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Add NESPi Power Control Board to the YIKESHU Black NES Case

YIKESHU Front Control Board

In this post will cover the installation of the NESPi Power Control Board for the YIKESHU Black NES Case. The NESPi Power Control Board adds a functional Power button for safe shutdown along with a programmable Reset button functionality.

The YIKESHU NESPi CASE Package Box comes with:

  • Machine screws
  • Screwdriver
  • 5V 0.2A Fan (optional)
  • Installation Notes


Before you continue, make sure no other scripts are running on your Raspberry Pi, as this will interfere with the NESPi Power Control Board script functionality.
The POWER button issues a safe shutdown command to your Raspberry Pi to prevent damage to your SD card. For the RESET button, you can have two (2) options during playtime– press once to restart the current game and hold for three (3) seconds to quit the game and back to the RetroPie dashboard.

Step 1

  1. Separate the USB hub by removing the two screws shown on the picture.

Step 2

    1. Remove the screws holding the front panel board as well the power board, carefully detach the 1.25mm 2 pin JST power cable connected to the USB hub.

Step 3

    1. Remove the small screw holding the LED screen and install it on the YIKESHU POWER and RESET Button Control board.

Step 4

    Install the NESPi Power Control Board, also connect the 1.25mm 2 pin JST power connector to the USB hub.

Step 5

    1. After installing the Raspberry Pi, make sure you connect the USB hub to this USB port to allow room to install the Fan connector, also notice the orientation of the Dupont connector for the correct polarity of the Fan.

Step 6

    1. Attach the USB hub to the top of the case, making sure the Dupont Fan connector is correctly oriented as sown in the picture, you can find more information about configuring the fan on our blog post:

Adding a fan to your RetroFlag Case

    , also note the orientation on the 2×4 Dupont connector attache to the Raspberry Pi.

Step 7

    1. Attach the 2×4 Dupont connector to the Raspberry Pi, the orientation is very important the first row is empty.

Warning!!!
Installing the NESPi Power Control Board on the incorrect pins on the Raspberry Pi can damage your Pi! Please use YIKESHU NESPi Front Panel Control Board Hardware and Software at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for any damages to your raspberry pi that may occur.
By installing and downloading our hardware and software you are agreeing to these terms.

Step 8

    1. Screw the top component of the YIKESHU NESPi Case to its base

 

Step 9

    1. Insert your Micro SD Card in your laptop, then download the image of RetroPie in https://retropie.org.uk/download/. Make sure to download the Raspberry Pi 2/3 version since you are going to install it on your Raspberry Pi 3.
    2. After downloading the .gz file, extract the file using your favorite extraction tool. Remember the directory where you extracted the .img file.
    3. Download the Etcher software and install it. Click Select image then navigate to the extracted .img file. Click Select drive then choose the SD card. Click Flash! then wait for the process to finish.

For more in-depth instruction on the installation and configuration of Retro Pie, refer to our blog post: Install RetroPie in your Raspberry Pi and Play your First Retro Game.

Step 10

Now that you have assembled your YIKESHU NESPi game console, it’s time to install and configure some files for the POWER and RESET buttons to work along with the Fan and temperature control to keep your Raspberry Pi from overheating. Fortunately, you can do this online with a one-line install using wget and bash in the Terminal. If you need help accessing the Raspberry terminal refer to this blog post: How to enable SSH in your Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi Zero W.

    1. Connect your Rasptendo console to a monitor and a keyboard before powering your Raspberry Pi.
    1. 2. Connect your Rasptendo to the internet. You may access the internet via

LAN

    1. or via

WiFi

    .
    1. 3. Access the

Terminal

    1. of your RetroPie by pressing

F4

    upon boot up.

In the Terminal, type the following command:

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

This will run a command that will automatically configure your Raspberry Pi 3 to access the YIKESHU PCB Console features button and fan control. Your Raspberry Pi will automatically reboot in order for the changes to take place.

Step 11

After your Raspberry Pi has rebooted, test the Power button unlatching it the LED will turn off followed by your Raspberry Pi shutting down. You can turn on your pi by pressing the Power button again.

POWER
Raspberry Pi State Action Function
ON push to unlatch shutdown
SLEEP/OFF push to latch wakes Pi
RESET
Raspberry Pi State Action Function
GAMEPLAY short press game restart
GAMEPLAY long press (<3 s) game quit to RetroPie dashboard

If you encountered problems during the installation process, refer to more detailed instructions from our GitHub page.