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Adafruit Arcade Bonnet PCB
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PCB files for the Adafruit Arcade Bonnet. Format is EagleCAD schematic and board layout
Description
Playing retro games is easy on a Raspberry Pi - and that pocket-sized computer is pretty good at it too! All you need is a little help to connect buttons and a joystick up and you can custom design your own arcade console, desktop or stand-up machine, even just a simple controller box. It makes for a fun weekend project that will last all year.
This Adafruit Arcade Bonnet is designed to make small emulator projects a little easier to build. Here's what you can look forward to!
- It is the same size as a Pi Zero, so for really compact builds, this is super small. You can also use it with a Pi 2, 3, B+ or any 2x20 connector Pi.
- It has JST sockets so you can plug in six arcade buttons easily using our quick connects.
- Header breakouts for use with both clicky-type switched joysticks and...
- Header breakout and converter for using analog-type joysticks or thumbsticks with potentiometers inside.
- A 3W digital speaker output that can drive 4-8 ohm speakers for when using with a TV output, audio-less HDMI display or PiTFT. Works even when the Pi doesn't have a headphone jack!
- Switches are all managed with an I2C-GPIO converter with interrupt out. The converter is very fast and frees up all the pins so you can use this Bonnet with a PiTFT or any other accessory/device that uses a lot of pins!
If you don't need an amplified speaker output, analog-joystick input or minimal pin usage, check out our plain-jane Retrogame tutorial which just plugs all the buttons and joysticks right into the Pi directly.
This item as sold as a mini-kit, with a Bonnet and headers that need to be soldered in to attach it to a Raspberry Pi! It only takes a few minutes but soldering iron and solder are required.
Note: The terminal block included with your product may be blue or black.
It also does not come with any of the extras, so you can choose which buttons/joysticks/speaker you want! Here is a list of the items you can use:
Joysticks:
- Small Arcade Joystick
- Mini Analog Joystick
- Assembled 2 Axis Joystick
- Analog Thumbstick
- 2 Axis Joystick
- PSP Analog Joystick
- PSP3000 Analog Joystick
To connect them, you may want some 20 x 12" Female jumper wires.
Speakers:
- 4 ohm 3 Watt speaker
- 8 ohm 1 Watt speaker
- Mono enclosed speaker
- Mini Metal speaker (may need to turn the volume down in Emulation station)
- Thin Plastic speaker (may need to turn the volume down in Emulation station)
Arcade Buttons:
- The JST connectors on the Bonnet mate perfectly with Arcade Button Quick-Connect Wire Pairs.
- Any of our Arcade buttons will work. You can use any switch you like, really – doesn't even need to be a button!
- The translucent 30mm ones work nicely with the quick-connects and are recommended!
Note: Raspberry Pi, arcade buttons, joysticks, speaker, display, and quick-connect wires are NOT included, and must be purchased separately.
Once you've picked out all your buttons and joysticks and stuff, check out our [Getting-started guide](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arcade-bonnet-for-raspberry-pi to help you get going!
License
Adafruit invests time and resources providing this open source design, please support Adafruit and open-source hardware by purchasing products from Adafruit!
Designed by Limor Fried/Ladyada for Adafruit Industries.
Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike, all text above must be included in any redistribution. See license.txt for additional details.