Hey, I've finally got my keyboard working. Its f*** awesome to IRC or surf web, but its not the point of this topic
Im sure my idea is not hard, hard part of this mod is to make custom case to care it all.
My point is to:
- Make custom case for PSP (hardest part I think)
- Make custom case for Keyboard (to look better when all completed)
- Remove all buttons on PSP face plate and move them on keyboard.
- Remove useless UMD drive or mod it like CD-Rom or try to make external.
a) build in Hard drive (still waiting for tut
)
b) build in Go!Cam
* c) second Cam for Skype/Messenger in front and a switch between (dunno, rather useless)
- PSX Pad connector and holder (yeah, F00f00's PSP)
- Solder keyboard connector to PSP jack and when Keyboard is slided down, then Keyboard is working, otherwise you can still use port normally.
- Move AC adaptor and Jack somewhere else.
- Build in tilt controller (maybe a bit useless to turn off/on switch to use it, and keyboard wont work when tilt is on)
- 2* 9000+ mAh battery pack
- miniSD/SD/MMC/CF/MSD in one reader instead of single MSD.
- WiFi antenna (internal + external)
- TV out (yeah, I saw pinouts of LCD somewhere) and Headphone jack to work with component cables.
- Remove Wi-Fi switch (WiFi always on, we have enough power to power it)
- External Keyboard slot (USB (less space) with PS/2 converter, if we have enough space for uC's ?)
- large, loud speakers on face plate.
Costs:
- Keyboard (costs me $25 at all)
- Custom back plate (im counting on $50-$100) with Slider, worst part of this.
- Custom face plate (I think not much, but still... $20 ?)
- New case for keyboard (to work with slider, etc, maybe new buttons) - $10-$20 ?
- Go!Cam 60$ - (*2?)
- PSX pad and connectors - $15 (maybe)
- WiFi antenna from old router - $0 / Internal one (dunno, could be $5)
- Battery packs (worst case - $70, but worth it, around 18000 mAh) - Li-On !
- Modded card reader to accept cards in one slot - $5-$10
Yeah, in worst case I count on $250 on all. It is absolutely worth it. Worst part of this is to make these Cases with slided keyboard. PSX pad connectors should'nt be so hard when I have more space inside case. And TV-out should be hard. Working with LCD pinouts...
Keyboard with PSP itself:
Sony Ericsson Chatboard CHA-10
All :
(those Shift's on the bottom are Home, -, +, Screen, Note, Select, Start)
It is made in MS Paint, so maybe you wont get the point of this. If anyone can make 3d model of it... Big thanks.
Those lines on the keyboard are Sliders, I hope you get the idea, Keyboard is sliding under PSP.
Something like:
HTC SPV M3000
HTC SPV TyTN2
Something like this:
Any thoughts? Im able to solder it all, but I completely dont know where I can order custom cases.
Any of you have any experience with it ?