Worklog My first N64 portable

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Hi.
My name is limone and I live in Asia.
I use a translator because I am not good at English.
I am happy to get a lot of information from this site.
Let me introduce the completed portable Nintendo 64.

spec
- advanced N64 trimming
- cardslot 90 deg
- extension memory swap
- 4" 320 x 240 screen (S-video)
- li-on 2500mah x 2
- 1st party controller
- memory card


Recently registered, I cut the Nintendo 64 board with an advanced trim.

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The card slot was set to 90 degrees and fixed with epoxy.

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PIF ordered the PCB with Gerber file and soldered it.
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The controller was cut leaving the expansion slot part.

Analog stick used Attiny24A for signal conversion.


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The case was made with 3D printing.

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Memory card sram was replaced with fram.

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This is the completed wiring.

Select the L and Z buttons as the bottom left slide switch in the picture.

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The battery is located at the bottom of the slot.

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completed my first portable Nintendo 64.

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I tested several games.

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Thanks.
 

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Wow very nice I'm impressed! And welcome!
 

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Amazing first portable! Did you have a link to the screen that you used?
 

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Damn nice work! You first pic really got my attention :D
 

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Love how it turned out dude. Also I smile every time I see a N64 board bend.
 

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Exceptional work. The wiring is very clean and the trim is even cleaner. Welcome and look forward to seeing you post more awesome projects.
 

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Its beautiful!
i need to start getting into portablizing
 
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Hi.
My name is limone and I live in Asia.
I use a translator because I am not good at English.
I am happy to get a lot of information from this site.
Let me introduce the completed portable Nintendo 64.

spec
- advanced N64 trimming
- cardslot 90 deg
- extension memory swap
- 4" 320 x 240 screen (S-video)
- li-on 2500mah x 2
- 1st party controller
- memory card


Recently registered, I cut the Nintendo 64 board with an advanced trim.

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The card slot was set to 90 degrees and fixed with epoxy.

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PIF ordered the PCB with Gerber file and soldered it.View attachment 16432

The controller was cut leaving the expansion slot part.

Analog stick used Attiny24A for signal conversion.


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The case was made with 3D printing.

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Memory card sram was replaced with fram.

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This is the completed wiring.

Select the L and Z buttons as the bottom left slide switch in the picture.

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The battery is located at the bottom of the slot.

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completed my first portable Nintendo 64.

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I tested several games.

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Thanks.
I saw your work logs for this on your YT, its such a sleek portable, great work
 
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Wow very nice I'm impressed! And welcome!
Thank you Gman.
Your article was very helpful.

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What a way to join the forums. Well done!
Thank you for welcoming me. :D

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Amazing first portable! Did you have a link to the screen that you used?
The place I bought is a Japanese store.

driver board

lcd

The driver board was recently cloned from Ali Express and sold.

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Looks awesome! Great job!
Thank you for comments!! :D

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This is awesome! How long does the battery last?
I did a battery test this morning.
It was playable for about 2 hours and 20 minutes.

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Damn nice work! You first pic really got my attention :D
I read the article written when making the portable Dreamcast. Thank you.


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great job, looks super clean!
Thank you for comments. :D

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Love how it turned out dude. Also I smile every time I see a N64 board bend.
I was really worried about the 90 degree bend.

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Exceptional work. The wiring is very clean and the trim is even cleaner. Welcome and look forward to seeing you post more awesome projects.
If I start another project, I will upload it again. Thanks!

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Its beautiful!
i need to start getting into portablizing
I refer to the article written in the 1st party controller trimming. Thank you.

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I saw your work logs for this on your YT, its such a sleek portable, great work
Thank you so much for watching my channel~! :D

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Please consolidate your thoughts into one post. And use the edit button. We try not to multi post here because it makes the forum very heavy with so many posts from one author in a row. I cleaned it up into one post for you. It is no worries. Keep up the good work.
 
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hi, nice job! What board did you use for charge batteries? Could you charge and play with it?

I have a problem with mine, I can charge and play but if I hot plug the charger while playing the console reboots. Anyone had this issue?
 
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Hi @limone79, I want to replace the N64 analog stick with another one and I have seen that you use an "Analog stick with an Attiny24A for signal conversion".

Could you help me to do that? Do I have to order that PCB or are the file available for download?

Thank you.
 
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