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This is where I'll keep my worklog for my Ashida project, which has just started ramping up speed. Software is all setup on a 128 gb micro sd, and all 4LayerTech boards have been ordered (spare the screen). While I await their arrival I will be getting practice on my Soldering Iron and Heat Station. No pictures here so far, but I'll try to remember to take some tomorrow of all the software I've got setup. More games will be added during development and after completion.
Update 1: I Forget
Here are some pictures of the current setup, still in the air if I will add bluetooth support, but I'll cross that road when it comes to it. Micro SD successfully boots to RVLoader and games! So far the only gamecube games I have are Melee, Sims 2, and Kirby Air Ride (It finally ripped) but I'll be stopping by my local game shop on friday to pickup 2 gamecube controllers and maybe a game or 2 on a good deal. 4LayerTech boards have arrived today, but likely won't touch them until after the trim is done, which I'm hoping to do this friday or next week. Still gotta order all the buttons and potentiometers, will do that tomorrow. Progress should likely speed up next week, hoping to also do the Ashida prints this weekend using someone elses printer. Progress: Good , Mental State: Worried
Update 2: April 2, 2022
Nothing of note since last week, except that the 4Layer boards arrived! I haven't touched anything except the ultra-thin micro-sd to usb (just removing the loop because I was bored). I was successful in finding someone to print off the Ashida case over the weekend, who knows maybe one part is printing right now wink. I'm hoping to do the trim this week, with some testing progressing into next week or the week after, still up in the air as i'm yet to order all the switches and potentiometers needed for the Ashida PCB's. (Also the batteries). I'll give an update after the trim is done and ask for any help on the discord if anything could short. I was possibly thinking of passing the time by connecting the GC+ 2 and the U-Amp to the PCB's, but not too sure about that one. Cheers!
Update 3: April 4, 2022
Some minor progress today, decided to throw my hand in the ring and populate the volume/power board as much as I could (aka what came included) and while it doesn't look pretty, should do the job just fine. Not like I'll open it up a lot anyway. RVL-NTC was a pain to solder to the wii motherboard, but I did what I could and managed to get it down. I'm hoping to order wiring and additional components tomorrow and have them arrive mid-later this month. Unfortunately the print over the weekend wasn't done, but was started, and hoping to get the front and back halves by the end of the week so I can screw down the volume/power board. Scheduling on the trim is aiming close to this week, so I'll likely post the next update when I do that. If anything interesting happens I'll be sure to update this thread ASAP!
Update 4: April 7, 2022
More minor progress unfortunately. I touched upon this on Discord, but I attempted the GC+ 2 solder to the Ashida PCB, and almost totally wrecked the entire thing. After a lot of desoldering wick and a multimeter, all is confirmed to hopefully be working, but I'm not to sure about the amount of heat I was directing towards the GC+ with my heat station. I won't be able to test until next week when I get enough parts in to trim, wire, and test the wii motherboard. The case should also arrive next week, so I can give a bigger update about that. Parts like switches and wires were ordered, but switches will likely take an extensively long time to arrive because of shipping. There's also a lead time on the speakers and power switch, both of which I can find workarounds to (No Speakers, Drilling a hole to temporarily access the PMS-PD button provided?) If I can find another source, or if anyone is kind enough to provide one I'll order them as soon as possible. Big things to come next week.
Mini Update 1: April 17, 2022
Happy Easter everyone! Good news! If you read update 5 below you'll see that the Pinecil that I ordered wasn't supposed to arrive until later this week. It arrived today instead! (Bless those delivery drivers), and I'll be hopefully using it on sunday to finish up any work that needed doing after I trashed the crappy soldering iron that I had been using. Since I don't have any materials at home, and I only brought my solder wire in the event that the Pinecil did arrive this week, I decided to test it on my Pokemon Sapphire cart and fix the joints on the battery replacement I did a while back. OH BOY does it feel nice, definitely worth the price for "faster" shipping. I've got high hopes for this week. Have a good one!
Mini Update 2: May 13, 2022
Hey everyone! I've noticed a theme where I usually post updates every tuesday, which wasn't my intention but was nice once I realized. I don't think I'll get my Ashida case from JLCPCB until later in the week, around Wednesday or Thursday. I'll likely do one big update on the Friday with another on the following Wednesday before I likely go into doing Bi-Daily updates on wiring and troubleshooting. Of course if I receive it earlier I'll be sure to post an update with pics. Have a good Friday the 13th!
