Pako2410
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hi bro use, battery 26650Very cool to see someone else try the same project idea! What kind of batteries did you use for your system?
hi bro use, battery 26650Very cool to see someone else try the same project idea! What kind of batteries did you use for your system?
I will keep this in mind, but I'm not sure if I will have enough space to fit them in my system.hi bro use, battery 26650
I am using a 6-layer because that's what I happened to purchase. I didn't see anything anywhere that said the RVL-PMS boards didn't support 6-layer boards, so I didn't think it was a huge deal. There should definitely be something on the 4layer website that says the boards don't support 6-layer Wii's. Additionally, it seems like the Wii is being powered as the CPU and GPU get warm to the touch soon after powering on the PMS.The PMS 2 / Lite cannot be used to power a 6-Layer, they are meant for 4-Layers only due to the current limit on the regulators.
On a similar note, why are you trying to use a 6-layer for a portable build? They draw twice as much power and generate twice the heat of a 4-layer board, all with less support for portablizing solutions... Your best bet would be to pick up a 4-layer off eBay for $20 and run with that.
As for this trim, looks like you never connected your 1v8 lines together. Even with that done, it still won't power on with a PMS, you'd need something like a set of PTH regs or a PSU / PSU-Plus.
I tested for continuity and everything checks out.The rvl ntc is used for temperature things. You can use a thermoster like the one in the g boy for safety if the console overheats as I doubt hooking up the rvl ntc to a 6 layer board is possible. For the led, it probably has something to do with the settings in RVLoader. You can also do all of the continuity checks and making sure your joints are good.
Yeah, this was just for testing as I only had 28AWG wires on hand. I am being careful not to short anything, and once I get everything tested and running properly I will rewire all the components properly.6 layer Wiis absolutely require 22AWG wire for voltage supply, and need a second ground wire to the regulators. Your wires look a little thin. Also, you have way too much exposed wire on nearly everything. You're going to short something out
You misunderstand, smaller gauge wire with only the one ground return is not sufficient to power the Wii. It will not boot no matter how neat your 28AWG wiring is. Those wires simply are not thick enough to carry sufficient powerI am using a 6-layer because that's what I happened to purchase. I didn't see anything anywhere that said the RVL-PMS boards didn't support 6-layer boards, so I didn't think it was a huge deal. There should definitely be something on the 4layer website that says the boards don't support 6-layer Wii's. Additionally, it seems like the Wii is being powered as the CPU and GPU get warm to the touch soon after powering on the PMS.
I tested for continuity and everything checks out.
Yeah, this was just for testing as I only had 28AWG wires on hand. I am being careful not to short anything, and once I get everything tested and running properly I will rewire all the components properly.
If there's really no way to use the 6-layer board with the PMS then i'll probably go and purchase a 4-layer board off Ebay, but there really should be more information available about the differences between the boards and warnings about incompatibility with the PMS.
Gotcha, I appreciate you adding that to the website. I know I should have realized that a 6-layer Wii was a bad choice, but for beginners getting into this Wii portable community it can be very daunting and easy to miss something important. I have decided to purchase a 4-layer Wii off of Ebay and will go to the store to get some proper wires for my build before it arrives. Once I get the Wii and the wires, I think the build will go pretty quickly, although I am in a serious time crunch as I go back to college in less than a month. Hopefully I be able to get most of the work done within a week and then figure out how much space I have for batteries. As long as I can get something working before I get to college, even if I can't get it fully set up in the case, i'll be happy.Crazygadget is correct that the RVL-PMS line does not officially support 6 layer boards. The "don't use a 6 layer for a portable" thing is pretty universally known and accepted. We didn't see the need to specify the incompatibility as we assumed anyone building a portable was following the guidance online, and didn't want a portable that ran way hotter and had like less than 2/3 the battery life. Not to mention that all of our diagrams use 4 Layer Wii. Regardless, I have gone ahead and added info clarifying incompatibility with 6 layer boards on the shop page to clear up any further misunderstandings.
Although the boards do not officially support 6 layer boards, that doesn't necessarily mean that they CAN'T work with them. We used various regulators in our revisions as we fought to keep inventory in stock, so your regs may be able to supply enough current to run the board. The maximum current by the BQ chip (handles battery management) may be an issue, but on the glowii, I was able to use a PMS board to power the wii portable, a raspberry pi zero, a vga to hdmi converter, a capture card, and 74 addressable RGB LEDs. If the voltage isnt dropping or cutting out, you may have issues elsewhere. Power up the wii off the 6 layer board, and check the voltages of each of the rails. If they are all present and at the desired voltage layer, then you aren't overdrawing the PMS. If your voltage isn't sagging and your power isn't cut off by the safety protections, the problem is not the PMS. But again, we cannot promise or guarantee it will work with a 6 layer. We can't promise it WON'T work though.
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Also, it looks like you are using solid core wire for some stuff. I would not advise doing that. It can break in the middle quite easily and start being intermitted, which is the worst to troubleshoot. Use stranded core for all wire except magnet wire.