starfire over 7 years ago in reply to hardwarehacking7

In my version I am using the original controls from the portable, so I found the traces on the original board that connect to the button pad and then wired them to the teensy
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hardwarehacking7 over 7 years ago in reply to starfire

I'm hoping to borrow that technique to make a ps vita laptop with a split controllers and a touch screen. Since its unix code based for the OS I can probably run it on a pc previously running ubuntu. so couols you send me a instructions on how you wired them to the PI and is i can do this on other board like the nuc pc board.

Am able to get a custom casse going.
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hardwarehacking7 over 7 years ago in reply to hardwarehacking7

Preferably keeping the original card reader intact.planning an plan on loading the software update from another pc anyway.
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makerkaren over 7 years ago in reply to starfire

Reusing what you're given is usually a pretty good way to go. Nice work.
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