Hi Guys,
I just wanted to show you my small project in which I mostly reused parts of my old GameBoy DMG from an IPS-Screen/Shell change and a physically broken Ikea zigbee remote:
The reason why I want to share this with you is the fact that maybe someone might need the solder points (see below) of this remote for similiar projects. Therefore I just want to share my knowlegde with you:
Components needed:
- Gameboy shell
- front PCB (you need to find the solder points where the buttons are)
- optional but easier: Gameboy Pi Zero PCB (can be found on AlieExpress)
- Ikea Tradri Remote
- soldering iron and some solder
- 50kg of hot glue
Now I needed to identify the buttons, because the front side (where the buttons are) are “unsolderable”
After some time I could “reverse engineer” the solder points with my multimeter:
(unfortunately I no longer know which solder point of the buttons is which direction)
(Disclaimer: I am very bad at soldering and it looks very messy)
Then i soldered some wires to the solderpoints of the remote, “secured” it with hot glue and connected it to the Pi Zero PCB.
Optional, but making it easier in the future:
The power input was also modified, having much place and not wanting to open up the case everytime and replace cr2032 batteries every 1-2 years, I decided to use the AA-battery tray of the case.
The compartment has room for 4 batteries, making it 6v, which could damage our board.
Therefore I added cables on the backside of the metal plates and connected them with the tray where the “original” button cell should have been.
I also added a small button for the reset/pair-button, which is also optional.
Hope this helps anyone somehow. 