Super Nintendo (SNES) PAL Raspberry Pi 3 Case

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I see that my design and even pictures have been stolen and put up in a shop I don't want to mention because I don't want to give them any traffic. I urge you to NOT buy it from any seller. These shops are not to be trusted. Update 16.9.18: Added case variant for a Raspberry Pi 3 with a Pi2Scart. You find the models that are different from the normal case in the Pi2Scart.zip Still a work in progress! I was tired of waiting for the SNES Mini so I decided to make my own! This is a case for the Raspberry Pi 3. It also features a fully functioning controller port for a SNES controller! The case is designed for this port: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SNES-Controller-female-connector-Socket-Vertical-Mount/152485369594?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 If there is enough interest I can write a guide how to hook up the port to the RPi. This design also features a PowerBlock from petrockblock and can be found here: https://blog.petrockblock.com/powerblock/ It is used for the soft power switch as well as the LED. Very handy! UPDATE 13.09.17: New files have been uploaded. There is now a lip on the top for the cover to fit in nicely. There is also a mount for a small slide switch for turning on the pi. I also added some pictures to show how everything should go together! For the slide switch I used something like this: https://www.digikey.de/product-detail/de/e-switch/EG1201/EG1901-ND/101720 For the microswitch you need one with a height of 9.5mm like the ones here: http://katalog.we-online.de/en/em/TATV_6X6_THT_4301x6xxx7x6  Here is a quick schematic on how to hook up the controller port to the Pi. Connect them according to the diagram. I didn't draw the 5V and GND line, but you need to connect them to a 5V and GND pin on the Raspberry Pi! After you connected the pins according to the diagram you need to install the gamecon_gpio_rpi driver through the Retropie package installer. Then you need to add the following line to your emulationstation.cfg file: "nfcreader = /dev/nfcpy-reader" Almost done! You can find parts of it on the bottom of the page! NFC circuitry with custom made emulationstation software. I'm already working on my custom build of emulationstation that is able to read and write the NFC tags. Done! Hardware and software are working! I can now read the tags inside the cartridges to start the game and also write to them trough EmulationStation. Putting the NFC reader into the housing is very hard though. I will try to add that to the manual as well! Sourcecode can be found here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/14390/nfc-enabled-emulationstation