Dynamically Assignable Macro Keyboard with e-ink Display there oughta be 2021-02-17 | I created an Open Hardware Macro Keyboard which changes its button configuration depending on the active application. And it shows the current configuration on its e-ink screen.Detailed details at there.oughta.be/a/macro-keyboardBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
My brother the PEZ dispenser there oughta be 2024-01-26 | While searching for a birthday present for my brother I realized that I have enough footage of him from my bullet time video booth project to reconstruct a 3d model of his head, 3d print it and make a custom PEZ dispenser.
LED Cube CPU status display #led #rgb #raspberrypi there oughta be 2023-11-18 | Ok, it is an older project from 2020.Here is the original video: youtu.be/QqknzoxHMFoAnd the link shown in the video actually leads to the blog post:there.oughta.be/an/led-cube
Game Boy Camera video call #gameboy #retrogaming #nintendo there oughta be 2023-11-17 | The GB Inteceptor is an open source capture/streaming adapter for the Game Boy. It just goes between your Game Boy and the game module and you simply plug it into your PC (or Mac or Android device) like a webcam.More in the full video: youtu.be/6mOJtrFnawk
Pokémon Oak and Walnut #gameboy #retrogaming #pokemon there oughta be 2023-11-12 | Well, I think that little Easter egg from main video deserved a Short.Full video: youtu.be/rECMivhOat4
CNC machining a walnut wood Game Boy #gameboy #mod #retrogaming #cnc there oughta be 2023-11-11 | The work of weeks compressed into a single minute.Full video: youtu.be/rECMivhOat4
An elegant Game Boy for a more civilized age. #gameboy #mod #retrogaming there oughta be 2023-11-10 | Sorry, couldn't resist. That part of the wooden Game Boy video just screamed to be a short.Full video on how I made it: youtu.be/rECMivhOat4
The wooden Game Boy (CNCed Walnut Wood) there oughta be 2023-11-03 | I CNC'ed a Game Boy shell out of walnut wood.More details: there.oughta.be/a/wooden-game-boyBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.beGet the music for free at: there.oughta.be/music00:00 Intro01:05 Design and bits01:29 Machining the bottom half03:30 Assembly of bottom half04:05 Machining the top half05:05 Assembly of top half06:30 Battery cover06:46 Cartridges07:14 Outro
Wooden Game Boy Cartridge there oughta be 2023-09-09 | While testing the limits of my new CNC router, I decided to try and create a Game Boy cartridge out of walnut wood. The board is just from a common flash cartridge - no original games were harmed to make this video :)And while it looks great on video, it is not perfect. Since it lacks the typical latches at the side to hold both halves of the cartridge shell, the screw alone is not enough to hold the edges of both halves firmly. So, there are some gaps at the side when not actively held together.
