+evg2000 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 better intellistick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 IntelliStick-16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, fdr4prez said: IntelliStick-16 I can see the commercial narrator boldly proclaiming: "IntelliStick now in 16D!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 these are now waiting for me: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 On 11/11/2023 at 10:36 AM, fdr4prez said: these are now waiting for me: The wait is over... After much time, I've finally gotten to solder one of these. You can see the needed 4mm spacer for the stick board to raise it to the proper height in the case. There are 4 more things to do: 1) remove the power LED and switch from the original board 2) solder those to this new board 3) solder on the power cable (female microUSB cable) 4) solder on the controller cable (6ft cable) Unfortunately, I ran out of solder, or at least I can't find my spare spool. now more waiting... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, fdr4prez said: There are 4 more things to do: 1) remove the power LED and switch from the original board 2) solder those to this new board 3) solder on the power cable (female microUSB cable) 4) solder on the controller cable (6ft cable) Hey buddy, don't forget to program the ATmega chip - otherwise nothing will work. So you have 5 things to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBWW Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Who can CMart blow so I can get one of these? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 51 minutes ago, BBWW said: Who can CMart blow so I can get one of these? After I get something working, we'll need to do another dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBWW Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 This can happen! LOL It's been a while. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 8 hours ago, BBWW said: Who can CMart blow so I can get one of these? Yah that's not how this works Jay. 😂 Maybe Rev could contribute some not so tasteful nudes to try to move this project along. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The 'Sweet 16' Intellistick... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 On 2/17/2024 at 7:57 PM, fdr4prez said: There are 4 more things to do: 1) remove the power LED and switch from the original board 2) solder those to this new board 3) solder on the power cable (female microUSB cable) 4) solder on the controller cable (6ft cable) Mission accomplished: I did a dry fit, and I can see light at the end of the tunnel: Nope - that's just the working power LED. So while there may be a light being seen, there is no brain, yet. I still need to do #5 on my list and program the ATmega chip. With the dry fit of the board into the case, I did discover that this board design will need a few things moved around, so these few boards will be treated as "for prototype use only" I should be able to do all the needed functional testing with this board design. Next stop: programming ATmega328 chips 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 On 3/17/2024 at 10:43 PM, fdr4prez said: I still need to do #5 on my list and program the ATmega chip. With the dry fit of the board into the case, I did discover that this board design will need a few things moved around, so these few boards will be treated as "for prototype use only" I should be able to do all the needed functional testing with this board design. Next stop: programming ATmega328 chips I now have 3 ATmega328P chips programmed. I do have an additional 3 ATmega328 chips - i've discovered that there is an internal difference between the 328P and 328 chips and they aren't programable in the same fashion. I'll get around to programming these 328 chips, so they aren't wasted. But for now, I can start my functional testing with these 328P chips and my prototype boards. More importantly I've discovered that my schematic for the dpad was not correct. I've brought this with me for the chip programming and testing, but I am not going to bring my soldering equipment with me to fix the dpad wiring. I will probably not be able to fix the dpad for a few weeks, but i can do testing with the thumbstick. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 It'll still be a couple of weeks before i am home long enough to work on the dpad rewiring, but I think the thumbstick is working good. I've counted all 16 directions. The buttons are working, too: Upper (1), Lower Left (2), Lower Right (3), Enter (20), Clear (18), Pause (9+17) oversample test.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 here's a video showing the thumbstick and side buttons all in action together sample2.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 The dpad issue fix has been redesigned on paper. I am still traveling, but i may be able to do a functional test this week - but no promises. I have no fears about it not working, but testing is always reassuring. Even if the testing is successful, i will not be able to rewire my prototype board until early May when I'll actually be home. Once the prototype rewired board works, then I need to redo the schematic and re-layout the board in KiCAD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 I am finally not traveling, at least for this week and next week. I'll rewire my dpad this week and give it a test. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 6 hours ago, fdr4prez said: I am finally not traveling, at least for this week and next week. I'll rewire my dpad this week and give it a test. This is all cool and stuff Frank, but I'm yet to see pics of the box art, manuals and overlays. Cmon man! Pics of packaging or it didn't happen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 26 minutes ago, cmart604 said: This is all cool and stuff Frank, but I'm yet to see pics of the box art, manuals and overlays. Cmon man! Pics of packaging or it didn't happen. i was talking to him, each one will be custom. the box will be whatever shopping bag he has at the time; target walmart, etc. the instructions will each be hand written and illustrated. it will awesome! jk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 49 minutes ago, cmart604 said: This is all cool and stuff Frank, but I'm yet to see pics of the box art, manuals and overlays. Cmon man! Pics of packaging or it didn't happen. The marketing department is taking care of all that. Now I just need to find a marketing team. 28 minutes ago, evg2000 said: i was talking to him, each one will be custom. the box will be whatever shopping bag he has at the time; target walmart, etc. the instructions will each be hand written and illustrated. it will awesome! jk Well, I am sure I can reuse some Amazon boxes... The used shopping bags aren't good for the environment, so at least I can claim to be green. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Do these two thumbsticks look the same? They are from different manufacturers, so you can see that the body is a little different, so what's the deal? Well, one fits on my board and the other doesn't fit. Why so? well, look at that. One footprint is larger than the other footprint. So instead of choosing just one manufacturer, why can't I support both? After drilling a few more holes on my board, i can now use either: Now no one can say that I am not flexible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/9/2024 at 10:30 AM, fdr4prez said: Do these two thumbsticks look the same? They are from different manufacturers, so you can see that the body is a little different, so what's the deal? Well, one fits on my board and the other doesn't fit. Why so? well, look at that. One footprint is larger than the other footprint. So instead of choosing just one manufacturer, why can't I support both? After drilling a few more holes on my board, i can now use either: Now no one can say that I am not flexible. Sounds like a lot of talk that has nothing to do with showing us the overlays. 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, cmart604 said: Sounds like a lot of talk that has nothing to do with showing us the overlays. 😞 I suspect that many third-party overlays would be supported. Such as these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 more work traveling for me during the work weeks and while i am at home there are family matters, and household needs, that need to be attended to. but work on this project has been happening behind the scenes. Since I needed to redesign my dpad circuit, and that means new boards need to be laid out and fabricated, I thought that this would be a good time to do some little enhancements. more info to be posted once i am able to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBWW Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Looking forward to dinner when done. Bangkok or San Jose works just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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