Update 1: I Forget
Here are some pictures of the current setup, still in the air if I will add bluetooth support, but I'll cross that road when it comes to it. Micro SD successfully boots to RVLoader and games! So far the only gamecube games I have are Melee, Sims 2, and Kirby Air Ride (It finally ripped) but I'll be stopping by my local game shop on friday to pickup 2 gamecube controllers and maybe a game or 2 on a good deal. 4LayerTech boards have arrived today, but likely won't touch them until after the trim is done, which I'm hoping to do this friday or next week. Still gotta order all the buttons and potentiometers, will do that tomorrow. Progress should likely speed up next week, hoping to also do the Ashida prints this weekend using someone elses printer. Progress: Good , Mental State: Worried
Update 2: April 2, 2022
Nothing of note since last week, except that the 4Layer boards arrived! I haven't touched anything except the ultra-thin micro-sd to usb (just removing the loop because I was bored). I was successful in finding someone to print off the Ashida case over the weekend, who knows maybe one part is printing right now wink. I'm hoping to do the trim this week, with some testing progressing into next week or the week after, still up in the air as i'm yet to order all the switches and potentiometers needed for the Ashida PCB's. (Also the batteries). I'll give an update after the trim is done and ask for any help on the discord if anything could short. I was possibly thinking of passing the time by connecting the GC+ 2 and the U-Amp to the PCB's, but not too sure about that one. Cheers!
Update 3: April 4, 2022
Some minor progress today, decided to throw my hand in the ring and populate the volume/power board as much as I could (aka what came included) and while it doesn't look pretty, should do the job just fine. Not like I'll open it up a lot anyway. RVL-NTC was a pain to solder to the wii motherboard, but I did what I could and managed to get it down. I'm hoping to order wiring and additional components tomorrow and have them arrive mid-later this month. Unfortunately the print over the weekend wasn't done, but was started, and hoping to get the front and back halves by the end of the week so I can screw down the volume/power board. Scheduling on the trim is aiming close to this week, so I'll likely post the next update when I do that. If anything interesting happens I'll be sure to update this thread ASAP!
Update 4: April 7, 2022
More minor progress unfortunately. I touched upon this on Discord, but I attempted the GC+ 2 solder to the Ashida PCB, and almost totally wrecked the entire thing. After a lot of desoldering wick and a multimeter, all is confirmed to hopefully be working, but I'm not to sure about the amount of heat I was directing towards the GC+ with my heat station. I won't be able to test until next week when I get enough parts in to trim, wire, and test the wii motherboard. The case should also arrive next week, so I can give a bigger update about that. Parts like switches and wires were ordered, but switches will likely take an extensively long time to arrive because of shipping. There's also a lead time on the speakers and power switch, both of which I can find workarounds to (No Speakers, Drilling a hole to temporarily access the PMS-PD button provided?) If I can find another source, or if anyone is kind enough to provide one I'll order them as soon as possible. Big things to come next week.
Mini Update 1: April 17, 2022
Happy Easter everyone! Good news! If you read update 5 below you'll see that the Pinecil that I ordered wasn't supposed to arrive until later this week. It arrived today instead! (Bless those delivery drivers), and I'll be hopefully using it on sunday to finish up any work that needed doing after I trashed the crappy soldering iron that I had been using. Since I don't have any materials at home, and I only brought my solder wire in the event that the Pinecil did arrive this week, I decided to test it on my Pokemon Sapphire cart and fix the joints on the battery replacement I did a while back. OH BOY does it feel nice, definitely worth the price for "faster" shipping. I've got high hopes for this week. Have a good one!
Mini Update 2: May 13, 2022
Hey everyone! I've noticed a theme where I usually post updates every tuesday, which wasn't my intention but was nice once I realized. I don't think I'll get my Ashida case from JLCPCB until later in the week, around Wednesday or Thursday. I'll likely do one big update on the Friday with another on the following Wednesday before I likely go into doing Bi-Daily updates on wiring and troubleshooting. Of course if I receive it earlier I'll be sure to post an update with pics. Have a good Friday the 13th!
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. Below I've attached pictures. I'm hoping to keep a promise of more consistent updates to provide a basework for anyone hoping to do an Ashida in the future. Next week I mostly have via soldering and cable cleanup scheduled. most likely going to desolder the screen until I need to test it again. I also went through the first time effort of soldering the Flex Cable Connectors to the Ashida Controller Boards, it was easy like slicing through butter, by far the easiest soldering I've ever done. I believe I've summed most of it up though. Have a great day everyone!
