Gameboy macro TV out via USB C

Someone awhile ago asked the facelesstech if it was possible to have TV out via the USB C port so that only one cable coming out the Gameboy macro is needed to charge it and for TV out.

To pull this off I knew I had to abuse the USB C standard. I originally was going to use the SBU1 and SBU2 pins A8 B8 on the 12 pin USB C USB 2 port I found, That didn’t work out so I decided to use the D+ D- pins A6 A7 instead. I had to make a custom USB C charging port for the DS lite to replace the original port.

There wasn’t much space to play with and I had to add 2 extra pads to boot, One of the video and one for the Left sound channel. Unfortunately I wouldn’t break out stereo sound because I only had 2 free pins. Ive made a USB C charging port for the ds lite which fits flush with the shell but that used the 6 pin port, Since I was switching to the the 12 pin port it now stuck out from the shell slightly.

See the video below, more on the post here and on GitHub.


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