This is my first portable, so does anybody have any tips or anything that could help me with this? Does anybody know of a good case or batteries? I'm thinking of getting a ZN-45 case from polycase.com. I think SS used it on one of his many N64s. And I'll also be getting a PS1 screen. I've seen a lot of people use it, so hopefully it's good.
UPDATE!! I haven't really done anything, but I did order this. And this. And one of these. And this thing. Oh, and another one of these.
Update! I got the screen hooked up! It's clearly not a permanent setup, but it works. It's the first real accomplishment I've done on this project, so I'm pretty excited.
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Mario wrote:Yes, I've gone to my local Wal-Mart and was amazed at their selection of resistors, inductors, and FPGA chips.
For an n64 and a psone screen, you only need 7.2 or 7.4v, not over 9. If you're looking at NiMh, Ratshack has one that is 7.2v 2000 mAh. With only 1600 you won't get that long a battery life, an hour or a little more I beleive.
That battery is NiMH which isn't used by the majority of portable makers. I'd recommend looking around batteryspace.com for a Lithium ion with around 2.5 - 4 Ah at 7.2 - 9V. You'll need a charging circuit and a protection circuit as well. While you could use the battery you have at the moment it wouldn't last long because it is only rated at 1.6Ah.
Thanks guys! And now, time for a question from.... SuperNewb!!!!! Is there a guide to making a protection circuit? I don't trust myself with finding things, especially since a bunch of links in one of those guides were all dead.
Mario wrote:Yes, I've gone to my local Wal-Mart and was amazed at their selection of resistors, inductors, and FPGA chips.
If you're talking about the TI PTH08000 or PTH08080, yes, you will still need that. It is not a protection circuit, it's a voltage regulator, so it takes a voltage (from battery) and brings it to 3.3V for the appropriate N64 voltage line.
And now for a word from... Supernewb!! (yes, again.) So if I got those batteries argelfraster posted, I need this PCB, right? And the 7.4v charger? Riiiiiiiiiight?
Mario wrote:Yes, I've gone to my local Wal-Mart and was amazed at their selection of resistors, inductors, and FPGA chips.
smitty wrote:And now for a word from... Supernewb!! (yes, again.) So if I got those batteries argelfraster posted, I need this PCB, right? And the 7.4v charger? Riiiiiiiiiight?
Yes you are correct good sir.
My Portable Systems:
-----Genimini---------Darth64---------Dreamtrooper--------Ncube---------Kamikazi64---N64Boy Advance
