Fully portable recurBOY

That is incredibly kind thank you!! I hope to return the favor in rigorous beta testing :slight_smile:

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Just stumbled in late to the party but I absolutely love this and would happily bust out my dremel to build a classic! If there’s enough interest already I’ll gladly wait & buy a kit in the future :sunglasses:

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Happy Valentines Day!! :heart:

I’m back and done with my other project so I can focus on this one again.

As of today, all parts have been ordered. Once they come in, I’ll ship out the kits to people I’ve selected.

@teepyteeps if I have any extra parts, I’ll let you know.

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This is so cool! I’m also late to the party but it sounds like there’ll be ample DIY resources once everything is figured out. Definitely on my list of future projects! Thanks for the work on this January!

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Hi!!

I did inventory earlier this week and realized I’m short on PCBs and GameBoy shells so I’m going to order those and then I should be ready to ship.

@badpioneer since I’m going to order more parts, I’ll order some extra for you.

Sorry for the delay, I promise kits will be going out soon.

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This whole project and thread are fantastic.

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Hi!!

Still waiting for parts to come in, but got an email today from AliExpress saying they’ve cleared customs and half of my DigiKey order should come in tomorrow. Here is a spreadsheet of where we are at for now:

I’m hoping everything comes in this week. I ordered for 10 kits, so the people I promised to send out a kit to if I had extra parts will get one too. Three kits are going out to friends in Denver and Seattle and the remaining seven kits are already spoken for. However, I will have some extra PCBs and can send out a couple if people are interested.

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Accidentally ordered the wrong buttons and wrong potentiometers!

Realized my mistake and ordered the correct ones, they arrived in the mail yesterday.

Finally ready to start putting kits together to ship.

Going to work on the build tutorial tomorrow. Then I’ll start reaching out to everyone for shipping information. People who are receiving a kit will have their choice between the Game Boy Shell build or the Circuit Board Stack build. Circuit Board Stack is an easier build compared to the Game Boy Shell build.

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Can’t wait! Hoping to call dibs on a clear or green GB shell!

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I have this unit and many other anbernic devices in hand. If this comes to fruition, I’d be happy to test

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I literally have this build right here.
So you’re saying there’s a chance?!

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This is my portable version of R_E_C_U_R made out of an old otterbox case and some spare parts I had lying around my bench.

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I also made a portable one a while ago. Custom 3D printed enclosure, custom mechanical keyboard.

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@CRIPPNIPP

@ivanswitch

These are amazing!

Fully portable r_e_c_u_r !!

@CRIPPNIPP the raspberry pi zero uses different software from the r_e_c_u_r (pi3) you can find it here: GitHub - cyberboy666/recurBOY: a rpi0 video-instrument – created in collaboration with Guergana Tzatchkova

Cheers to @cyberboy666 for coding it. You will probably have to change the source code a bit but yes there’s a chance!

Hello!!

Just a quick update, about done with the build tutorials I’ve been working on.

Ran into some problems with the Gameboy shell build where the last one I made would turn on but the screen kept flickering. I think I missed a ground pin I forgot to solder. I’ll do another build and see if I run into the same problem. A little more work and testing on this build before I feel confident to start shipping out.

For the Stack Build, I built two and both work but I want to make a couple of changes to make a better build. The changes are small, basically moving the MCP3008 microchip and the Step Up/Step Down convertor to the back of the PCB as well adding some other little quality of life improvements like increasing the spacing between the potentiometers and making the button holes on the top PCB a little bit bigger. Once I’ve made these revisions I’m feeling like the Stack build will be ready to ship out to people who want one.

If your expecting a kit, thanks for being patient, I just want to make sure everything works, is done correctly and is the best version I can make before I ship. Still working on this diligently and testing as much as I can.

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Very cool to hear your update, January! And hot on the heels of the 3.0 announcement.

It’s great that you’re taking your time and getting those QOL tweaks sorted.

I have to say, the PCB stacks are so cute in their ersatz gameboy shell aesthetic. :heart_eyes:

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