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ark_ader:
Well I got rid of the glass (it was a real stinky mess and I sliced my fingers really good)  :woot  and the sensor (it was toast) but the screen looks the business.

Just need to put it back in the plastics and keep it safe.  Keyboard works great with it.  I'll dig out my PC joy pads and see which one has the best solder points.

The Psu is 5V 2A so I should be able to sneak off a line to power an USB hub, unless I can use the speaker wire on the tablet to power a larger speaker.



The worse part is over, now to design the contraption and fit it all in.

I would like to make a big brother to:



But I could always wait for a 4.3 tablet to show up on flea bay....

ark_ader:
I've been playing with the tablet again (more playing than woodworking) and using the keyboard will not be enough, so I attached a mouse and found it to be "more useful" so I am deciding on either a trackpad or a mini trackball.  Now I know it would be useful to have such a device for missile command and tempest, and I am looking at a proper touchpad and a roll out keyboard under the control panel.  Thinking 11 inches wide for the cabinet should accommodate the cables going in the side of the tablet and give the option of a rotated display.

The added size will also allow a more comfortable play area.  The original glass must have had some sort of magnification as the screen looks a bit smaller.  I got a one of those book magnifiers at the pound shop and it looks like I can get a better display.  Reminds me of the Mach3 cockpit magnifier.  I got a USB speaker system and it sounds much better than the internal speaker, and at the pound store I found a USB book light which should work with the marquee area.  So it looks like I will need a decent 3A USB hub.  Keyword here is decent.   

404:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on February 13, 2013, 11:46:23 am ---Keyword here is decent.   

--- End quote ---

Keyword should be compliant. Linux in general is a bit more picky when it comes to compliant USB devices and we all know how Chinese manufacturers can make some pretty cruddy stuff.

ark_ader:
Working on the design of the project, trying to use the spare parts I have and buttons.  I have decided to make it simple as I play classics games so I will have a joystick and four buttons to make it more Playstation compatible.  I am looking at adding a track pad for games like Angry birds but I am also looking at an inverted mouse or trackpad/trackman (remember those?) or at least having it slide out the side of the Control panel.  It would suck hitting that during play.

I also toyed with the idea of having it rotatable.

I tried it out with joypads and it works great with the emulators.

So there is nothing left to do but get woodworking!

Pictures to follow

404:
^^ some laptop trackpads are usb. should be able to use one of those.

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