Author Topic: Minicade bartop (Read 10163 times)

sfinx333 · « **on:** January 31, 2015, 01:20:53 pm »

Just finished my fourth build, a minicade bartop.

I had a lot of hardware laying around and decided to make a really small bartop.
The bartop had to be small but big enough for a intel Mini itx board and a 12"monitor.
I wanted a big button look so I used Sanwa OBSN-30 buttons

I searched for a nice design on the internet and found the verticade. I scaled down the side dimensions to 35x35 cm and the rest
of the woodwork I cut while I was working on it...

This is the result:

The hardware I used:

intel Mini itx Atom 230 1.6ghz,
1 gb ram, onboard 256 mb vga,
120 gb ssd, white led light in marquee and green underneath the cabinet
Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT joystick (the best!) and Sanwa OBSN-30 buttons
12mm MDF and 12mm T-Molding black
a cheap Zero Delay Arcade USB Encoder PC to Joystick
an old pc speakerset
a small usb hub

The frontend I used is Mala, OS is windows 7, and it runs really well!
At the moment only Mame is installed.

yotsuya · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2015, 01:25:35 pm »

+1 on using the Atom.

johnrt · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2015, 01:36:55 pm »

Really nice!!!

Can you post a pic of the underside? I want to see the LEDS.

emphatic · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2015, 01:43:51 pm »

Cute!

sfinx333 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2015, 02:12:01 pm »

Quote from: johnrt on January 31, 2015, 01:36:55 pm

Really nice!!!

Can you post a pic of the underside? I want to see the LEDS.

will take a picture tomorrow...

firedance · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2015, 02:25:14 pm »

Great build

yamatetsu · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2015, 03:17:14 pm »

Niiice !

Quote from: sfinx333 on January 31, 2015, 01:20:53 pm

I like the bottom lighting, this looks like the cab is hovering on the table and as soon as you look away, it will be zipping around the room

DaOld Man · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2015, 03:41:44 pm »

Very nice.

BobA · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2015, 06:56:53 pm »

Nice lines and art for a compact tabletop.

sfinx333 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2015, 06:23:41 am »

here some pictures from the back:

just some led strips that can be controlled by two LED Light Dimmer Controller units, one for the marquee and one for the bottem.

in the front there are two usb connections and a volume control.

Louis Tully · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2015, 06:56:35 am »

leapinlew · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2015, 08:58:26 am »

Great workmanship on this. Good job.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2015, 02:00:29 pm »

Solid build!

this thing is cool!

johnrt · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2015, 02:42:43 pm »

The countersunk bottom LEDs was a nice detail! This is a high quality build!

Le Chuck · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2015, 04:30:05 pm »

What a kick ass little build!

Vidiot · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2015, 01:16:33 pm »

This is excellent! I love the shape and the artwork. Do you have any info to share on the screen you used? Maybe a link to purchase?
Awesome work.

taylormadelv · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2015, 03:22:38 pm »

Quote from: Vidiot on February 02, 2015, 01:16:33 pm

This is excellent! I love the shape and the artwork. Do you have any info to share on the screen you used? Maybe a link to purchase?
Awesome work.

+1 on the art. I really like that! Sweetness!

sfinx333 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2015, 02:54:52 pm »

Thnx everyone!

The display is a Sharp touchscreen display like this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-SHARP-LCD-Display12-1-inch-LQ121S1LG45-800-600-/371245741152?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566ff87460

some building pics:

sfinx333 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2015, 03:10:27 pm »

Quote from: Vidiot on February 02, 2015, 01:16:33 pm

This is excellent! I love the shape and the artwork. Do you have any info to share on the screen you used? Maybe a link to purchase?
Awesome work.

Vidiot, I also got some inspiration out of your build!!

Louis Tully · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2015, 03:48:28 pm »

mvolke1 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2015, 04:34:28 pm »

Super awesome build! I really dig those lights on the bottom. Great work!

Vidiot · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2015, 04:43:14 pm »

Those build pics are great. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the info on the screen.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 04, 2015, 11:17:22 am »

Quality build! Reminds me of the old tabletop arcade machines from way back when; only better!

Do you have any details on how you wired up the monitor to the video output of the board?

Also, since it's portable, do you have any plans in the future to include an HDMI port so that it can be hooked up to an external HDTV?

Again, awesome work!

DeLuSioNaL29

sfinx333 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2015, 11:33:53 am »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 04, 2015, 11:17:22 am

Quality build! Reminds me of the old tabletop arcade machines from way back when; only better!

Do you have any details on how you wired up the monitor to the video output of the board?

Also, since it's portable, do you have any plans in the future to include an HDMI port so that it can be hooked up to an external HDTV?

Again, awesome work!

DeLuSioNaL29

there was already a vga adaptor on the lcd screen, so I could just plug it into the vga of the mb, that hdmi port is a great idea!

Generic Eric · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2015, 11:53:07 am »

I'd like to know more about the touch screen'edness of this monitor.

Are you playing any touchscreen games?

sfinx333 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:26:27 pm »

Quote from: Generic Eric on February 06, 2015, 11:53:07 am

I'd like to know more about the touch screen'edness of this monitor.

Are you playing any touchscreen games?

I could not get the touchscreen to work so I removed the module from the back of the screen to save some space
in the cabinet, it is really small inside...
But because it is a touchscreen I did not have to use glass or acryl on the front of the cabinet
to protect it.

mgb · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2015, 10:45:11 pm »

Wow, this is a great build.
Very clean and slick. One of the nicest bartops I've seen yet

TheDude · « **Reply #27 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:07:41 pm »

Love this bartop. Very sleek and a great craftsmanship !

Subarubrat · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2015, 03:38:01 am »

What version of MAME are you running, how do the early 80's era games run on it?

NintendoJim · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2015, 05:25:49 pm »

Wow nice work!


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