Game Boy capture cartridge update: 60fps and full Mac support there oughta be 2023-08-05 | Get the update directly from github: github.com/Staacks/gbinterceptor/releases/tag/v1.2.0Learn about the GB Interceptor here: youtu.be/6mOJtrFnawk
Bullet Time Video Booth there oughta be 2023-05-26 | When my cousin asked me to build a video booth for his wedding reception I might have gone a step too far...More details about the project: there.oughta.be/a/bullet-time-video-boothBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be00:00 Intro00:20 What is a bullet time video booth?02:01 The cameras03:01 Camera arrangement and processing04:30 The components05:00 The quarter circle stand05:25 Mounts05:54 Power supplies06:44 USB hubs07:58 Camera trigger09:04 Sony a5000 and HDMI grabber09:24 Big push buttons10:00 Lights10:43 Conclusion11:46 Outro and examples
Q&A: GB Interceptor there oughta be 2023-02-21 | Answering your questions about the GB Interceptor. If you don't know about the Interceptor yet, you should watch this first:A Game Boy capture cartridge: The GB Interceptoryoutu.be/6mOJtrFnawkNote that perfect Mac support and 60fps have become possible since this video. Just get the latest firmware from github.com/Staacks/gbinterceptor.-- Links --RetroBreak's channel: @RetroBreak WiFi cartridge: youtu.be/QS4fzElm8zkVideo stream via WiFi cartridge: youtu.be/pX1opw_gsBsEldred Habert's post about Prehistoric Man: https://eldred.fr/blog/2022/05/22/prehistorikInterceptor build and order video: youtu.be/Lg92tVkEE98Macro keyboard: youtu.be/nndeAxd5FdMUltimate Game Boy talk: youtu.be/HyzD8pNlpwI0:00:00 Intro-- Usage and capabilities --0:01:38 Percentage of games working0:06:13 Game Boy Color support0:08:33 Game Genie with the Interceptor0:13:06 How sturdy is the connection?0:15:01 Output latency0:18:18 Interception (and USB1.1 limitations)0:24:20 Getting 60fps0:27:06 Mac support0:33:04 Wifi cartridge video stream0:36:53 Super Game Boy0:37:41 Triggering functions at specific addresses0:39:59 Graphic effects in "Prehistorik Man" (more technical than I originally planned)-- Meta --1:06:24 Will you sell me one?1:08:56 Where did stuff get difficult?1:12:22 What would you do differently?1:15:23 How did you learn designing circuits?1:17:29 Moments of failure1:21:16 Intellivision Amico1:21:33 Development time-- Technical stuff --1:25:11 Wireless capture, audio, GB Color and GB Advance1:31:20 Applying the concept to other systems1:35:00 Advice on building this for other system1:39:03 Interceptor as data analyzer for the Game Boy1:43:19 Why do all instructions go through the cartridge port?1:49:27 Using the Interceptor as a Game Genie1:55:13 Achieving 100% game compatibility2:03:39 Audio pin / audio emulation2:09:58 What's next?
Can the GB Interceptor capture a video from the WiFi cartridge? #shorts there oughta be 2023-01-02 | More info about both devices on my channel.
A Game Boy capture cartridge: The GB Interceptor there oughta be 2022-12-20 | UPDATE: Firmware 1.2.0 brings 60fps and full MacOS compatibility!Get your GB Interceptor from JLCPCB at jlcpcb.com/?from=oughta (affiliate link) or follow my order and build guide at youtu.be/Lg92tVkEE98.More details about the project: there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-capture-cartridgeSource and design files: github.com/Staacks/gbinterceptorAsk for help on my subreddit: reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be00:00 Intro00:15 The problem00:57 GB Interceptor hardware02:08 How it works04:38 Trickier details06:26 Features and usage07:27 Limitations10:53 How to get it11:41 Sponsor: JLCPCB12:53 Case options13:42 Summary
How to order and build the GB Interceptor there oughta be 2022-12-20 | UPDATE: Firmware 1.2.0 brings 60fps and full MacOS compatibility!Get your GB Interceptor from JLCPCB at jlcpcb.com/?from=oughta (affiliate link).If you don't know what that is, you should watch youtu.be/6mOJtrFnawk first.More details about the project: there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-capture-cartridgeSource and design files: github.com/Staacks/gbinterceptorAsk for help on my subreddit: reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be00:00 Intro00:28 Disclaimer01:57 Overview02:37 Step 1a: Ordering the PCBs10:06 Step 1b: Ordering additional parts11:40 Step 2: Soldering the cartridge slot12:23 Step 3: Uploading the firmware13:11 Step 4a: Minimal case13:24 Step 4b: 3d printed case14:41 Using the GB Interceptor15:50 Getting help and outro
