OliviaAnne
- May 6, 2011
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Hi!
So, basically, I had an old printer that wasn't in use anymore and it promptly was harvested for pieces by my mechanically gifted brother. Somehow out of this I managed to get a little LCD screen and the keyboard.
The LCD screen reminded me of those old-fashioned Gameboys and sparked an idea -- what if I could make some sort of extremely basic portable gaming system? I don't know much about electronics or anything, but it does really interest me to the point where this is something I really want to learn; I learn best by diving in and drowning for a bit until I get my footing, lol.
My question is essentially:
Where do I start? Does anyone know of some good books I could purchase on this topic? Or even what kind of circuit board I would have to buy? (Something that could attach to my LCD and some button input.) Or even the terminology that goes with what I want to do? (I don't even know what it is called, so finding a book is near impossible) I realize this is a huge question, but I figured I'd give it a shot. Thanks for even reading this far.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So, basically, this is what I have:
* LCD screen with a little orange-y colored ribbon attached to it. It appears to be intact, but it is not connected to the circuit board any longer.
* Keyboard attached to half a circuit board. I wanted this for the actual plastic key casings, as there is no way the board is going to work.
EDIT: I know I'll have to buy a lot more pieces, haha, just thought I should point that out. I'm willing to spend the money, however much it may be.
Knowledge-wise, I have a very verryyy introductory grasp of electronics as I recently took a Computer Architecture course. I am an ample programmer in object-oriented languages, but assembly somewhat eludes me. I have experience programming all sorts of different games for websites as well as standalone, so I think I have that part covered.
Thank you so much!
- Olivia
So, basically, I had an old printer that wasn't in use anymore and it promptly was harvested for pieces by my mechanically gifted brother. Somehow out of this I managed to get a little LCD screen and the keyboard.
The LCD screen reminded me of those old-fashioned Gameboys and sparked an idea -- what if I could make some sort of extremely basic portable gaming system? I don't know much about electronics or anything, but it does really interest me to the point where this is something I really want to learn; I learn best by diving in and drowning for a bit until I get my footing, lol.
My question is essentially:
Where do I start? Does anyone know of some good books I could purchase on this topic? Or even what kind of circuit board I would have to buy? (Something that could attach to my LCD and some button input.) Or even the terminology that goes with what I want to do? (I don't even know what it is called, so finding a book is near impossible) I realize this is a huge question, but I figured I'd give it a shot. Thanks for even reading this far.
So, basically, this is what I have:
* LCD screen with a little orange-y colored ribbon attached to it. It appears to be intact, but it is not connected to the circuit board any longer.
* Keyboard attached to half a circuit board. I wanted this for the actual plastic key casings, as there is no way the board is going to work.
EDIT: I know I'll have to buy a lot more pieces, haha, just thought I should point that out. I'm willing to spend the money, however much it may be.
Knowledge-wise, I have a very verryyy introductory grasp of electronics as I recently took a Computer Architecture course. I am an ample programmer in object-oriented languages, but assembly somewhat eludes me. I have experience programming all sorts of different games for websites as well as standalone, so I think I have that part covered.
Thank you so much!
- Olivia
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