OpenCADE Expansion Pack

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*NOTE: New add-on's to the base OpenCADE project will be added here going forward. If you want to watch for enhancements. If you would like to add suction cups to your base, please see this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3483663 The things you see in this listing are add-on expansion items for OpenCADE http://wagnerstechtalk.com/opencade . You will need OpenCADE here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3445410 to make use of these components effectively. If there is interest, I may provide a video in the future on how the components in this expansion pack can be used. Please comment if interested. New Expansion Pack video which explains the available options: https://youtu.be/6GlNHEe5zjA Please also see this video on how to build the base unit (add buttons, joystick, RPi, etc.): https://youtu.be/Lan0X_Z6j-c unless you already have experience building up arcade control panels. After printing one (or more) bases, you can then print a left/right arm rest and one or more middle arm rests to extend the control panel. Use M3 screws+nuts to secure the pieces to the base. These components, when combined with the base, will make the control panel similar in dimensions to an actual arcade control panel. Keep in mind, there is no standard size for control panels but what this expansion provides is closer to 'typical' control panels. In addition, you'll also find a 2 stick panel. This was created to allow you to build a dual-joystick configuration for playing games such as Robotron, Krull and a number of others. You can accomplish the same by printing two bases and 2 sets of controls but if you really want a special-purpose control panel just for those 2 stick games, this is a solution. You will need 2 joysticks, 2 encoders and 2 connections to RetroPie. You'll need the base with two buttons to setup in RetroPie, wire each button to each of the 2 encoders. This was requested as an enhancement and was added. An empty control panel with just the screw holes is also provided here to allow you to import into your own 3D modeling software, drill the holes in any arrangement you wish and print it for use with OpenCADE. This gives you complete control on how your control panel is configured. HOW TO: Build an Extended 1 player Console 1. Take two bases and bolt them together side-by-side. 2. Mount the Pi and encoder on the right base. 3. If the cable for the joystick won't reach from the left side to the right, you'll need an extra joystick cable. I bought a 5 pack on Amazon for a few bucks. To easily connect the two joystick cables together, I just used some header pins I had and wrapped electrical tape round them to make a longer joystick cable. 4. I connected all the right-side buttons to the encoder. 5. For the 4 left-side buttons, I cut each of the button cables about an inch away from the connector. I then I cut 3 wires for the red/yellow/black wires about 9in. long and extended the length of the cable (I soldered them, but you could crimp them as well). Repeat for all 2 or 4 buttons (depending on what base you used). 6. Then assemble everything just like what you see in the video and you should be good to go. You can add the sides like I did in the picture to extend the panel. It will take a few additional items to build: 1. Extra joystick cable. 2. Header pins (just cut however many pins that are needed, think it's 4) 3. Electrical tape 4. Extra small wires to extend the buttons.