Pirtle to the Past

This weekend I 3d printed a mock “pcb” for my handheld emulator. I did this instead of designing and ordering an actual bread board as it was far cheaper and faster, and I wasn’t sure exactly where I wanted the buttons and joysticks etc (this was heavily inspired by Leandro Linares project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkook0l_gsM where he takes the same approach to build a hanheld emulator). This helped me finalize some more dimensions and get a better idea of how I want the exterior shape to turn out.

With what I learned from my rough model first print I modeled the rest of the basic shape of the case in Solidworks. On the final print I’ll glue the buttons down and solder them all together from the back.

Currently it looks very brick shaped, and while that is the most space conscious solution in this instance, I know I want my case to have some ergonomic additions to make it both more comfortable to hold and more friendly looking. So in my final 3d print i’ll either add bump outs to the sides of the base plate, or style handles coming off of the sides similar in shape to those on the xbox one controller.

Components:

“silent” buttons – https://www.adafruit.com/product/3101

Dpad and joysticks – https://www.amazon.com/Controller-Thumbsticks-Joysticks-Headphone-Replacement/dp/B09ZDT952G/ref=asc_df_B09ZDT952G/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=647227245595&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13327770056588129201&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028817&hvtargid=pla-1953947279196&gclid=CjwKCAjwov6hBhBsEiwAvrvN6M4kDgQer7jCn2owHCWuxlNuRbKqhk5NuIV5SDKBoNWSjvXQXeVd1hoCNMsQAvD_BwE&th=1

Waveshare 5″ LCD – https://www.amazon.com/waveshare-Raspberry-LCD-5inch-HDMI/dp/B00TIA0PMQ

pi-sugar s – https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Platform-Raspberry-Accessories-handhold/dp/B097RCFHD2

Raspberry pi. –

Still Need:

analog to digital converter for joysticks

amplifier/speakers

~re-solder and move power switch, backlight power switch, usbs to external