Worklog The GS2

[Gman]

What screen is that?

It's a dalian good display. really nice screen, you might say it is pretty good. I buy them in bulk at a low price. I have too many, I'll probably open up a for sale thread on my leftovers sometime soon if anyone is interested in one.

Amazing man! Do the dual tact mod jk. Are you going to paint it?

Absolutely, I will paint it. This is just a test print for test fitting parts and finding more improvements to make. I'll do one or two more before it goes live.

 

[Gman]

 

[JacksonS]

You know what that logo reminds me of? A winner.

 

[Gman]

You know what that logo reminds me of? A winner.

I was thinking PSP, because you might as well just get one of those.

 

[Frog]

Actual analog sticks? Good choice actual sticks are >>>>>> then 3ds sliders. Are you using the vita sticks or different ones. I can only get full range on the vita sticks using a teensy. i wonder if using a gc+ board would give them full range because the teensy takes up a bit of space

 

[Gman]

Actual analog sticks? Good choice actual sticks are >>>>>> then 3ds sliders. Are you using the vita sticks or different ones. I can only get full range on the vita sticks using a teensy. i wonder if using a gc+ board would give them full range because the teensy takes up a bit of space

I am using mini 10k joysticks. They should work as expected without any microcontroller solution.

 

[Gman]

I made some improvements to my DAC board involving better trace layout and removing the logic level converter. I wish there was an easier way to wire it up using this trim but I had to cut past all the vias.

 

[Gman]

The charging management/PS2 custom reg board:

 

[cheese]

That micro USB port has quite the interesting pad arrangement
I'd suggest spacing out the B+ and B- on a future revision, those look a little close together...

This is gonna be good, quite a few projects with some custom PCBs!

 

[Gman]

My controller boards. I used these tact switches because they feel like a combination of squishy and tactile clicky while being shorter than the standard squishy buttons. There is an original PS2 controller IC on the back of the left board.

 

[JacksonS]

That looks really nice, and I've not seen those buttons before. They look like GameCube Z buttons with the rubber actuator.

 

[Toaster912]

Wow Gman you're going ham on this thing! I'm just wondering if you have a link to those squishy tact switches you used?

 

[Gman]

Wow Gman you're going ham on this thing! I'm just wondering if you have a link to those squishy tact switches you used?

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/c-k/KSC221GLFS/401-1757-1-ND/1003932

 

[Madmorda]

I also have tacts like those that I picked up a year ago from an electronics surplus store. They do feel like squishy hard tacts. The best way I can describe it is like a hard tact, except the plastic button is rubber instead. They require more pressure to press than regular hard tacts, so I was originally going to use them for a dual tact mod, but went with squishy instead.

Nice job @Gman I bet it feels really cool

 

[Gman]

Here they are installed in the test print and they do feel really cool!! A little while ago, I mentioned having complications with R3/L3 and the stick caps. Fortunately that turned out to be a miscalculation, R3/L3 feel great and are functional so no need for dedicated buttons!

 

[MasterfulMonkey]

The placement of the Start and Select buttons reminds me of the Nintendo Switch. I think my favorite part is how nicely the PCBs fit into the case (I know it's designed like that, but pleasing nonetheless).

 

[JacksonS]

I'm a little turned on. Or a lot. I love how big the screen looks compared to everything else.

 

[cheese]

T H I C C S W I T C H

 

[DeoNaught]

Here they are installed in the test print and they do feel really cool!! A little while ago, I mentioned having complications with R3/L3 and the stick caps. Fortunately that turned out to be a miscalculation, R3/L3 feel great and are functional so no need for dedicated buttons!

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That is beautiful.....

 

[marshallh]

Who needs Pornhub when you have this thread?