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Edit: Messed up the board. Board is now a donor board for another mini 79k project I’m trying. Will post in a new thread sometime.
I’ve been racking my brain with this idea for a little while, and now I’d like to give it a go. I want to share here along the way to see if anyone has some good ideas for it, as while I’m not bad with soldering, modding and repairs etc, my understanding of electronics is still somewhat limited.
The PS2 slim is a very small console, but I’d like it to be smaller. Simply for the reason I think it’ll be a cool project, and I’ll be learning some cool things along the way.
My plan is to reduce the over all consoles size to around 135 x 135 x 25mm. So not a huge difference, but a nice, neat little box I can plug into the family TV. I’ll make a rough case design with some acrylic sheet I have, and later have it all laser cut once I know the exact dimensions and IO positions etc (because I suck at 3D design and this will be way easier).
I’ll be using my SCPH-79003, which I installed a modbo 5 to last year. I have some Mars Pro chips coming soon that I’d like to try out too, so I’ll see what I prefer for the project once they arrive.
I plan to put all of the IO at the back, which involves removing the controller and memory card ports completely, as well as the USB ports. In place, I’ll be using this ESP-32s Bluetooth board that I can connect a couple DualShock 3 controllers to.
As for memory cards, please give me some ideas as I’m not so sure yet. Does OPL have a solution for USB saving?
USB relocation was something else I wanted to ask about. I hadn’t considered trimming a board until now. I find the idea pretty daunting, but I feel trimming just a little would be necessary.
So to trim the right most USB port-section off of the board would be ideal to make that right side straight. Then once the controller ports are off, trim back to the remaining USB port through holes to make the board an almost perfect square. Then simply wire a USB port to the back from the remaining left port holes.
My questions:
Is that trim perfectly safe? I see you guys trim the hell out of your boards but I still have to ask. Will everything still work?
Also, can I just wire two ports from the left port pads? Or should I relocate the right port to an alternate place on the board? Do I need two ports? I’d like to try and keep both if possible.
I was thinking of using this.
As for games, I want to try using MX4SIO for PS2 games, and USB for PS1 games. It’s my understanding that the required version of OPL for MX4SIO doesn’t support PS1 games as of right now, hence the additional USB.
I’ll be using this for MX4SIO.
I think that’s it so far. So if anyone could give me some tips and ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Especially regarding the trim and USB ports. Seems like a simple project compared to the amazing stuff I see on here, but something I’d just like to try. I’ve ordered the Bluetooth board and micro SD module, so I can give those a go soon.
Cheers!
I’ve been racking my brain with this idea for a little while, and now I’d like to give it a go. I want to share here along the way to see if anyone has some good ideas for it, as while I’m not bad with soldering, modding and repairs etc, my understanding of electronics is still somewhat limited.
The PS2 slim is a very small console, but I’d like it to be smaller. Simply for the reason I think it’ll be a cool project, and I’ll be learning some cool things along the way.
My plan is to reduce the over all consoles size to around 135 x 135 x 25mm. So not a huge difference, but a nice, neat little box I can plug into the family TV. I’ll make a rough case design with some acrylic sheet I have, and later have it all laser cut once I know the exact dimensions and IO positions etc (because I suck at 3D design and this will be way easier).
I’ll be using my SCPH-79003, which I installed a modbo 5 to last year. I have some Mars Pro chips coming soon that I’d like to try out too, so I’ll see what I prefer for the project once they arrive.
I plan to put all of the IO at the back, which involves removing the controller and memory card ports completely, as well as the USB ports. In place, I’ll be using this ESP-32s Bluetooth board that I can connect a couple DualShock 3 controllers to.
As for memory cards, please give me some ideas as I’m not so sure yet. Does OPL have a solution for USB saving?
USB relocation was something else I wanted to ask about. I hadn’t considered trimming a board until now. I find the idea pretty daunting, but I feel trimming just a little would be necessary.
So to trim the right most USB port-section off of the board would be ideal to make that right side straight. Then once the controller ports are off, trim back to the remaining USB port through holes to make the board an almost perfect square. Then simply wire a USB port to the back from the remaining left port holes.
My questions:
Is that trim perfectly safe? I see you guys trim the hell out of your boards but I still have to ask. Will everything still work?
Also, can I just wire two ports from the left port pads? Or should I relocate the right port to an alternate place on the board? Do I need two ports? I’d like to try and keep both if possible.
I was thinking of using this.
As for games, I want to try using MX4SIO for PS2 games, and USB for PS1 games. It’s my understanding that the required version of OPL for MX4SIO doesn’t support PS1 games as of right now, hence the additional USB.
I’ll be using this for MX4SIO.
I think that’s it so far. So if anyone could give me some tips and ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Especially regarding the trim and USB ports. Seems like a simple project compared to the amazing stuff I see on here, but something I’d just like to try. I’ve ordered the Bluetooth board and micro SD module, so I can give those a go soon.
Cheers!
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I’m really not very experienced in board work, so if anyone is willing to help, it’d be very much appreciated.
