You’d probably need to do some test runs. Really depends on feature size. SLA can print pretty fine features and some of the resins are probably perfect for a plastic gear. I’ve been meaning to try the Formlabs tough resin or something similar.

FDM with Onyx may not print the feature size you need. But could possibly. You can’t really trust the resolution numbers they give like 75um for FDM Markforged Onyx printers or any other printer I’ve seen. There are limitations but gears are the types of things they’re supposed to do well.

I use 3D Hubs to test materials with different print technologies. It’s come a long way.

Got mine the other day. Looks fantastic! Thanks!

thunderstruck wrote:

mellott124 wrote:
I also have a 128Mbit PCB cart which can allow an additional 128Mbit for expansion space (no game currently uses this). It has a 8k x 8 nvSRAM. It will be updated sometime in the future for a 256k x 16 nvSRAM. This is intended for large Homebrew titles. This cart is also reprogrammable.

Sounds like I could fit allot of Snatcher on such a cart. Cool stuff.

If you want to put Snatcher on that cart, I’ll send you a free dev kit when it’s ready. 🙂

All link cables orders have been built!

That’s 71 cables containing 568 hand stuffed pins, 426 connector parts, 426 wires soldered, 71 sections of heat shrink, 142 red zip ties, half bottle of Loctite 401, 7 containers of DP100 epoxy with mixing nozzles, and 18 syringes with dispensing needles. Whew!

All cables have been shipped with exception of 6 that are awaiting more info. 9 free cables went out to developers, with a few developers paying despite the free offer.

Thanks everyone. That was certainly more interest and initial units then I was expecting. Cables were shipped all over the world. It was way worth it to see the excitement and hear about the things to come.

Thanks again to everyone who ordered a cable.

A few more cables ready to go out.

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IOwnMyWiiULEGIT wrote:
That looks cool. What would a high quality, custom dev arm look like? My thinking is something along the lines of a professional microphone boom stand with more flexibility and stability. It’s been in the back of my brain for some time now because leaning over is not fun after a while.

Just want to share ideas about the arm. One day I’ll get to designing one if nothing pops up here.

That arm is for a microphone boom stand. It’s rated for the weight of the VB.

This is no where near as nice as the wall mount but I did one on a arm. See the pics. Uses the same camera tripod part from eBay.

Tripod adapter:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Virtual-Boy-Tripod-Mount-Stand-Replacement/201981082095?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Red ARM:

And a 1/4-20 stud:
https://www.mcmaster.com/#97042a224/=19i0afx

Total cost for a single VB is about $31. Works pretty well as long as you don’t over extend the arm.

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Update for people who have ordered cables. I’m in the batch 6 build now. About 14 more cables left. A bunch more cables will go out Monday after I build over the weekend. I’ll send follow up emails with tracking then. Thanks.

MineStorm wrote:
I think you should have mentioned Pat(DogP) more. He really did the foundation work for many VB tech.

He was mentioned specifically in the video for that reason. He’s mentioned as DogP. I didn’t know his first name.

OK, all batch 5 cables built. Those cables have been shipped or an email sent requesting more info.

That’s 53 link cables so far. Batch 6 cable parts are in and I’ll start on those next. At the end of batch 6 there will be 70 link cables in the wild!

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This is awesome. So glad this kind of stuff is happening.

USB link cable PCBs have come in and they fit perfectly into the existing connector housings. I’ll be building the first few this week.

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MineStorm wrote:

I’m interested in the plugs. How much are you asking for the plugs including shipping?

Won’t be expensive.

Don’t want to step on Kevin’s toes, so I’ll probably hold off until he’s filled all his orders.

I won’t be doing DIY kits like I mentioned. Feel free to offer them. I don’t own any exclusive rights on link cables that I’m aware of. 🙂

That is super cool!

I think I’ll replicate in my garage. I have a constant two player setup for cable testing and development. I use similar hooks for my htc Vive and Oculus touch controllers.

I wish I could convince my wife to paint the room red!

Really impressed by this.

Latest parts just came in. Builds will start again tonight.

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Thanks for the tips! I’ve used Atmel, Microchip, Stmicro, nxp, and some others. I’ll check out Microchip for review.

Yes the builds are work but don’t get me wrong, I enjoy them. I do this stuff for fun. It’s more interesting with a 1 year old. I build late at night after kids and wife go to sleep.

DogP wrote:
Looks really great… I hope you’re able to get these things into people’s hands. As it sounds like you’ve found out in the other thread, creating a “run” of them to sell gets very tedious and time consuming vs. just putting a few together for yourself.

I see you’re using an Atmel… not that there’s anything wrong with them, but if you’re not tied to that MCU, a PIC MCU may simplify the hardware a bit. For example, here’s the USB MCU board I made: http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=34533#forumpost34533 , using a PIC16F1455. It runs directly from 5V, has hardware USB, has an internal oscillator that’s good enough for USB, etc. Basically your BOM consists of the MCU and a few caps/resistors. It all easily fit on a single side of the board.

DogP

Yes that’s correct. You have to have a custom cart with the appropriate code. You can’t just plug in any old cart and expect to dump or program. That’s why I mentioned it would work with a custom cart I have.

HorvatM wrote:
DogP has said that both dumping and programming is possible:

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=26052#forumpost26052

MasterOfPuppets wrote:
How easy would it be to dump carts with this?

This USB to link port cable will double as a link to the PC for programming a cart (possible multicart) that I’m working on. It’s in the works but farther down the line. Probably end of year. Possibly farther. Need to get this working first.

OK, boards out for fabrication.

TheForce81 wrote:
Looks good and complicated! Just let me know how much they are and how to get one 😉
This cable is even more interesting than the link cable!

It’s a bit early for preorders but I’ll start taking emails. This will help guage how many I should order initially. I’ll be ordering boards this week. Still some.more work to be done once I receive the first prototypes.

So if anyone is interested please PM me with your email address. I’ll start a list for the first batch.