Xenii
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- Joined
- Feb 16, 2024
- Messages
- 72
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- Location
- Switzerland
- Portables
- Xii-Boy Original, Xii-Boy Pocket, Xii-Boy Ultra
Hi all!
I guess it's time:
After 7 long months of work, I'm finally ready to release the Xii-Boy Ultra, in its BETA revision.
This project has been a huge challenge. It was extremely hard and exhausting, but it's finally done.
I'm extremely proud of the result and really happy to announce that every goal I fixed has been achieved.
This means: The Xii-Boy Ultra is officially the world first wire-free portable.
The next generation of Wii portables starts now. Get ready!
The main goal of that Xii-Boy Ultra was to propose a new generation of Wii portables that don't require any wires.
This makes the build really simple and fast to assemble.
In fact, I actually assembled that black portable in 1 hour and half, which is truly amazing considering I didn't write any note about the assembly order.
And I assume that if you know the design by heart, assembling one can take up to 30 minutes.
I took a lot of time to design everything to be as simple as possible, and optimized every millimeter of that build to make it the most polished build I've never made.
Compared to the Xii-Boy Pocket (V2) and Original (V1), the Xii-Boy Ultra is a phenomenal update.
For this third revision, I decided to restart the design from scratch, instead of modifying the Xii-Boy Pocket shell, which is what I did with the Xii-Boy Pocket.
This allowed me to really optimized the design, and make everything as perfect as possible.
Now some comparisons!
In my opinion, the best improves are the analog triggers, the smooth Imagine Black resin shell from JLC3DP, and above all the screen.
The panel itself is the same, but RVL-DD makes it look better than ever. It was a real pleasure to just play games instead of wasting time of trying to get VGA to work with some games.
The general feeling has been upgraded. Xii-Boy Ultra now uses OEM DSi buttons and membranes, and the new Controller PCB makes the button way more reactive.
Speaking of PCBs, the Xii-Boy Ultra counts 7 customs PCBs made exclusively for that design.
I'm really proud of how they turned out. I really learned a lot of new things since the Xii-Boy Pocket, and those new PCBs are much cleaner.
And we can really feel it! The buttons are reactive, the audio is truly gorgeous, the loading times are extremely fast, and so more!
I'm also really happy of the integrated 4LayerTech boards insides. PMS2 is amazing and allows to control the fan speed automatically, RVL-AMP is great and sounds amazing.
The best board is probably the RVL-DD. I struggled a lot to make it's working, but it was just some broken solders on the connectors which make the DD glitched.
But once I made it working, I was blown away by the video quality and compatibility.
The 4LayerTech ecosystem really offers a pleasant experience, which the Xii-Boy really needed.
It's now time to speak about the FEATURES!
- OMGWTF Wii trim
- 145x86x27mm form factor
- 3.5" 480p Laminated Screen powered by RVL-DD
- Super Friction Fit technology
- 2x 18650 cells
- 7000 mAh battery capacity
- PCM Battery protection
- Between 2 and 3 hours of battery life
- Includes 7 customs PCBs
- RVL-PMS2
- RVL-AMP
- GC+ 2.0
- RVL-DD
- Brand new analog trigger system using Nintendo Switch joysticks
- Adaptative fan speed
- Updated cooling system
- Volume control over buttons
- Brightness control over buttons
- Adaptative RGB LED
- Battery percentage and temperature on screen
- Faster loading times
- Updated feeling
- Updated video quality
- Updated Audio
- Custom ABXY buttons layout
- USB-C for charging and data transfer
- Ability to plug the Xii-Boy Ultra to another Wii to play games on a big screen
- 3.5mm headphone jack port
- Imagine Black Resin shell from JLCPCB
- New Power and Sync buttons
- Bluetooth module
- WiFi module + antennas
- Over temperature protection
- Overcurrent protection
- Battery protection
- LRA Rumble Motor
- Wire-Free system
- Open sourced
Now an internal picture!
And compared to the other Xii-Boys:
Links:
- GitHub repository: Xii-Boy Ultra Repository
- Worklog: Xii-Boy Ultra Worklog
If you notice any issue with the repository or the design itself, please let me know
Special Thanks:
- @YveltalGriffin for the time taken to help me about PCB design
- @Aurelio for the enormous help on RVLoader + Trigger System
- @Bryceshaw06 for his huge work on the Xii-Boy Ultra assembly guide
- @supertazon, @SimplyStevii, @YveltalGriffin, @Bryceshaw06 for their thoughts and general help during the project.
- @supertazon and @ModdingMarius for sending me the OEM DS Lite buttons
- @CrazyGadget for the advices and thoughts about the resin and nylon shells
- @thedrew for the hall effect sticks help
- @Wesk for his help about the Trigger System
- Everyone else for the precious support and help!
I'm really grateful of all that help
I wanted to give up multiple times, but with the motivation you gave me, I decided to try harder and harder until it works.
Huge thanks to everyone.
So, what's next?
As I said in the worklog, I've planned selling kits through a Shopify store.
I'm just having a lot of administrative and tests to do.
I currently have good results, I'll keep everyone updated.
Hoping this will be available in the few months.
Also, I decided to take a little break from modding. I've been designing 3 whole designs from scratch in just one year, and I need to take some rest.
