justinwebb Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 Taking a break from working on my bartop I forgot I had this for my iPad and never use it. Decided to mod it up a bit and make a mini-itx fit along with a 10.1" screen. Havent really taken pics along the way as I just work on it here and there but its not too bad for just having spare parts laying around after I upgraded my HTPC. Specs: iCade 10.1" HDMI LCD with controller board Asus Z97I-plus mini itx Intel Pentium G3258 unlocked processor 8 GB ram soon to be 16GB 256 M550 SSD 1 TB 2.5" HDD 450 W SFX power supply. I-pac controller Added a few admin buttons near the screen since I didnt really know where else to put them, its a fight to get everything to fit thus far. Had to make grooves in the sides just to get the monitor to fit, had to get a tiny PSU and basically play tetris to get it all to fit without much work. It even has WIFI Added a bezel and painted it black as well as cut the piece of wood for the bottom of the marquee that is normally not on an iCade. To do list: Make back panel Finish Marquee Start on artwork for sides Install Speakers It will run Hyperspin and boots up in under 6 seconds from complete off, its quite a nice PC just to not use somewhere. Will update more pics as I complete more.
HazzardActual Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 YES! I love it when people hack these up. I keep seeing em on craigslist but im not sure its worth 60 bucks just for the case. got a link for that display?>
justinwebb Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 I got the case brand new from amazon for 40, the screen is commonly used for raspberry pi's from Adafruit but any 10.1 inch screen would work. I wanted a 4:3 screen but needed HDMI and most of those dont have HDMI. I just got it for the pretty high res http://www.adafruit.com/products/1287
dragon57 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Hmm, I have an iCade in the closet gathering dust. I should convert it like you are doing. Please continue adding pics and commentary, especially how you interfaced the controls to the system you installed. Thanks for the inspiration!
justinwebb Posted October 31, 2014 Author Posted October 31, 2014 Anything you need to know feel free to ask, I am doing the speakers and marquee wiring this weekend hopefully.
blade Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Justin are you gonna use separate power supplies thus 2 cables or try power both of 1 supply I've been looking there really ain't a lot of room.My first idea was to use a 10.1 netbook then the screen the mob etc would all work off 1 plug and the mob would be much smaller but netbooks don't seem to be fast enough to run hyperspin unless they are in the 300 pounds mark unless someone can share a netbook that will for cheaper than that.
justinwebb Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Separate power supplies for what? I run everything off the power supply that is in there.
blade Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Wasn't really clear I meant how where you powering the screen and the motherboard off the one power supply
justinwebb Posted November 8, 2014 Author Posted November 8, 2014 I power it off a 12v line from the power supply.
surfzombie Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 How did you hook up the arcade controls? Are you still using blutooth or what?
Bennyv07 Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 You should definitely add led buttons to your setup. I disassembled an XBOX 360 wired controller and soldered the buttons directly to the board. (not shown in the pictures, it was a future date) Then i plugged it into my computer and I was good to go. Heres a preview of the setup.
justinwebb Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 Thought about led buttons it's just with it that close to the bezel and screen there will be reflections of the buttons. I will just go with a simple button as I am running out of room as it is. Good idea though
damageinc86 Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Cool idea for a small footprint, but still arcade-like experience. Very interested to see more details.
RetroRynn Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 nephistos, I am looking into building one of these myself and I was wondering, what are the specs of the Eeepc 900 that you are using and what systems can it handle? I'm maybe hoping to run Dreamcast and Gamecube level games well.
justinwebb Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Finally got around to doing some work on the iCade, got new buttons and joystick in and all wired. Put in buttons on the side for pinball games. Got the back of the unit on along with speakers and the marquee lighting. ran all my cables including 2 usb ports in the back and 2 usb 3.0 ports hidden in the front. Covered the control panel with Carbon fiber vinyl. Now all that is left is to transfer over my hyperspin setup i have been working on. Any questions just ask away!!
Agrajag Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Excellent work! HyperSpin behaving oddly? Read about known bugs here: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/4590-known-bugs-and-handy-hints-for-hyperspin/ The installer for HyperSpin now includes HyperLaunch 2. Go here for support: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/122-hyperlaunch-2/ HyperLaunch3 is now called RocketLauncher. Go here for support: http://www.rlauncher.com/forum/content.php Read this for ftp login info: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2320-ftp-access-must-read/ Platinum members get 25% off an Emumovies subscription: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/1211-emumovies-code/
Agrajag Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 The iCade is only £30 on Amazon.uk now so I've just bought one. I haven't got time to do anything with it at the moment due to other DIY projects that really need to be finished first, but after seeing what's possible I thought I might as well get one while they are still available. I can put my old iPad-sized Android tablet in it for the time being as it has just enough oomph to run MAME, but I'll be keeping my eye out for suitable components to go in it at some point. I'm wondering about using a NUC mini PC instead of a mini ITX board, but that might be rather expensive. Anyone know of a good source for one of these 10.1" IPS screens at a decent price that ships from the UK instead of China or the US? All I've found so far is this for £100 https://www.pi-supply.com/product/adafruit-hdmi-4-pi-10-1-display-1280x800-ips-hdmi-vga-ntsc-pal/ which is a lot more than buying a similar one from China via Amazon or eBay, although I'm not entirely convinced that the ones I've looked at are genuinely IPS screens. I also came across this 9" one with a nice custom made case for the Raspberry Pi: http://shop.cyntech.co.uk/products/hdmipi-9-lcd-screen-kit although there may be a 10.1" touchscreen version in the works. HyperSpin behaving oddly? Read about known bugs here: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/4590-known-bugs-and-handy-hints-for-hyperspin/ The installer for HyperSpin now includes HyperLaunch 2. Go here for support: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/122-hyperlaunch-2/ HyperLaunch3 is now called RocketLauncher. Go here for support: http://www.rlauncher.com/forum/content.php Read this for ftp login info: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2320-ftp-access-must-read/ Platinum members get 25% off an Emumovies subscription: http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/1211-emumovies-code/
Nexus23 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Hey, looks good! i am also on a Icade mod with an asus eee. greets, Nexus23
RetroRynn Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 justinwebb how did you go about putting in the glass that covers the screen? I'm working on my own and don't want the glass to fall out.
justinwebb Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 I made a slot for it to fit in on the sides of the arcade.
RetroRynn Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Alright thanks! Hopefully I'll get to work on mine soon.
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