My first Gamecube Portable!

[Mahjarratian]

Hello everyone, finally getting around to making this log, 'bout time.

Straight to business, I've done a little bit of work with the heatsink, and cut the fins to about half-length. (http://i.imgur.com/sNEq1bj.jpg) Also, that fan there is going to be put on it, however I'm concerned about cooling, since the fins where the fan's going are gonna be cut out, I feel like it wouldn't be getting enough dissipation area, since it will only have about 1/4-1/5 of the previous surface area.

Secondly, I've wired to the dvd filters, ready for the WASP. (http://i.imgur.com/7NM4EWG.jpg)
Now, let's just say, this isn't the prettiest job.., but it should work, in theory. (http://i.imgur.com/4JWpr05.jpg (advert your eyes!))

If you're wondering about the fan, and why I'm using such a massive one, it'll all make sense when I get my case delivered. Also, about the controller, I can't seem to find a pinout for the 6 pins from controller->gamecube, (http://i.imgur.com/CFrWtUS.jpg)

That's all for now, time to wire up that WASP and see if it actually works.

 

[Bush]

Welcome, welcome!

You only need the white and green grounds (I would combine them) and the 3.3v blue logic (actually 3.3v) and red data (~1v). If you need 3.3v or 5v from the board you can use that blue logic line or the yellow 5v rumble line.

Problem is, I can't find a pinout using those specific pins. Do you still have the wires you desoldered, or perhaps another controller you could open to look at?

 

[Mahjarratian]

Thanks for the reply! I do have the cable, but it's just the colours, (red, white, blue, green, yellow, unshielded) not the header pins, that got clipped and tossed without a second thought.

Could I wire data/3v3 to the chip, Ashen's pinout shows 2 data-in lines, which confused me, would one or both be wired to the gamecube? Gonna poke around with continuity for a bit.


EDIT: A couple minutes with the multimeter shows that:
1: 3v3 logic (blue)
2: (no contact, 5v or closed ground?) (yellow/white/green?)
3: Data in (red)
4: Ground - common (white/green)
5: (no contact, maybe 5v or closed ground?) (yellow/white/green?)
6: Ground - Cable shielding (black/exposed)

Logically, 5 would be ground and 2 5v, but if 2 was a closed ground, and 5 was 5v, it'd be a pattern, or maybe I'm missing something simple by overthinking things.
However, I should just be able to wire up 1, 3, and 4/6, since I don't need 5v (not using rumble) correct?

 

[Bush]

All you need are logic, data, and the w/g grounds. At least with my mad catz controller, it needs both white and green grounds. One of them is probably used for detection.

 

[Mahjarratian]

Spent a couple hours messing with the transistor wiring, and it's genuinely confusing me.

From what I get from the picture, it would be wired like this?

(shamelessly "borrowed" from Ashen's GC trim guide )
Other than this, no progress, cleaned up the heatsink a bit, doesn't look so rough anymore.