I'll be back soon with some new amazing projects.
Thanks a lot for everything
Have a wonderful day, and see you next time.
I guess it's time:
After 7 long months of work, I'm finally ready to release the Xii-Boy Ultra, in its BETA revision.
This project has been a huge challenge. It was extremely hard and exhausting, but it's finally done.
I'm extremely proud of the result and really happy to announce that every goal I fixed has been achieved.
This means: The Xii-Boy Ultra is officially the world first wire-free portable.
The next generation of Wii portables starts now. Get ready!
The main goal of that Xii-Boy Ultra was to propose a new generation of Wii portables that don't require any wires.
This makes the build really simple and fast to assemble.
In fact, I actually assembled that black portable in 1 hour and half, which is truly amazing considering I didn't write any note about the assembly order.
And I assume that if you know the design by heart, assembling one can take up to 30 minutes.
I took a lot of time to design everything to be as simple as possible, and optimized every millimeter of that build to make it the most polished build I've never made.
Compared to the Xii-Boy Pocket (V2) and Original (V1), the Xii-Boy Ultra is a phenomenal update.
For this third revision, I decided to restart the design from scratch, instead of modifying the Xii-Boy Pocket shell, which is what I did with the Xii-Boy Pocket.
This allowed me to really optimized the design, and make everything as perfect as possible.
Now some comparisons!
In my opinion, the best improves are the analog triggers, the smooth Imagine Black resin shell from JLC3DP, and above all the screen.
The panel itself is the same, but RVL-DD makes it look better than ever. It was a real pleasure to just play games instead of wasting time of trying to get VGA to work with some games.
The general feeling has been upgraded. Xii-Boy Ultra now uses OEM DSi buttons and membranes, and the new Controller PCB makes the button way more reactive.
Speaking of PCBs, the Xii-Boy Ultra counts 7 customs PCBs made exclusively for that design.
I'm really proud of how they turned out. I really learned a lot of new things since the Xii-Boy Pocket, and those new PCBs are much cleaner.
And we can really feel it! The buttons are reactive, the audio is truly gorgeous, the loading times are extremely fast, and so more!
I'm also really happy of the integrated 4LayerTech boards insides. PMS2 is amazing and allows to control the fan speed automatically, RVL-AMP is great and sounds amazing.
The best board is probably the RVL-DD. I struggled a lot to make it's working, but it was just some broken solders on the connectors which make the DD glitched.
But once I made it working, I was blown away by the video quality and compatibility.
The 4LayerTech ecosystem really offers a pleasant experience, which the Xii-Boy really needed.
It's now time to speak about the FEATURES!
- OMGWTF Wii trim
- 145x86x27mm form factor
- 3.5" 480p Laminated Screen powered by RVL-DD
- Super Friction Fit technology
- 2x 18650 cells
- 7000 mAh battery capacity
- PCM Battery protection
- Between 2 and 3 hours of battery life
- Includes 7 customs PCBs
- RVL-PMS2
- RVL-AMP
- GC+ 2.0
- RVL-DD
- Brand new analog trigger system using Nintendo Switch joysticks
- Adaptative fan speed
- Updated cooling system
- Volume control over buttons
- Brightness control over buttons
- Adaptative RGB LED
- Battery percentage and temperature on screen
- Faster loading times
- Updated feeling
- Updated video quality
- Updated Audio
- Custom ABXY buttons layout
- USB-C for charging and data transfer
- Ability to plug the Xii-Boy Ultra to another Wii to play games on a big screen
- 3.5mm headphone jack port
- Imagine Black Resin shell from JLCPCB
- New Power and Sync buttons
- Bluetooth module
- WiFi module + antennas
- Over temperature protection
- Overcurrent protection
- Battery protection
- LRA Rumble Motor
- Wire-Free system
- Open sourced
Now an internal picture!
And compared to the other Xii-Boys:
Links:
- GitHub repository: Xii-Boy Ultra Repository
- Worklog: Xii-Boy Ultra Worklog
If you notice any issue with the repository or the design itself, please let me know
Special Thanks:
- @YveltalGriffin for the time taken to help me about PCB design
- @Aurelio for the enormous help on RVLoader + Trigger System
- @Bryceshaw06 for his huge work on the Xii-Boy Ultra assembly guide
- @supertazon, @SimplyStevii, @YveltalGriffin, @Bryceshaw06 for their thoughts and general help during the project.
- @supertazon and @ModdingMarius for sending me the OEM DS Lite buttons
- @CrazyGadget for the advices and thoughts about the resin and nylon shells
- @thedrew for the hall effect sticks help
- @Wesk for his help about the Trigger System
- Everyone else for the precious support and help!
I'm really grateful of all that help
I wanted to give up multiple times, but with the motivation you gave me, I decided to try harder and harder until it works.
Huge thanks to everyone.
So, what's next?
As I said in the worklog, I've planned selling kits through a Shopify store.
I'm just having a lot of administrative and tests to do.
I currently have good results, I'll keep everyone updated.
Hoping this will be available in the few months.
Also, I decided to take a little break from modding. I've been designing 3 whole designs from scratch in just one year, and I need to take some rest.
I'll be back soon with some new amazing projects.
Thanks a lot for everything
Have a wonderful day, and see you next time.
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