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Me waiting for the Kawaii to be released
Worklog Kawaii
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The Nintendo ninjas got to Yveltal and turned him into a Shuriken pincushion and I fear I may be next.....
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Given the dockable design of the device, could there be a potential for a portable dock setup, where one could switch from the PD and Gamecube controller port dock over to a PSP-esk form factor dock for the Kawaii to slot into providing portable functionality (Screen, Li-ion batteries, on-board controller, etc)?
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Theoretically, it is possible
We have already gone down that rabbit hole and concepted some ideas, it's more than possible however it will likely require a YPBPR to VGA transcoder on the "dock" side of things.
I love this design, how will it be with the cooling though? The case basically blocks half of the surface
No idea, it was only a concept.
The ninjas can't stop this portablizer!
I received the anodized aluminum prototype shells from @Ding earlier this month. In person, they actually look better than the renders.
The pogo pin connector slots into the shell like so. It's held in place very securely.
I also received the internal and dock PCBs along with jigs and stencils to assemble them.
I'm very satisfied with my PCBA workflow (stenciling jig PCBs, Pixel Pump, and UYUE 946C hot plate). I only needed to fix one small bridge on the USB-C receptacle.
The dock PCB wll need a small outline edit to let the 3.5mm jacks sit flush against the PCB. For now, I just filed the undersides of the jacks flat.
Power button and bicolor LED work well. The power button is what gates 5V to the pogo pin conn.
Dock PCB with GCC ports soldered on:
Today, I trimmed an OMEGA for use in the Kawaii prototype.
Excuse the flux. I ran out of IPA and Kimwipes.
The tolerances in the shell are wicked tight. Something as minor as a solder joint being too tall will result in the motherboard not fitting properly.
Also, it's looking like the 1.15V tantalum will have to be replaced with a smaller one for things to fit. The Thundervolt BOM already includes two such tants so this is a non-issue.
These next photos are with all the PCBs installed inside the shell. Thankfully, all of our MCAD planning paid off and no major case edits seem to be needed.
So, what's left to do?
I received the anodized aluminum prototype shells from @Ding earlier this month. In person, they actually look better than the renders.
The pogo pin connector slots into the shell like so. It's held in place very securely.
I also received the internal and dock PCBs along with jigs and stencils to assemble them.
I'm very satisfied with my PCBA workflow (stenciling jig PCBs, Pixel Pump, and UYUE 946C hot plate). I only needed to fix one small bridge on the USB-C receptacle.
The dock PCB wll need a small outline edit to let the 3.5mm jacks sit flush against the PCB. For now, I just filed the undersides of the jacks flat.
Power button and bicolor LED work well. The power button is what gates 5V to the pogo pin conn.
Dock PCB with GCC ports soldered on:
Today, I trimmed an OMEGA for use in the Kawaii prototype.
Excuse the flux. I ran out of IPA and Kimwipes.
The tolerances in the shell are wicked tight. Something as minor as a solder joint being too tall will result in the motherboard not fitting properly.
Also, it's looking like the 1.15V tantalum will have to be replaced with a smaller one for things to fit. The Thundervolt BOM already includes two such tants so this is a non-issue.
These next photos are with all the PCBs installed inside the shell. Thankfully, all of our MCAD planning paid off and no major case edits seem to be needed.
So, what's left to do?
- Assemble the internal PCB and test the Y/CVBS muxing
- Final assembly of the prototype
- Functional and thermal testing
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is this something that shanks lumadoub would work for?
Indeed....
Amazing work like always man! What are you using to assemble your Ave flex boards they look super clean.
Thanks, dude! That one was hand-soldered (T15-BCM2 for AVE and T15-JS02 for passives). I hit it with some SMD291 and hot air afterwards to get everything shiny, then threw it in the ultrasonic cleaner for 10 minutes.
abbell
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Incredible work!
Maybe 20 years after it is released somebody will develop a Kawaii Micro!
Maybe 20 years after it is released somebody will develop a Kawaii Micro!
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In regards to the Omega Trim, is there a template available similar to this one: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/wii-trim-template.4790/
I was thinking that a template that can be printed and affixed to the board could help lower the barrier to entry for some of us lesser skilled modders. Imagine if I could just run it against a flush trim router bit without a care in the world
I was thinking that a template that can be printed and affixed to the board could help lower the barrier to entry for some of us lesser skilled modders. Imagine if I could just run it against a flush trim router bit without a care in the world