Live Q&A: WiFi Game Boy Cartridge there oughta be 2022-01-29 | A live session where I answer all your questions about the WiFi Game Boy cartridge.Chapter markers to jump to specific questions:(Had to scrub a few minor ones due to the character limit of the description.)0:00:00 Greeting and camera stream on a Game Boy Color0:03:46 Background about running GTA5 on the Game Boy Color and troubles to get it to run0:10:45 Actually playing GTA5 on the Game Boy Color0:16:55 Q: Where can I find a BOM for the cartridge?0:18:35 Q: Where can i buy this cart ? 0:21:31 Q: Are you German?0:22:28 Q: Cyberpunk 2077 on Game Boy, when?0:23:22 Q: How much time did you spend on this project?0:26:23 Q: Have you considered putting an external battery in it?0:27:22 Q: Why does the PCB look retro? 0:31:11 Q: Are you streaming UDP packets?0:32:14 Q: Game Boy: Advanced version? (Also: Plans for next project)0:36:26 Q: How is the range of the wifi signal ?0:37:19 Q: Can the Game Boy act as a WiFi access point?0:39:00 Q: What programmer do you use for the ESP8266?0:43:11 Q: PlatformIO, instead of arduino ide?0:46:14 Q: Can you selectively update only certain pixels?0:47:44 Q: Could you explain the color quantization/conversion/mapping procedure?1:03:22 Q: Are there any planned upgrades or revisions of this Cartidge?1:04:21 Q: Any plans to do something similar for SNES?1:04:59 Q: Do you think it will work on playstation 1?1:05:40 Q: Is it possible to emulate your cartridge on an emulator?1:07:44 Q: Would you redesign it, If you had the knowledge, that you have now?1:10:10 Q: Are you happy with the micro controller you choose for this project?1:14:47 Q: Would you consider an FPGA?1:15:37 Q: Politics and buying parts from China?1:18:36 Q: Latency when streaming?1:20:10 Q: Does the GBC demo use double speed?1:22:38 Q: Wi-Fi-Chips that need less power?1:23:01 Q: Making a universal game cartridge out of FPGA? (Also: Streaming ROMs onto the Game Boy)1:26:52 Q: How do you pique your creativity?1:27:25 Q: How expensive is the WiFi cartridge?1:28:59 Q: Making a project for Game Boy without knowledge about electronics?1:34:10 Q: Does it work with the Super Game Boy on the SNES ?1:35:10 Q: Do you have plans to add GPIO to the card?1:37:05 Q: Could you do video with a regular flash cartridge?1:39:08 Q: How much do aesthetics play a role in your projects?1:40:16 Q: Can the video be processed on the ESP?1:41:37 Q: Which game consoles could be emulated by hardware in a cartridge?1:45:21 Q: Will you make version that will support audio?1:46:34 Q: What would you use instead of an EEPROM?1:49:56 Q: Using the IR port of the Game Boy Color?1:51:13 Q: Where are the designs for the PCB?1:51:48 Q: Could you stream FROM the Game Boy?1:53:27 Q: What's the issue with the power supply?1:56:03 Q: Is it possible to change the palettes per scanline?2:00:19 Q: Can you stream a Gameboy emulator from your pc?2:01:53 Q: Could you use HDMI on a gb/gbc?2:02:16 Q: Do you have any end goals for the GBA hardware or architecture?2:02:46 Q: How to focus on your job with hobby things to do after work?2:05:10 Q: Step down dc-dc converter vs. simple regulator?2:06:58 Q: When were you born?2:07:42 Q: Does it work with GB Pocket/Advance?2:10:17 Q: Do you test it on the Super Game Boy?2:11:07 Q: What if you streamed a switch game?2:11:45 Q: How did you get the attention in the press?2:14:19 Q: New Game Boy Camera using ESP32-CAM?2:16:14 Q: What sort of education gave you the skills to do this?2:20:13 Q: Could you connect a keyboard and mouse to the link port?2:22:25 Q: Future projects?2:23:46 Q: 4g cartridge? 