Final (Almost) Finished my Picade Kickstarter edition

[Sardine]

I was lucky enough about a year ago to get a PICADE (Kickstarter Edition) so this is the 12" screen which fills the bezel with 8 Player, 2 front & 2 side buttons.

it was wired up incorrectly, 12v to audio out for example.

needles to say, the monitor driver board was damaged, working of sorts but had to be replaced.

i didnt like the 2 PSU options, 1 for the PI and 1 for the screen, it was messy,
I didnt like simply unplugging it from the wall to power off and a chance of corrupting the SD card.

so......

I replaced the 12v1amp Monitor PSU with a 2.5a model.

I replaced the PI 1 with a PI 3 so it sits nicely on the local network very easy to add/remove games and for the increased performance.

I looked at the monitor driver board schematics I purchased and discovered (If you buy the correct version which i was lucky and had done) a 12v DC to 5v DC regulator is fitted and gives a good 2amp output.

I searched for a way to power off the PI via a button and got myself a ATXRaspi, a cool little gadget to Power ON/OFF/Sleep/Reboot the PI via an illuminated push button. works a treat wired in to the monitor driver PCB.

so im very happy with the result and have a really nice setup Retropie, I added a script to play Background music in the main menu.

The kids love it.. and it's a lot less space than my jamma cab used to take.

the only addition i need to do,,,, add a USB port on the side or rear for a 2nd USB controller for 2 players,,, or use the inbuilt Bluetooth (depending on lag) for a wireless controller..

 

[salaxi54]

Looks way cool dude! You've done an excellent job there. My guess is that the ATXRaspi thingie would need some sorta script to work properly though. I was trying to find a way to do a proper shutdown, but it looks like they all need scripting. Dunno much, but i figure depending on the host OS, these scripts might/might not work. For example, what would happen under Amiberry? It's on top of a DietPi OS, and i'm not so sure it will work. If you care to look at my late Pi project (another Winter new project), you'll see that i installed a PowerPack with a 3800mAh battery. I'd really love to have an easy way of shutting down without corrupting my SD card..
Nevertheless, great stuff!

 

[Sardine]

yes a script.

as my setup runs on the back of raspbian the script works a treat.

https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/atxraspi/assembly-install/

 

[TheCorfiot]

Good work Kevin..
I like that a lot

 

[Sardine]

i was lucky I got the Kickstarter edition, the retail unit looks "odd" with the small screen surrounded by a huge bezel.

I have the template in illustrator/pdf to change the decals (I don't like the theme) I wished the previous owner had fitted the space scene instead.

just go to borrow the brother in laws A3 Printer.

 

[FutureVariant]

Have to say, that is brilliant! Been on the look out for a PiCade Kit but they tend to be sold out or really expensive.

I had had no idea your version existed - it looks so much better than the retail version - now I’ve seen yours I see what you mean about the bezels!