Recent content by genious 7

Hi, I'm considering acquiring a soldering station/hot air rework station. Right now, my options are -Hakko Fx-888D + generic hot air -Auyoe 968A+ -One of the x-tronic (8060 or 6040 perhaps) I already know weller and hakko get the most recognition and both of them are safe routes. Hence, the...

Good to know, will desolder the chips when I can. Btw, that board looks really nice. What are the bgas?

Hey, post whatever you've got, it's nice to now what others have done or tried. I also hope I can get it working :) Will post whenever I have significant updates. Probably not for a while, as I am soldering it on my spare time and it'll take a while. (Unless you want a bunch of photos with no...

http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3593&start=10 TODO: -Begin soldering over the weekend. -Do a proper post instead of linking the post in another forum

In theory, yes. I might put two cells in parallel to double the capacity, but it 'should' be able to run with only a single cell as well.

Not really, I haven't touched it since the proof of concept. It will be much easier to work it out on the portable, as I wont have to worry about dodgy connections. I just did the proof of concept to make sure the idea worked before adding it to the circuit board. The main board is 4.392x...

I'm a big fan of the phrase "Go big or go home". So.... I've being working on my N64 portable and wanted to try something different; a custom printed circuit board just like the one kibble attempted to do over at Ben Heck forums. Anyways, it's definitely not ready yet but a few teasers...

Well, if I recall correctly there is a trace that daisy chains the different RAM chips, instead of being parallel like the others. Google the datasheet for MSM5718C50, which is more or less the same thing the N64 uses. Check for the SIN/SOUT pins. Usually, the SIN signal from the N64 goes to...

Nah, my issue was the tip I used. I had kinda misplaced my smaller soldering iron tip, so I was left with two options, either use a larger tip or buy another tip and delay the project a few days. As I said, soldering .5mm pitch ribbon wire connector with a large tip sucks. A lot. :) Thanks for...

Well... ok, onto the explanation of how it works (or how it should work, there are still several kinks in it.) http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/n64rgb/n64rgb.html The following link contains the digital protocol that goes in between the RCP-NUS and the VDC-NUS. The signal has a 48 mhz...

Well... in the future I am planning to redesign the N64 on a smaller PCB, much like Kibble attempted on Ben Heck. the idea of it is to have EVERYTHING on one board. While I'm not ready for that stage yet, I already rigged a prototype of how the video will work and thought others might be...

There is also Kicad, which is open source.