Wireless Transceivers

[jjhammerstein]

I'm thinking about making an N64 WVI, but I don't know anything about wireless transmission of any sort. The signals I'd need to transmit would be Controller VCC, Composite Video, and either Mono or Stereo Audio, so 3 or 4 signals. would two sets of these be what I needed, or is there a cheaper solution? What would I need to do to make those work? Should I avoid this project until I know what I'm doing?

[tom61]

That chip seems to be digital, so it'd only help with your controller at best.

Most WVIs just use a wireless video sender (many prepackaged ones out there, just remove shell) and a wireless controller.

[jjhammerstein]

It makes a difference if it's digital? I thought that data was data was data.

[tom61]

It makes a difference if it's digital? I thought that data was data was data.

Analog video and audio (which is what you'll be dealing with no HDMI on the N64) is not a series of bits, which that is designed to send, but a varying analog signal. You'd need a stage to convert the analog signals to digital, then one transmitter per signal or some way to mix the streams together, then a decoder doing the opposite to use a chip like this. Much cheaper, easier, and likely smaller to just buy a pre-made video sender.