A project I might finish: Family Computer Micro

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A project I might finish: Family Computer Micro

Post by andoba » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:22 am

This is a project inspired in the Game Boy Micro, but, this is not a portable console, I want this to be a home console. I've alredy got a clone FC board, quite small, perfect for what I need.

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The main board and the sub board. This board has no built in games, but has two joypads which use the FC / NES pad protocol and a DB15 expansion port adapter built in. The red wire is the VCC line which goes to a 5V DC line. The sizes are: for the FC board, 1x3x0,6 inches, with components, and for the auxiliar board, 3x1,75x0,5 inches, with components. The power draw is 350 mA.

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The mainboard underside.

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The auxiliar board underside.

I've made a list of things I've gotta get for the project:

- FC compatible chipset --DONE--
- Plastic project case.
- Soldering stuff --DONE--
- 2x Blue led.
- 9V DC power supply --DONE--
- 7805 linear regulator and all the auxiliars capacitors.
- 3 RCA jacks for AV.
- Headphone jack.
- ジュンク品 / broken Famicom for getting the gamepads.
- Painting stuff.

I'll update as I progress.

Cheers! ;D
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Re: A project I might finish: Family Computer Micro

Post by grahf » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:50 am

If I were you, i'd look into getting something from polycase. They're just so cheap and work great. This should be a nice easy project.
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Re: A project I might finish: Family Computer Micro

Post by andoba » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:16 am

grahf wrote:If I were you, i'd look into getting something from polycase. They're just so cheap and work great. This should be a nice easy project.
I can get a case here for 10$ shipping from USA to me alredy costs that.
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Post by khaag » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:43 pm

What brand NES clone is that? Is it a YOBO?
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Post by andoba » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:56 pm

khaag wrote:What brand NES clone is that? Is it a YOBO?
EL REY DE LOS LEOPARDOS educative game FC NES FAMICOM NINTENDO 8 BIT.
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Post by grahf » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:12 pm

Didnt realise you were not in the US. Do you have any pics of the console casing? Just out of curiosity.
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Post by andoba » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:19 am

grahf wrote:Didnt realise you were not in the US. Do you have any pics of the console casing? Just out of curiosity.
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It costed me 12€ with 4 four-in-one HK carts plus the one bundled with the machine.
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Post by arfink » Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:05 pm

That is very funny, I like how they make it look like a laptop by putting a screen in the picture, but it doesn't actually have one at all! I didn't know Famicom had a keyboard though, that's cool.
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Post by andoba » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:40 am

arfink wrote:That is very funny, I like how they make it look like a laptop by putting a screen in the picture, but it doesn't actually have one at all! I didn't know Famicom had a keyboard though, that's cool.
The funny thing is how they show Windows 95 in the box.
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Post by wallydawg » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:09 am

arfink wrote:That is very funny, I like how they make it look like a laptop by putting a screen in the picture, but it doesn't actually have one at all! I didn't know Famicom had a keyboard though, that's cool.
Haha even if it did have a screen, the cart would cover up most of it; especially for us using the 60-72 pin adapter. :P

still thats the coolest clone ever
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Post by andoba » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:07 am

Well, I connected 5V to GND and the processor exploded... Literally. :roll:
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Post by Bubbles » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:57 am

Wow.
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Post by project_failure » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:28 am

Post some pics. :twisted:
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Post by andoba » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:56 am

project_failure wrote:Post some pics. :twisted:
Not anything cool to see, the black blob banged, and toxic fumes started to come out of it... Now the only thing visible is a scar from side to side of the blob.

I'm getting an original Famicom anyway so this is quite dead lol.
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