Xcade version 2

masteryoer

Here is version 2 of my xcade. Built this one for a friend of mine. Powered by a raspberry pi 2.

I've got a couple more things to do cosmetically, but functionally it works.

Power button on the front powers the system off (standby) and on when in standby. It also is wired up to the original fan and runs a script to turn the fan on when the temperature threshold gets over a certain point, and off when it's below a threshold.

The leds on the front are all red.

I also filed down the controller ports 1&2 on the front, and replaced them with USB extension cables for connecting controllers.

Edit: attempted to upload images but can't from my phone so I will do it later.

caver01

@masteryoer show us, can't wait! :)

masteryoer

http://imgur.com/VupfpfI
http://imgur.com/Lj8nnwx
http://imgur.com/lLopo9N

Here are the images.

A Former User

That looks like an Xbox 360 to me. Spot on.

masteryoer

@itsnitro

It's an original Xbox. Good call though! The next step is custom modification to emulationstation!

Somebody also wants me to build them one in an original Xbox 360 case. They oneneill be a challenge since they want to outside to look stock which means I have to reuse the old power brick connector.

mattrixk

@masteryoer Looks good. And you just reminded me that I have a broken Xbox 360 in my garage... I might try using that as a case (although I'd prefer something smaller for travel).

masteryoer

@mattrixk

I have a spare pi1 that I am going to try squeezing into an old Nintendo dsi case I've got.

The 360 will be fun as removing the components from the motherboard is somewhat annoying. I may just end up cutting the motherboard around the components I need and hot gluing them in place inside the case.

A Former User

I just remembered that I have a Wii with me. Perhaps I could turn that into a Raspberry Pi Case? Who knows!

mattrixk

@itsnitro What I'd love is a way to hook both a hard drive and a blu-ray/dvd player to a Pi and put them all in the same small case, but so far I haven't found a way to get a disk player to work well with a Pi.

A Former User

The hard drive part is easy. You can just get a SATA to USB Cable if it's a laptop Hard Drive.
The DVD Player part, however, is a little harder. There are many USB DVD Players out there, but I dunno if they work with the Pi.

masteryoer

The DVD/BluRay part should be easy as well. They make external USB dvd/bluray players. You could easily open the case and retain the controller for it, and use that dvd drive inside of whatever case you wanted to put it in.

mattrixk

Thanks @itsnitro and @masteryoer. I knew the hard drive wouldn't be the problem, but I was looking into the blu-ray player a while ago and it seemed like there were plenty of internal blocks to it (although I can't remember them now). I had thought I could use Kodi to play the movies from the Player, but that had it's own problems. I might start looking into it again.