2:26:09 Q: Procedural generation of tiles? (like krieger96)2:29:55 Q: Telephone cartridge?2:30:48 Q: What's the battery life?2:32:45 Q: How are you encoding color frames for the GBC?2:34:29 Q: Do you think cluster computing would be possible?2:38:27 Q: Does your script support unicode? (This question actually referred to my Python-based overlay.)2:48:00 Q: How do you go on about projects like this?2:49:04 Q: Using the Wifi capability as a link cable2:51:45 Q: Recommend a book, a movie, and a tv show?2:55:24 Q: Using WiFi to load ROMs?2:57:24 Q: Game Boy and home automation systems?2:58:57 Q: Upgrade a GameBoy's CPU?3:00:24 Q: Where are you from?3:00:57 Q: What's your Tetris Highscore?3:03:05 Q: Using AI to improve the GBC image?3:05:01 Q: Where to start learning circuit design?3:06:25 Q: Ping and problems when replacing the link cable with WiFi?3:09:58 Q: How do you find the time for such projects?3:11:39 Q: Replacing the EEPROM with an external RAM chip?3:13:31 Q: Forcing the Playstation to render at 160x144?3:15:24 Q: Biggest problem you had to overcome for this project?3:17:17 Q: Thoughts on the Intellivision Amico?3:18:03 Q: What were your favourite games on the Game Boy?3:20:41 Q: To what extent is your work related to these projects?
Demo of the WiFi cartridge running on a Game Boy Color. #shorts there oughta be 2022-01-26 | Just a quick demo of the WiFi cartridge showing a video stream on the Game Boy Color.All about the WiFi cartridge: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxaUt65Kn8B58PbjzZ3aPWs9xZ3uWJo7tBlog, source code and hardware: there.oughta.be (misspelled in the video)
Streaming GTA5 to a Game Boy via WiFi cartridge there oughta be 2022-01-13 | A few weeks ago I created a Game Boy cartridge with built-in WiFi. Now I taught it to stream video and play games - In full resolution. At 20 fps. On an unmodified original Game Boy.Relevant videos on the WiFi cartridge: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxaUt65Kn8B58PbjzZ3aPWs9xZ3uWJo7tSchematics, source code and detailed explanations can be found atthere.oughta.be/gta5-for-the-game-boyBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.beJesse Doherty on Twitter: twitter.com/systemofleversHis Tweet, demonstrating Doom shortly before I went public:twitter.com/systemoflevers/status/148092811891540787400:00 Intro01:38 Drawing a full screen image on the Game Boy04:32 Fast data transfer for fast videos07:45 Video stream demos08:50 Game demos10:36 Conclusion
Teaser: Video Streaming via WiFi on a Game Boy there oughta be 2021-12-30 | All about the WiFi cartridge: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxaUt65Kn8B58PbjzZ3aPWs9xZ3uWJo7tOriginal description:Just a little teaser as making this video will take a while: I managed to stream full res (glorious 160x144) video at 20fps onto my original Game Boy using my WiFi cartridge. More to come :)
WiFi Game Boy Cartridge there oughta be 2021-12-16 | I created a Game Boy cartridge with built-in WiFi. At the moment, there are only two demonstrations, a simple serial communication and getting articles from Wikipedia. However, getting to this point was not as easy as it might seem...Schematics, source code and detailed explanations can be found atthere.oughta.be/a/wifi-game-boy-cartridgeBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Blender Addon: Growth Image there oughta be 2021-05-23 | I created a plugin (addon) for Blender that helps animating the growth of structures. You can feed an image to the plugin and it will create a second image with non-color data that can be used in a shader to animate it.The plugin and written documentation can be found at there.oughta.be/a/blender-plugin-to-animate-growthBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Smart Doorbell (ESP8266) there oughta be 2021-04-05 | I enhanced our simple doorbell with an ESP8266 to make it smart. I can disable the doorbell, trigger other smart applicances as a notification or trigger the door opener.Source, circuit diagrams and PCB can be found at there.oughta.be/a/smart-doorbellThe video on how to render a PCB from KiCad in Blender can be found here: youtu.be/1Pjr0xkuyhUBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Squirrel photo trap with a Sony Alpha and a Raspberry Pi there oughta be 2021-03-23 | Any Sony Alpha since the NEX-5R has a Wifi remote control