My UzeBox Enclosure =)

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f0lken
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My UzeBox Enclosure =)

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Hi all! Nice to see you again

Let me share my last HW project - I've made and "enclosure on steroids" for UzeBox.

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It consists of 2 parts - let's say "top" and "bottom"

Bottom contains everything UzeBox related - device itself, power switches, SD card slot, gamepads jacks.
Top has screen and A/V outputs. I also added 7805 + USB output to power up the USB speakers (someday).

Here is the back side

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Jacks for TV, 3.5 audio output for external speakers, reset switch and led.
Also there are 2 switches - one powers UzeBox, second powers screen - for example you can use device as "External monitor".

And here are some guts:

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Again, 2 switches are made for separate powering of UzeBox and screen. For example, I can connect the DTV game and play =) without powering UzeBox.

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In Russia we have a LOT of bootleg Famicoms and often their gamepads (nes-compatible) are standart DB9 jacks. I just cut of original SNES connectors and soldered DB9-F connectors, wiring power/data/latch/clock/gnd same way, they are wired in bootleg Famicoms. So I can use both - NES and SNES joysticks. Looks like "developer edition" :)

Just in case - beware of "SNES pads" from AliExpress/Ebay, use only reliable sellers. My last batch of SNES joysticks were completely malfunctional. I figured this out only yesterday =(.

So part list and prices
  • Case - about 5 Euro
    DB9 jacks - about 2 euro each
    Monitor - one from AliExpress, used for car rear camera. Fortunately, my one is 4:3, so no distortion.
    Rest - buttons, led, switches, 7805IC, USB jack - were found is "scrap metal" and were almost "free".
    SNES pads - ones i bought 5 years ago at Ali as "first batch". Don't remember price, but something cheap. As I mentioned second batch of SNES stuff were completely unusable. Still need to figure out, what to do with them.
Plans for future... If I will find some artist, or just a fanboy who can make it look "steampunkish", i will pay him/her for modding. For now I like it as it is :)

Happy crafting :)
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Very awesome!
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Nice work, love that case!
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cool 8-)
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Nice. I like how you found a 4:3 panel for it! It seems like it could be a quite practical 2 player portable!
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Jubatian wrote:Nice. I like how you found a 4:3 panel for it! It seems like it could be a quite practical 2 player portable!
Thanks

You can start your journey here:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... hp?t=17651

And then:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Univers ... d3ff4cace2

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Univers ... d3ff4cace2


I'm almost sure you can find it cheaper, because I don't this I've payed 15 USD for this several years ago.
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Very nice work, I like the idea of the integrated screen, pretty unique! :mrgreen:
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