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I recommend trying to keep your wires parallel so they don't cross over one another. Try to make sure all the data wires are the same length as well.

USB wires can be pretty long, so you likely will not run into a wire length issue with that. SD wires may need to be shorter. I have had some Wii motherboards that wouldn't tolerate more than 7 cm, so shorter is better.

I had similar-looking video on a 4-layer board when I relocated the 1.8V LDO and it wasn't working properly, so make sure that voltage is correct too.

I don't know much about the Wii graphics hardware, but I know it's embedded in the same die that handles many types of IO and overall system functions. Too modify/replace it would require creating a whole new Wii motherboard to accommodate different hardware and probably reprogramming all the IO...

You could use MPLAB X IDE to write code, compile it, and get the .hex file. Then you could program how you normally do with your programmer. A PIC12F629 would not work because you need 2 analog inputs and 4 digital outputs; the best you could do with the PIC12F629 is 2 analog inputs and 3...

The best way would probably be to use a small PIC microcontroller. You could take the two analog inputs from the joystick, do some simple if-else statements to determine if the joystick is pushed far enough, and output the 4 d-pad signals on 4 separate pins.

Hi everyone, I started selling some custom headphone and speaker amplifiers for Wii and GC portables a while ago. I made an updated version, but I don't sell them anymore, so I'm "formally" releasing everything for anyone to use however they want. All the information for building and...

What does your screen's driver board look like? If it has the same driver chip as this one (TFP401), you can't use it. That type of screen has no scaling ability and will only display part of the image if the input resolution doesn't exactly match the resolution of the screen.

Here are some board scans I've collected in the past year. I apologize there is no silkscreen/solder mask scan for the original Wii Remote. I didn't think of scanning that part at the time. Original Wii Remote Wii Remote Plus (TR Version) Wii U Pro Controller

Absolutely, I have a pretty generic pair and they're latency-free. I might have to look into that a little more.

Not really. Bluetooth headphones aren't up to par to gaming standards yet. You need a set of aptX Low-Latency headphones for the best experience, and there are barely any of those in existence. At least there are a couple small aptX LL transmitters. I've tried standard aptX and the latency is...

I've been pretty impressed with this transmitter. It usually connects quickly and it doesn't cut out when there's no audio like some transmitters do. The volume is definitely loud enough - I never need to use max volume. Really, it's only downfall is that it uses old A2DP encoding, so there is...

Yep, and those are 3400 mAh. Samsung makes a 3500 mAh verison.

You can buy one with only red and black wires. Otherwise, what Stitches said. I suppose best thing is an infrared thermometer that will tell you if your temperature is within a safe range. An infrared camera would also help to see what parts are getting hot, but that's not cheap. I've never...

That fan looks fine, but it's not the same type of fan. That is an axial fan, so it takes air in the back and blows it out the front. The one I listed is a blower fan, which takes air in the back and blows it out the side. Blower fans are preferred for thinner cooling setups, but they're harder...

I've realized I forgot to post this here because I didn't know where to put it (don't we need a Switch section?). Anyway, here's a video and a little worklog showing off this fairly simple mod to make the Switch compatible with Bluetooth headphones. Worklog: The headphone jack still works...

It is a B3510X05B 35x35x10mm fan. It runs very loud at 5V, so I use 3.3V

Interesting, I've never seen aesthetic mods on computer innards. But it makes sense because they're built to look sleek and attractive. It looks good!

As far as I know, the best CPUs for Dolphin are in the intel i5 or i7 family. The graphics hardware is not as important, but it should perform better at higher resolutions if you have dedicated graphics hardware. Nvidia is a good choice for graphics. Finding a laptop with these kind of specs...

I'm pretty sure he states somewhere on his website that he won't share anything more than compiled firmware images. He took forever to respond to my email. Changing the commercial firmware might be a more realistic option. I do know that the commercial firmware, if you can find it, can be...