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It's nice to push on with a project finally, and an admission of being human. And finally

So after a shaky start of "but these are beginner PCB errors" followed by "hang on, wait..." I've finally got things working as intended. The code for the WiiPMS is delightfully well structured and has been a pleasure to work with assuming that MPLab wants to play ball.

Note: Fluffy isn't in this one yet so feel free to avoid reading it, but the day is young I guess. So I finally had a few of the components I needed show up. I can't believe that I had to wait three weeks for some 220R 1206 SMDs. Still this gives me a shot at my first test-assembly for my PCB...

Wait...you're going to paint this beauty?! My opinion would be to keep everything with that industrial look (but I am an industrial fan so perhaps I'm biased)

It turned out to be easier than I expected, especially given I've already got a background in CAD and 3D design. In saying that I've not got everything up and running yet so I might be about to have a massive faceplant ;)

That's a brilliant idea! And I know exactly what you mean about using projects to push yourself - I didn't know how to make PCBs before this, so it was a fantastic opportunity to learn.

Ok, I've got to ask: Why not use milled buttons? Frankly I'd love to have that in mine!

Still working away at the designs. The theory here is that it's 10.5mm to the front of the "control depth" as I wish to use the original buttons from the PS2, and with those giant battery holders it means the full depth will be about 50mm which is about the diamater of a beer bottle, so anything...

Fluffy is actually a wild Waxeye/Silvereye that I found orphaned just before Christmas, they're self-introduced into New Zealand. While I'll often rehabilitate animals he was only about 8 days old (from what I could figure) when I collected him and I didn't have the conditions to stop him from...

I'm going to go to bed smarter tonight for that knowledge! So that strongly suggests that there's something wrong with my "home made copper pads" more than issues with the silicon buttons themselves. Having slept on the problem I've got a few ideas to go back and see about approaching it with...

In theory anything that's a pad with a contact should do the trick. I might go about investigating things like broken calculators to see if there's solutions there - but at that thickness I'll nearly be at a squishy tact anyway. More investigation is required, and it's nearly 1am here again. I...

Thanks so much for the feedback, and it's great to know I'm not barking up the wrong tree here! I doubt I'll get my CNC finished for a few months yet so sadly that won't be an option, but to quote New Zealands own Earnest Rutherford "We haven't got the money, so we'll have to think", or in my...

Ok, I'm glad to know that it's not a lost cause then! I'm sure I'm checking for resistance. My unit considers continuity as being below ~40 ohm. Interestingly the Wii U pads show no resistance measure, the PS2 and xBox 360 ones have about 120 to 170 ohm, the N64 is below 90, and these knockoff...

TLDR: I need a bit of a hand, and there are no bird photos in this post ;) So most of my silence and lack of a development thread has been the result of the sky falling on my head and me also having to wait for parts to arrive. I purchased them over a week ago, from a city that's only six hours...

Had to scroll down for ages to find my post - this years competition is shaping up to be awesome! Anyway, the PCBs I ordered arrived today, and I've got to thank GMan for his suggestion to go with JCLPCB as it's really quick and looks to be totally on point. I'll try to steady my MS-hands and...

Man I love those little Arduinos! I've had so much fun with those!

Having the PCB away has really let the hammer off in terms of me having more time. I've been able to focus on finally building this CNC machine, finding out that there's zero margin for error in the CNC build, that the kit I brought doesn't have thee right bits, and that the instructions kind of...

It's to match my lifestyle really, I'd like to have something that'll give me several evenings worth of play without having to charge the unit (often I won't have the ability to charge the unit). Now the PCB is spaced in such a way that I could still drop a 2x battery holder on each side, so if...

I've just ordered the PCB - it's been a whirlwind of development these last few days to get everything sorted down to a printed circuit board, as well as checked and proofed (well...mostly, as I type this I remember that I changed the pin assignments for the PS2+ but that shouldn't be an issue...

That there is the kind of beautiful I like looking at!