Fuzebox 2 Speculation

[Jhysaun]

Oye

Oye Great Word

custom lasercut acrylic (yes it will be clear!)

w00t²

does that make sense?

Yep. The case will be a channel for the SNES connector. So there will be no "real" socket for controller.

>J

[uze6666]

Oye Great Word

Hehe, not a typo, a classic word used by 18th century french public speakers to gain public attention...

Yep. The case will be a channel for the SNES connector. So there will be no "real" socket for controller.

Oh. If the casing is the socket, then don't forget to expose an ISP programming header *on the back* so that folks don't have to open the case each time they want to program their chip!

-uze

[TonyD]

..... I think I saw a lot of cheap Chinese console knock-offs lately using what seems like DB9 ports for their joypads. Perhaps that's just what we need. Btw, isn't what Andre Lamothe used for it's XGS-AVR?

The XGS-AVR is using a 9W D and looking the fuzzy online schematic it has the following pinout:

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Pin XGS-AVR

1   N/C
2   DATA
3   LOAD
4   CLOCK
5   N/C       
6   +5V
7   N/C    
8   GND     
9   N/C

[ladyada]

Yep. The case will be a channel for the SNES connector. So there will be no "real" socket for controller.

Oh. If the casing is the socket, then don't forget to expose an ISP programming header *on the back* so that folks don't have to open the case each time they want to program their chip!
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man you think i didnt think of that? there will be cutouts on the top if you want NES plus (straight down) side cutouts for programming (6 & 10 pin) !

i have a clock kit with a case, like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyada/3195339434/

same idea, you use 4-40 screws and 'pinch' the parts together. the bad thing about custom cases is they take a while to make (on the laser cutter) and are heavy. the good thing about them is that all cutouts are 'free' and you can raster on text/diagrams/images

[ladyada]

..... I think I saw a lot of cheap Chinese console knock-offs lately using what seems like DB9 ports for their joypads. Perhaps that's just what we need. Btw, isn't what Andre Lamothe used for it's XGS-AVR?

The XGS-AVR is using a 9W D and looking the fuzzy online schematic it has the following pinout:

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Pin XGS-AVR

1   N/C
2   DATA
3   LOAD
4   CLOCK
5   N/C       
6   +5V
7   N/C    
8   GND     
9   N/C

thing is i got the SNES pads so cheap (like $2.50) that its not worth it for me to go to china to get custom pads
also. i like these old-skool gamepads

-however-
i do like what was discussed here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=247
adding i2c gamepad support to the kernel would be -trivial- and could be a good option for people who want a 'nice' controller

[DaveyPocket]

If any of you have seen this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Twin_Video_Game_System

This unit is still being sold with SNES sockets, though I haven't seen any place that sells SNES sockets separately.

[ladyada]

If any of you have seen this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Twin_Video_Game_System

This unit is still being sold with SNES sockets, though I haven't seen any place that sells SNES sockets separately.

oh im sure if i lived in shenzhen i could probably find some. but unless you're buying 10,000 its a bit of a pain to get anyone to talk to you

[steve.chamberlin]

When I measured them a while ago, it didn't look like the gap between the groups of 3 and 4 pins on the SNES connector was an even multiple of the inter-pin spacing. So I'm not sure that would work.

[TonyD]

... i like these old-skool gamepads

That must make me old-oldskool coz I prefer the Atari joystick style

[ladyada]

When I measured them a while ago, it didn't look like the gap between the groups of 3 and 4 pins on the SNES connector was an even multiple of the inter-pin spacing. So I'm not sure that would work.

its also not .156" pitch
i'd have two halves, 3 and 4 pin each. they'd be slightly offset but i think the plastic will give the 3mils