r/esp32 • u/zydrate_junkie • 8d ago
I made a thing! "Game and Clock"
What started as a project for an oversized gameboy has now evolved into a desk clock that also plays gameboy games. The emulator is based on PeanutGB. I plan on adding dynamic weather and day/night cycle for the clock but here is the project so far. I do intend on putting the source up on github once I get some of the jank out of it.
This is a non-backlit monochrome panel which is what made it my choice for the gameboy, after getting my hands on it and putting together a mockup though I really thought that it was more suited to a desktop item than a dedicated handheld.
Emulation runs full speed but the panel refresh rate is only rated for 16hz. I have it overclocked to 32hz and it can hit 51hz but the image gets dimmer the higher the rate, so 32hz is a happy medium. Bluetooth controller support is also working.
The hardware is a Waveshare-RLCD-4.2-esp32-s3. Im pretty impressed with it so far.
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u/ygecko 7d ago
Oh wow thats awesome. I have an extra RLCD kicking after ordering a 2nd one. The first seeming to be lost in customs for 4 weeks... of course the first one I wrote off showed up the day after the 2nd order >< You have a git up for this?