intvnut Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 BTW, if you need any sort of tweaks to jzIntv to make it easier to get raw events in there (or raw GPIO), I'm happy to help. I should probably get another RPi here I can use for development. (Right now, my main RPi is serving Spatula-City from inside an Intellivision cartridge shell.) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Intellivision controller to gpio support would be great for anyone doing an ultimate flashback type thing. But you still need a way to control the front-end. Something like this; this one is for atari/genesis and nes type controllers. https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/GPIO-Modules The other thing is to quit and restart from the controller we had to create extra virtual buttons. Its okay but it would be nice if that could be taken care of in jzintv. Not a big deal since the virtual buttons work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) I am in the the starting phase of a project that I am going to be trying out that db9_gpio_rpi module with. It isn't an Inty based project. If such a module could be made for Inty controllers, then that'd be great. There are enough GPIO for both controllers, or even 4 controllers. And I'd imagine that the combo button support could be added. Edited October 29, 2016 by fdr4prez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intellivotion Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 that is such a cool item! Go ahead with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I am in the the starting phase of a project that I am going to be trying out that db9_gpio_rpi module with. It isn't an Inty based project. If such a module could be made for Inty controllers, then that'd be great. There are enough GPIO for both controllers, or even 4 controllers. And I'd imagine that the combo button support could be added. The source code is here, so it shouldn't be too hard to modify it for Intellivision controllers https://github.com/imam-i/db9-gpio-rpi The Raspberry Pi GPIO only has 26 pins usable for input/output. We would need 4x8=32 for four Intellivision controllers. And yes combo buttons, virtual buttons, and easter egg support can be included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 The source code is here, so it shouldn't be too hard to modify it for Intellivision controllers https://github.com/imam-i/db9-gpio-rpi The Raspberry Pi GPIO only has 26 pins usable for input/output. We would need 4x8=32 for four Intellivision controllers. And yes combo buttons, virtual buttons, and easter egg support can be included. Yes, I miss counted. I mistakenly thought there was 28 GPIO and I mistakenly did 4x7 instead of 4x8. There are 26 GPIO on the board itself, which is enough for two controllers, but the Pi can be expanded to support 64 GPIO It is explained more here (or many other sites): https://learn.adafruit.com/mcp230xx-gpio-expander-on-the-raspberry-pi/overview I'd say two controllers to the board and the other two can be optionally connected with a little bit of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I love going back and reading things I thought I had only dreamed about...to find that no indeed it was done. You folks amaze the hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've updated my first post showing my newly added Ultimate Intellivision Controller boot splash screen. My thanks goes out to Byte Knight and mthompson for helping me with this. And equally important is that I've rebuilt this beast using the newly released Pi Zero W that has built in wifi, so now adding new games is very easy. I continue to look for solutions for specially modified miniHDMI cable One alternative is to use composite video out, but I'd have to make a circuit for the audio out. Doesn't sound too appealing, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juancho Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Looks cool. I would be happy to buy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looks cool. I would be happy to buy one... Thanks, I would gladly make them for sale, but the issue with the specially modified mini-HDMI cable that is needed is preventing me from making more. The composite output doesn't look too good, either, and no audio outputs for the Pi Zero unless you use a DAC circuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Great work FDR, I hope this project pans out for you as you planned it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks, Wolfy. I am hoping to complete my Atari paddle project within the next month, and I have my next project in the planning stages already. I'll be able to make and sell the Ultimate Atari Joystick and the Ultimate Atari Paddles, or help others make their own, but the Ultimate Intellivision Controller is a bit of a challenge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 This is pretty cool. Even in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 This is pretty cool. Even in person. Thanks, BigO And there is more goodness to come later this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I really want one of these. LOL Just because. I could never build one...I'm too old and afflicted. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 I really want one of these. LOL Just because. I could never build one...I'm too old and afflicted. :-) I really wish I could make the modified mini-HDMI cable en masse, otherwise I'd be selling these. I will be bringing it with me to PRGE, so you can check it out. I do like showing off my unit...Just ask Tarzilla and cmart I will also have my Ultimate Atari Joystick with me and if I can get the time to get my Ultimate Atari Paddles completed, then I will be bringing that, too. I just returned home from a 10-day business trip, and I've still got a fairly full plate to chew thru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Showing off our units has become a right of passage at PRGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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donjn Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Do you do upgrades that include a composite output and audio as well? I would love to run this on my Commodore monitor. Trouble is your menu system is all widescreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I figure composite output would squeeze the picture to 4:3. If that's not the case, emulationstation has resolution settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, donjn said: Do you do upgrades that include a composite output and audio as well? I would love to run this on my Commodore monitor. Trouble is your menu system is all widescreen. Sorry, I am unable to build these for sale. It uses a custom modified miniHDMI cable to allow it to fit inside the bottom of the controller. But if you want to use a Pi Zero, it does have composite video pins, so you can solder in the needed pins: But it does not have audio out. For audio out, you can get it out of GPIO header and make a little circuit. There are plenty of google hits that you can follow on how to do it. So overall I would not recommend using a Pi Zero is you are interested in composite and audio outputs. Edited July 18, 2020 by fdr4prez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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