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  • Date Created: 2 Apr 2018 6:13 PM Date Created
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The WaveRider is a fully featured Wii Portable, designed to be as comfortable to play as possible. With its never-before-seen software integration and no-expense-spared feature list, it's sure to turn a few heads this year at MGC. Follow ShockSlayer as he takes you on a journey through the advancement of the portablizing community, with the WaveRider as your final destination.

 

 

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  • 1x OMEGA trimmed Wii motherboard
    • Fully featured, including the MX chip, Wifi module, BlueTooth module, etc.
  • 3x 3.7v 2500mAh Li-ion battery cells
  • 1x 800x480 LCD w/HDMI driver board
  • 1x GCVideo-DVI digital signal to HDMI converter board
  • 1x Prototype BGA-style NAND relocation board
  • 1x Prototype "PowerMii" regulator board
  • 1x Prototype "WiiHUD" audio amplifier
    • Prototype boards have too many individual components to list
  • 1x Power button circuit (D flip-flop w/debouncer)
  • 2x Speakers
  • 1x USB port
  • 4x 3D printed case parts
    • Screen assembly, bezel, back plate, and front extended
  • 1x Hand-made battery cover
  • 1x WaveBird controller
    • Gutted for the case, controller board cutouts, and supporting buttons and trigger assemblies
  • 1x Replacement mini rumble motor
  • 2x GC+ Controller replacement board
    • One of which has custom firmware for controlling RGB LEDs via custom controller protocols
  • 2x RGB LEDs
  • 1x Lasered acrylic cutout for the front logo
  • 1x 5v Sunon blower fan
  • 1x Custom copper heatsink w/soldered copper cutouts
  • 20+ Male/Female Headers of varying amounts of pins
  • 1x 3.5mm headphone jack
  • 1x Charging jack
  • 7x Tact switches
  • 8x Triwing Screws
  • 1x Pig of unknown purpose
  • Plus an incalculable amount of various wire types, kapton tape, thermal paste, paint/gloss, solder, and of course hot glue.
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  • nobble
    nobble over 8 years ago +14
    THIS is the Ultimate Portable Wii!
  • shockslayer
    shockslayer over 8 years ago +5
    I've been told by a few people that they're unable to comment on this page; is that intentional? Thanks.
  • shockslayer
    shockslayer over 8 years ago in reply to makerkaren +3
    I've being using the same two rolls of 38 and 34 gauge wire for about 2 years now for lots of different commissions and projects, and I've never had an issue with wires being scratched and bridging/shorting…
  • daftmike
    daftmike over 8 years ago in reply to mayermakes

    mayermakes  wrote:

     

    ... it seems to me this is not exactly what element14 asked for.
    the WaveRider was clearly not conceived and builtfrom scratch within the timeframe, but developed over a much longer period of time.
    The complexity of the trim/build does not allow it to be completely produced in a week.

     

    I'm not sure if this part of your comment was necessary Clemens. I know it's your opinion, but it doesn't really add anything other than to stir things up, and there's been more than enough of that already in this contest.

     

    It seems shockslayer asked about continuing an existing project to enter into this competition and got a definitive answer:

    https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-88541/l/hack-like-heck-bill-of-materials#comment-124080

     

    I'm not trying to have a go at you or take sides here, but I thought I'd point it out in case you missed it.

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  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 8 years ago

    Very good documentary style indeed. I especially like how you explained the early development of triming and relocating.
    While this is makes for a very entertaining piece of content, it seems to me this is not exactly what element14 asked for.
    the WaveRider was clearly not conceived and builtfrom scratch within the timeframe, but developed over a much longer period of time.
    The complexity of the trim/build does not allow it to be completely produced in a week.

    I would have loved to see what you would have come up with from scratch in those two weeks. Like a preview of a weekly series that you could pull of every single week( that is what I intended to show with my video).

     

    Nonetheless great Documentary , great project.

    I rate it PIG/10

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  • sneakxxattack
    sneakxxattack over 8 years ago

    Nice work shock!!!

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  • rocits
    rocits over 8 years ago in reply to shockslayer

    A lot of work, best of luck! The build has an interesting robot shape to it too [like the advanced bots in Wall-e], ....break out the conspiracy theories dude. lol image

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  • paul3854
    paul3854 over 8 years ago

    GOD TIER

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  • andywest
    andywest over 8 years ago in reply to shockslayer

    Great idea! At any rate, you accomplished a lot more than I could in such a short time frame. I was also surprised to see that parts of it are 3D-printed. It looks so smooth!

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  • shockslayer
    shockslayer over 8 years ago in reply to rocits

    I slowly wrote the script over the course of the project, but I put in overtime last weekend to get it the video side basically done in time before the deadline of April 2nd. After the extended deadline, I used the extra time to reshoot the final demonstration to fit within 18 minutes properly.

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  • shockslayer
    shockslayer over 8 years ago in reply to andywest

    I have a lot of additional GPIO run to the front panel that's not in use yet; I was planning to add on on-screen overlay that displays the functions of each of the buttons whenever they're pressed, to help mitigate that. Hopefully it will be in a future video!

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  • rocits
    rocits over 8 years ago

    I've never seen this stuff before in element14 is it that new or something, I'm not so clear  shockslayer  , so how long in total, did it take, to make the competition video?

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  • daftmike
    daftmike over 8 years ago

    Wow, what a journey, excellent work.

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