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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The panels I'm targeting only need 3.3V! The voltage± pads are for measuring current draw on each rail, via those 4-terminal current sense resistors.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

GOWIN GW1NR-LV9 digital video development board

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Weskmods @weskmods.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@machonachomedia.bsky.social Did an overview of the Kawaii, a project from @mks.bsky.social and I. Go give it a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-T...

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Can’t Believe This Is a REAL GameCube

YouTube video by Macho Nacho Productions

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

When you lose your Pebble 2 Duo charger and you have a flight in the morning... you do what you gotta do @ericmigi.com

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I thought the exact same thing!!! Jonathan Clark was reverse engineering the RP3A0 a while back, but obviously wasn't able to figure out stuff like the MIPI DSI balls. I kinda wanna pick up where he left off, RE the CM0 and make an even tinier RP3A0 SOM. github.com/jonny12375/r...

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GitHub - jonny12375/rp3a0: Reverse engineering the RP3A0 SoC from the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W

Reverse engineering the RP3A0 SoC from the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W - jonny12375/rp3a0

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Thankfully, unlike the impossible-to-buy Compute Module 3E (which also used the RP3A0 SOC), the CM0 and IO Board devkit are widely available on AliExpress and Taobao! Many thanks to RasPi and EDATEC for not completely locking down the supply chain! 😃

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

EDATEC has also designed a more fully featured carrier board, the CM0 NANO, with a battery-backed RTC, USB hub, and Ethernet. edatec.cn/zh/cm0nano

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Chinese makers are already releasing awesome OSHW projects using the CM0, like the MoCM0, which is a 45x45x20mm Mac Mini-inspired Linux PC with active cooling. oshwhub.com/movecall/mocm0

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Like other Compute Modules, there's a Lite version without eMMC that boots from a microSD card, as well as variants without onboard Wi-Fi 4 / Bluetooth 4.2. The CM0 with no eMMC or wireless is the cheapest version; it costs ¥145 from retailers (about $20)

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

To flash the onboard eMMC, just install the nRPIBOOT jumper and connect a cable to the bottom microUSB port. Run rpiboot, write an OS image, and you're off to the races! raspberrypi.com/documentatio...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Some more pics of the IO Board. The CM0 is uniquely suited for low-profile applications that need a lot of IO. othermod.com 's PSPi comes to mind!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The CM0 IO Board comes in a small, no-frills box with a 2.4GHz patch antenna and a jumper to enable flashing the CM0's onboard eMMC. Oddly, the support URL on the box -- raspberrypi.com/products/cm0... -- currently 404s.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The CM0 is a SOM based around the processor that's on the Pi Zero 2W. It's got the exact same specs (1GHz BCM2710A1 + 512MB LPDDR2) but with MIPI DSI fanned out, optional onboard eMMC, and a u.FL antenna connector. Here's a size comparison with a Pi Zero 2W and the CM0 IO board.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Here's a quick hands-on overview of the Raspberry Pi CM0, a 39x33mm RP3A0 castellated compute module @raspberrypi.com and EDATEC have released exclusively for the Chinese market!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Got burned by this one a few years back. The red LED in this series has a flipped markings relative to every other color

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Tomb💀Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

i reverse-engineered the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5! check it out at github.com/schlae/cm5-r...

board layout in KiCad with lots of layers and colors

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Tablet Magazine puff piece that goes into detail about his white supremacist worldview, including his desire to combat 'great replacement' to preserve Western society. Literally The Fourteen Words. www.tabletmag.com/feature/amer...

