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Raspberry Pi Zero Hidden in an Xbox Controller
- grendelt 11y agoThat cable hack job. :twitch:
- edent 11y agoHey, it worked! But, yeah, I need to learn how to solder
- Relys 11y agoIf you really don't feel like doing through-hole soldering to the board you could at least use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimp_(joining) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimp_(joining) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_tape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_tape I just don't want to see you burn your house down! :p
- hamitron 11y agohttp://makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-standards/ http://makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-nasa-st...
- miahi 11y agoI saw a lot of this splicing type in old military radio transceivers ("portable" for a given value of portable - usually some kind of backpack weighting ~30Kg - and the batteries were in another backpack). That splicing works for solid-core conductors, but it doesn't have the same strength on stranded wire, as it is more flexible. It could work on tinned thin stranded wire (as it makes a kindof-solid wire) but if you tin it then you can just solder it and that's it. The referenced standard[1] also contains the splicing for stranded wire, and some requirements about when and how to use each. [1] http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/doctree/87394.pdf http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/doctree/87394.pdf
- hatsunearu 11y agoIf you haven't noticed already, you are now aware that the two intertwined wires in the second and third section of that illustration is topologically impossible. It's a pretty darn good technique though, useful when your wire harness is going through some minor tension. Extensively used during our underwater robot build :)
- hayksaakian 11y agoi know nothing of electronics really, but doesn't the google chromecast get power over hdmi? maybe there's some way to do that with this hack?
- agumonkey 11y agoAFAIK chromecast and other HDMI dongles have secondary USB port to get power.
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- GauntletWizard 11y agoIt's technically possible, but supported on so few devices it's not worth the extra circuitry, I assume.
- rzzzt 11y agoAccording to this Q&A, about 55-150 mA is available on a 5V line: http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx?c=13#42 http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/kb.aspx?c=13#42
- bduerst 11y agoYep - the chromecast pulls too much juice (up to 1A) for the HDMI power spec. 1A would be the sweet spot for future HDMI specs.
- agumonkey 11y agoOh I didn't know it was in spec. Also, it's just in range for a pi zero. How convenient.
- bduerst 11y agoThe USB-powered XBox controller is going to need another 300 mA. I also don't think the pi zero has a powerable HDMI adaptor.
- electricblue 11y agoI don't really see a use for this but I agree with your ending point about computers being snuck into all sorts of things for little or no cost is very exciting.
- vlunkr 11y agoThe use is for a super portable game console. As you can see from all his links lots of people are interested in this type of thing. http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/ http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/. That's a project that sets up a whole bunch of emulators and stuff to get you started if anyone is interested.
- electricblue 11y agoI've used retropie but if I still gotta use HDMI TV I'd rather the console be hidden behind the TV. Just my personal preference though.
- bduerst 11y agoIt would be cool if they loaded Android onto the pi zero, and then used chromecast with their apps/games. Not sure about the USB XBox controller support on Android though.
- edent 11y agoI briefly plugged it in to an Android to check the cable worked. lsusb detected it, but I didn't have a chance to test any games directly on the phone.
- bduerst 11y agoI wonder what the latency is on the new chromecasts. I've heard it's about 10ms (just for display) but it would be worth testing with a stop watch app.
- yincrash 11y agoThe android would work with the controller if the xpad kernel module[1] is built with the ROM. [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/input/xpad.txt https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/input/xpad.txt
- orliesaurus 11y agowow Terence has done it again!
- danesparza 11y agoHis parting comments on a portable mesh network are not fiction. Here is some interesting software that already exists: http://www.netlore.co.uk/airmesh/?page=about http://www.netlore.co.uk/airmesh/?page=about
- IshKebab 11y agoNot battery powered though. A battery powered mesh network is still not really doable.
- awqrre 11y agoEven if you plug it in your Tesla battery?
- sdrothrock 11y agoDepends on the kind of mesh you're talking about. Linear Technologies has a mesh network with motes that can be battery-powered for years.
- vanderZwan 11y agoDoes this count? http://www.servalproject.org/ http://www.servalproject.org/
- logicallee 11y agoI'll just leave this here - http://yachtpals.com/files/news/boat-wiring-connect.jpg http://yachtpals.com/files/news/boat-wiring-connect.jpg (western union splice, no soldering required.) I don't normally complain but his splice is painful - it will come undone if anyone is so much as in the same house as it.
- ryangittins 11y agoWow, what a great post! This is just incredible. It makes you realize how much the world has changed and how much more change we're going to see in the near future. Props to you, Terence.
- garrettgrimsley 11y agoSince the site is beginning to struggle: https://web.archive.org/web/20151201211146/https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/11/raspberry-pi-zero-hidden-in-an-xbox-controller/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151201211146/https://shkspr.mo... Mirror. Cache.
- haberman 11y agoVery cool. Another fun project would be loading up the Pi with speed run controller input so you could pretend to be superhuman at video games.