FamiPi
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@MadRikXIV why dont you just swap the cables. That way you still use the original boards
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@MadRikXIV why dont you just swap the cables. That way you still use the original boards
Everything I googled on conveting the old controllers to USB needs a modern converter inside for USB.
I am tempted at something silly, forgot inside control II the little speaker.
Now tempted to get some 6 core cable instead, I could wire this to the head phone jack in the Pi, set the pit to put sound out to HDMI and Jack at once...I just wondered how to replace the small volume control that is on the old board.
Then how silly it might be to look at a 3.5mm headphone jack in there, and to current gen controls.
That would be if I wired Pi Jack - Head Phone Jack - Volume - Control Speaker, in some way that, when using headphones, you can't hear the speakers, so the volume control only alters that.
May be a bit tight for space.
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I know it's Japanese but look at the video and images. If you need something translated just ask me. He uses clothing bleach. Now I know what I do on weekend. -
@FlyingTomahawk looks like the 'Retrobrite Method', Vanish stain remover, peroxide and sunshine, I did this to my Amiga 1200 a while ago, was fun replacing all the keys.
It does work, think I may keep it as is for now, the spray paint is my preferred method, quicker, more permanent, as some aren't sure on how long the cleaner method would last (down to how the bonds in plastic break down or something, it's not that they come from smokey places).
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I wouldn't paint that Famicom. It looks like it's in great shape and hardly yellowed.
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@obsidianspider Its definitely better than I expected, so it's a maybe, one day if I want bright bright white.
Now more intrigued at keeping sound to the little speaker, found some cheap cheap headphone splitter with the right kind of volume slider, just need the cable to route the Pi jack to the controller, looks like another trip to the electric store for me :D
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@MadRikXIV said in FamiPi:
keeping sound to the little speaker
That's a microphone, not a speaker.
http://thegamekun.com/top-6-differences-famicom-nes-controllers/
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@obsidianspider The microphone, want to replace it with a speaker if possible, I want to swap it for a small speaker set, have this urge to, need to find one of my old PCs, look for the internal speaker.
Dunno why, maybe because it's there, but will probably be a later idea once I get my Dremmel.
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@MadRikXIV I'm looking at possibly trying one of these for my Gameboy Color Burger King thing, but I dunno yet. It's fairly deep. http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/2w-20mm-Speaker-P837.aspx
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@MadRikXIV there is an audio out on the 15 pin expansion port. These sansui controllers have a headphone jack with volume control. I would set up the expansion port to use controllers 3 and 4 and use the raphnet 4nes4snes board from raphnet-tech. Then you could wire audio to the 15 pin expansion port and have audio coming out of that.
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@obsidianspider I'll put my cabling here, I have more pics, but not had a chance to re size them all, its quite a tight squeeze with my configuration...
If the Pi Ports where all down the lond sides, it would be easy as the Pi in the cheap case I have fits right between the rails.
That config is Ethernet (Yeah, I have WiFi, but I like the option with how bad my router can be at times, USB, Power, HDMi, removed the usb from the 4 hub board at the moment, There is also a USB plug in the former front port to add, then I have the 2 controller cables as well.
Its a very very tight squeeze, had to nibble a couple of the case guides from the top half of the case, and the cartridge slot, and anything that isn't a screw hole really.
The original switch is too deep so need to get a new one of them.
Those where the shortest cables I could find online.
Since then, I have moved the wires a little, the Ethernet goes down the left at the moment, If it wasn't for the moulded rails it would be easy, could easily remove one, and then never look underneath it ever again, i did contemplate it, carefully removing them and lowering them :D
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@MadRikXIV The first thing I would say would be to get rid of that plastic case for the Pi. You really don't need it. The Famicom plastic will be protecting the Pi.
Cable routing can be a pain, but what all is going on at the back of the Pi? You have two dongles plugged in.
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@obsidianspider said in FamiPi:
@MadRikXIV The first thing I would say would be to get rid of that plastic case for the Pi. You really don't need it. The Famicom plastic will be protecting the Pi.
Cable routing can be a pain, but what all is going on at the back of the Pi? You have two dongles plugged in.
I have a fan in there as well screwed to the case, I may use it for Kodi as well, and after a few dead 360s, I like to keep things cool as possible :D, and that case is o
One Dongle is WiFi, one is for the wireless keyboard, trying to make it as all singing and dancing and hidden as possible.
Without the WiFi dongle, my Pi wouldn't get any WiFi, regardless of my Router settings, and it being less than 30 foot away.
I found some small cable ties, so its easier to get them leads in.
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@MadRikXIV have you tried rotating your heatsink to get your wifi working? The direction it is facing can have an effect on the wifi because the heatsink acts as an antenna. Taking it out of the acrylic case will help some too.
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