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Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan

Tablet features news, essays, podcasts, and opinion, covering arts, pop culture, technology, holidays, sports, and more.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The founder is enthusiastically pro-genocide. MR is his blood money funded pet project

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

1000%. ModRetro tried to recruit me, but I refuse to work for such a monstrous individual, at a place funded by dirty Anduril money. Free Palestine!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

There's no recreation or emulation happening here. Kawaii contains an official Wii motherboard, heavily trimmed down with a Dremel! But yes, Wiis can be trimmed much smaller than GameCubes, and also use much less power.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Thank you! It's CNC machined aluminum anodized in cyan and laser etched to create the artwork. @dingding-cnc.bsky.social did a fantastic job with all the machining and post processing.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Some more glamour shots ✨🟦✨ Kawaii is 100% open source. Please check out the GitHub repo! github.com/mackieks/Kaw...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

And yes, there really is an entire Wii inside! It plays GameCube games beautifully. The magnetic dock breaks out analog audio, component video, and four GC controller ports.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I'm stoked to have finally finished the Kawaii, a fully functional metal Wii keychain. It's way smaller than it looks— only as big as a Game Boy cartridge! ✨🟦✨ Huge thanks to @weskmods.bsky.social and @dingding-cnc.bsky.social for being awesome project partners!

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Weskmods @weskmods.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The Nintendo Kawaii, a collaboration project between myself, @mks.bsky.social and @dingding-cnc.bsky.social has finally been released fully open source! If you're brave enough to build one you'll have one of the most unique pieces of gaming jewellery ever. Info here: bitbuilt.net/forums/index...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Oh, you said flex PCBs... I magnet the stencil down on top of flexes... 😖

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My strategy is designing jig PCBs. Works extremely well! If you wanted to, you could add holes for steel locating pins to the jig PCB and stencil. github.com/mackieks/thu...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Thanks! A flex would totally work, but I decided to experiment with MHF4 for fun. Plus like you said, they're pretty optimal for transmitting analog audio+video in such a cramped and noisy environment.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Kawaii internal PCB wiring ft. AVEflex and nandFlex

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hollywood-2 (Wii Mini) OMEGA trim with Thundervolt. This is for my Kawaii project (collab with @weskmods.bsky.social and @haoxuanding2) bitbuilt.net/forums/index...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

There are still chargers on the market with 12V! (takes a good long while for things to become fully spec compliant, and may things never do) 20V is not good for charging 1S batteries, the config all Wii portables use, so I opted for the four lower-voltage PDOs.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The pinstrappable PDO selection also works as expected! 🥳

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

My LT6711A board works perfectly! It draws about 1W when converting 1080p HDMI to DP Alt Mode. ⚡

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The LT6711A can do DP Alt Mode with USB, but I prefer an external microSD slot on my portables. Someone else on BitBuilt is working on their own LT6711A module with USB for those that want it.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

It does! I will be using custom firmware that allows you to select 5v, 9v, 12v, or 15v PDOs via pinstrapping

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Being able to charge your Wii portable and output video over a single USB-C cable!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Whipped up an eval board for the Lontium LT6711A. It takes HDMI in and outputs USB-C DP Alt Mode. This is gonna be a gamechanger for Wii portablizing!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Thanks!! I'm keeping it on the DL until I have the hardware and firmware mostly dialed in, but the GitHub repo is public if you want a sneak peek. It'll support way more consoles than the U-amp including SNES, N64, Xbox, and PS1! github.com/mackieks/sca...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Fellow pink PCB enthusiast 🫡 Are these from PCBWay? PCBBuy's pink has been consistently Sakura-toned for me.

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Pat Loika @patloika.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate.

A panel from Watchmen. Doctor Manhattan appears in a kitchen on November 10 as a circulatory system as he is reconstituting himself. Art by Dave Gibbons.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Currently working on Scampi, an open source shrimp-themed universal audio amp for portablizers! 🦐 🩷 It will support analog input as well as I²S from a dozen different video game consoles.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Symphonia Green GameCube with Flippydrive and Cubeboot 💚 Thanks @chrispville.bsky.social & @trevor.rudol.ph!

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

The lovely WUP-50 Wii U motherboard, at 1200DPI! 🤩

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

This is the LOLWUT Wii U trim. A fully functional Wii U in the palm of your hand (81x111mm). It's the culmination of ~3 months of off-and-on portablizing R&D by yours truly! bitbuilt.net/forums/index...

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · 13/07/2023

X-rays of the Wii U motherboard (WUP-50 revision). The DDR3 traces on the inner layers are clearly visible, which will be super handy for planning a trim outline.

X-ray of a Wii U motherboard, focus on DDR3 traces

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