Hey everyone, I've been interested in portablizing for a couple years, and just recently I have acquired most of the parts and tools I need to make my first portable. I have now been working on it for a couple of months, although I am moving slowly and carefully as this is my first big electronics project. I've been doing a lot of research and have gotten a lot of help from the guides and worklogs on the forums, so I am going to try to make this as a resource that others can use as well.
My plan for this portable is to preserve the feel of the original Gamecube controller by using a Wavebird as the base for the shell. For this portable I will be leaving out Bluetooth and Wifi and just focusing on Gamecube playability. Here are the specs that I will include in my build:
- OMGWTF trimmed Wii with MX Relocation
- 5" VGA Screen
- GC+ 2.0 in connection with original wavebird board/triggers, with T3 control sticks if possible to mod in
- x4 Samsung 21700s in 2s2p for maximum battery life and bulkiness
- Headphone output
- Low battery inidcation light
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So far I've bought a 4 layer Wii, added portablizemii, relocated U10, trimmed to OMGWTF, and put together my power system and regulators and connected to the board. I don't see any problems yet, resistances between voltages and ground all match those of an untrimmed wii, and voltages are all within 0.05V of the target voltage. Pretty soon I will be adding USB, adjusting my screen for a 5V input, and connecting via composite to actually test the Wii. I will also probably download BBloader once that is all done.
I'm working on the internals before I get too much into the case, but I also need to learn how to 3D model so I can create the middle of my portable and connect the wavebird halves on either side by frankencasing. I will update this worklog if I come across any problems, and whenever I hit a new milestone in development. I'm super excited to finally get into development on this, and I hope my journey can be of use to other newbies down the road!
My plan for this portable is to preserve the feel of the original Gamecube controller by using a Wavebird as the base for the shell. For this portable I will be leaving out Bluetooth and Wifi and just focusing on Gamecube playability. Here are the specs that I will include in my build:
- OMGWTF trimmed Wii with MX Relocation
- 5" VGA Screen
- GC+ 2.0 in connection with original wavebird board/triggers, with T3 control sticks if possible to mod in
- x4 Samsung 21700s in 2s2p for maximum battery life and bulkiness
- Headphone output
- Low battery inidcation light
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So far I've bought a 4 layer Wii, added portablizemii, relocated U10, trimmed to OMGWTF, and put together my power system and regulators and connected to the board. I don't see any problems yet, resistances between voltages and ground all match those of an untrimmed wii, and voltages are all within 0.05V of the target voltage. Pretty soon I will be adding USB, adjusting my screen for a 5V input, and connecting via composite to actually test the Wii. I will also probably download BBloader once that is all done.
I'm working on the internals before I get too much into the case, but I also need to learn how to 3D model so I can create the middle of my portable and connect the wavebird halves on either side by frankencasing. I will update this worklog if I come across any problems, and whenever I hit a new milestone in development. I'm super excited to finally get into development on this, and I hope my journey can be of use to other newbies down the road!
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