Do we have room for another N64P? (t64 WIP)

[snowpenguin]

How are you planning on doing the cart slot? Wires directly to the chips?

[dragonhead]

How are you planning on doing the cart slot? Wires directly to the chips?

header for a cable assembly to connect to the cartridge connector,

reading skillz 101

[snowpenguin]

I have no 'skillz.' I am just a hopeless pile of crap on your living room floor.

[kibble]

How are you planning on doing the cart slot? Wires directly to the chips?

header for a cable assembly to connect to the cartridge connector,

reading skillz 101

I have no 'skillz.' I am just a hopeless pile of crap on your living room floor.

ROFL!!!!!

You guy's are clowns, in a good way!

[neverused]

Are you by any chance going to add any sort of protection to the board (like a fuse) since it's notoriously easy to fry?

I have no idea if that is possible/ realistic, but I thought I'd throw it out there...

[kibble]

Yes, it's doable and I was already planning on placing a fuse on the input. I could also add in a reverse protection diode in case the battery is hooked up backwards.

[Skyone]

This project is looking very promising! Please keep us update on the progress.

[kibble]

Please keep us update on the progress.

Certainly.

At the moment I'm still working on getting stuff laid out on the board and making some of the connections tidy.

I already have the RDRAM section completely done and resistor terminated except for the clock generator, I just need to do some testing on one of my working 64's before I can complete that part.

The temperature controlled fan section is 90% complete, all components are laid out but, I still need to do some breadboard testing to make sure that the components I chose will operate the way I want them to.

The power supply section is pretty much completely laid out. Did some testing with the 3.3 to 5V step up supply I will be using in the section that needs it but, I still need to do some "real world" n64 testing with that.

Progress isn't the fastest but, it's getting there. Apparently I may not have to omit any ground traces between CPU and RCP. At 600x600 DPI laser printing, the traces are easily distinguishable and should be no problem when I go to photo etch the circuit board. Double sided board should be no problem to make.

I'm also thinking about making the portable LOB64 "compliant".

If any moderator reads this, could I have the thread title changed to: "Do we have room for another N64P? (t64 WIP)"? Please and thank you!

[Skyone]

If any moderator reads this, could I have the thread title changed to: "Do we have room for another N64P? (t64 WIP)"? Please and thank you!

You can actually do that yourself, by editing the first post's subject.

[kibble]

LOL Oh yeah, thanks! Forgot about that.... can you believe I'm a mod in another forum?

[snowpenguin]

Hey kibble how exactly did you go about desoldering all those SMD ICs?

[kibble]

I knew that would get asked at some point so I made a video. It's not up anywhere yet though so I'll put up a link to it once I upload it.

[kibble]

I got the screen today, it happens to be an intec. It's very, well, .....super craptastic.

Oh well, I guess the hunt is on for a PSone screen.

[kibble]

Hey kibble how exactly did you go about desoldering all those SMD ICs?

Ok here's a link to the video:

[Skyone]

I've been meaning to order that Chip Quik stuff...looks magical.