feature. You can run a script on almost any Wifi-enabled computer (like a Raspberry Pi or a laptop) to connect to this remote control feature, detect squirrels and trigger photos automatically.More details at there.oughta.be/a/photo-trapBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Rendering a KiCad PCB in Blender there oughta be 2021-03-08 | I created another animation of a PCB for an upcoming video. But this time I recorded the entire process while explaining what I am doing. This is a very long video and not typical for my channel. Use the chapters below to jump to the part of the process that you are interested in.Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be0:00:00 Intro0:00:19 Introduction0:02:46 Preview of the result0:05:45 3D model in KiCad0:13:27 Export from KiCad0:17:21 Import into Blender0:19:00 Fix mesh/objects0:40:14 Renderer and settings0:56:14 Smooth shading1:09:46 Environment texture1:17:07 Materials1:31:52 Beveling edges1:35:27 Materials for more components2:05:55 Adding a texture2:22:35 Adding textures from photos3:24:26 The actual PCB4:01:20 Assembly animation4:08:20 Camera animation4:15:23 Adding a background4:18:00 Preparing the final render4:27:05 Results and outro
Hacking Sony Alpha for clean HDMI / waxy skin workaround there oughta be 2020-12-17 | As I tried to find a good solution for high quality webconferencing I came across a total of four methods to get a clean webcam image from a Sony Alpha. In the end I ended up hacking a a5000 to get clean HDMI out. On the way there, I also discuss a work-around for the waxy skin bug (soft skin effect bug on a6000, a5100, a5000, a7s etc.) and how to get a live stream via Wifi from an NEX-5T (and pretty much any Sona Alpha).Further details at there.oughta.be/a/way-to-use-a-sony-alpha-as-a-webcamBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Smart Garage Door Opener (with Arduino) there oughta be 2020-12-03 | Only a short video, showing my solution to hook up my old garage door opener to OpenHAB via MQTT. The details can be found on my at there.oughta.be/a/smart-garage-door.Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
LED Cube showing my CPU status there oughta be 2020-09-28 | This is my LED cube sitting on my desk, showing the CPU status of my PC. Visit my blog at there.oughta.be/an/led-cube for all the details about the hardware and the source code for the project.Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Sony Alpha with Octolapse (3d print timelapse) there oughta be 2020-09-22 | Demonstration on how to use any Sony Alpha with Imaging Edge support (and especially older NEX models) with Octolapse to create timelapses of your 3d prints. Visit my blog at there.oughta.be/a/way-to-use-a-sony-alpha-with-octolapse for all the details and the script to control the camera.Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Wedding Gift (e-ink-based digital guestbook) there oughta be 2020-09-20 | I created an e-ink-based digital guestbook as a wedding gift for my brother.See the blog post at there.oughta.be/a/wedding-gift for more details.Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Irrigation System (Arduino-controlled sprinkler system) there oughta be 2020-08-19 | Supporting video for my blog post about my Arduino-controlled irrigation system:there.oughta.be/an/irrigation-system (See the blog post for more details and code.)Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Hacking Jooki (control kids MP3 player via MQTT) there oughta be 2020-08-13 | Supporting video for my blog post about how to control the Jooki MP3 player for kids via MQTT:there.oughta.be/an/interface-for-jooki (See the blog post for more details and code.)Blog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
Fix for Hartan Wheels (3D printed fix for a baby stroller) there oughta be 2020-08-08 | Supporting video for my blog article on how to fix the wheels of a Hartan baby stroller with a 3d printer:there.oughta.be/a/fix-for-hartan-wheelsBlog there.oughta.beReddit reddit.com/r/thereoughtabeTwitter twitter.com/diconxBuy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/there.oughta.be
