Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board

This is an enhancement board for the RetroFlag NESPi case, this PCB add missing functionality to the system.

License

This project is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. The full legal text of the license may be found in the LICENSE.txt file in this repository. For more information about this license, please visit the Creative Commons Foundation (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Features

• Soft-shutdown Pi from power switch

• Disconnect the power from the Raspberry Pi after each shutdown (advance only)

• Custom Reset button functionality (see Basic Usage)

• Easy Temperature Control

• 2 wire fan control

• Gracefully finish EmulationStation, letting it save all metadata, in every system shutdown

• Fully compatible with Raspbian-RetroPie Pre-made images

• One-line script installation

• You can buy the latest version of this board fully assembled from https://mini-mods.com

NESPi Control Board TH

Bottom Side:

Top Side

NESPi Control Board SMD

Bottom Side:

Top Side

NESPi Advance Control Board SMD

Bottom Side:

Top Side

YIKESHU Control Board SMD

Bottom Side:

Top Side

Prerequisites

1. RetroPie

   To install Retropie you may download the image for Raspberry Pi 3 and follow installation instruction at the retropie website.

2. Internet connection

   Internet access via Ethernet or to set up your internet via WiFi, you can follow the instructions here.

3. Keyboard and screen, or any computer/laptop (via SSH)

   To access your Pi via SSH, you can also follow this instructions here.

Hardware Installation

It's very important to follow the right pin configuration to prevent damage to your Pi.

• RST Pin - Connect to GPIO 2 (RPI pin 3)
• PWR Pin - Connect to GPIO 3 (RPI pin 5)
• FAN_CT Pin - Connect to GPIO 4 (RPI pin 7)
• LED_CT - Connect to GPIO 14 (RPI pin 8)
• OUT + Pin - Connect to 5V (RPI pin 4)
• OUT - Pin - Connect to GND (RPI pin 6)
• - IN + Pin - Source 5v

Note: LED_CT pin is only available on PCB V_12062017 and up.

Software Installation

NOTE: This assumes that you have already connected the jumper wires to the correct PINS and the POWER button is pressed; If you haven't, see the Hardware Installation section.

This instructions are a step-by-step guide to install necessary software for your Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board. You can setup this via SSH or using the command line interface in your RetroPie. To enter the command line interface of RetroPie, PRESS F4 just after booting up.

NESPi & YIKESHU Control Board

Open your terminal and type the one-line installation command below:

wget -O - "https://github.com/mafe72/Retroflag-NESPi-Front-Panel-Control-Board/raw/master/install.sh" | sudo bash

NESPi Advance Control Board

Open your terminal and type the one-line installation command below:

wget -O - "https://github.com/mafe72/Retroflag-NESPi-Front-Panel-Control-Board/raw/master/install-adv.sh" | sudo bash

The script will automatically install pertinent files and configure your Raspberry Pi to enable Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board. Installation will automatically reboot once all processes are completed.

After rebooting, your Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board is now fully functional.

Software Uninstall

This instructions are a step-by-step guide to uninstall the software for the Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board. You can setup this via SSH or using the command line interface in your RetroPie. To enter the command line interface of RetroPie, PRESS F4 just after booting up.

Open your terminal and type the one-line installation command below:

wget -O - "https://github.com/mafe72/Retroflag-NESPi-Front-Panel-Control-Board/raw/master/uninstall.sh" | sudo bash

The script will automatically uninstall all configuration files from your Raspberry Pi to disable the Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board. The uninstall script will automatically reboot once all processes are completed.

After rebooting, your Retroflag NESPi Front Panel Control Board will be fully deactivated.

Basic Usage

• POWER ON

    While powered off
    	Press (LATCH) POWER button
    	LED will turn ON
    	Wait for Raspberry Pi to boot		
  

• POWER OFF

    While powered on
    	Press (Unlatch) POWER button
    	LED will turn OFF
    	Wait for Raspberry Pi to shutdown	
    	Power will be disconnected from the Raspberry Pi after each shutdown (advance only)
  

• RESET

    Function 1
    	Press button to restart EmulationStation
    	No change on LED status
  
    Function 2
    	Hold button for 3 seconds to reboot Console
    	LED will BLINK
  

Troubleshooting

If you experience under-voltage warnings use: NorthPada Power Supply Adapter 5V 3A.