Thursday, September 1, 2016

Raspberry Pi Arcade (Part 1)

I have always been fascinated by making my own arcade for a long time and finally collected the parts needed to make my own. I wanted to make one with the following simple checks:

  • Bar Top or Glass Table design (settled on Bar Top)
  • Minimum 2 Players
  • Run by Raspberry Pi (started with B+ swapped in Pi2)
After reviewing a lot of other cabinets online I settled on what was to be my design. I wanted a marquee on the top and 2 sets of controls and an access panel on the back. The picture on the right was my first thought for a design but ultimately I changed my mind to the option on the left. I made for hiding some possible trouble spots easier and fit the material I wanted to use better. 

Final Choice--><--First Thought

I then had to decide on what type of material to use and I settled on 1/2" MDF board. I figured it to be strong enough to support the parts and still be light enough to be portable. I didn't have pre-written plans for drawing out the panels I had some general measurements based on part sizes and what seemed to make it more "comfortable". Below is the design I ended up with and I then just traced it over to make the other side panel. 


In the next post I plan to show further putting the arcade together and a lot on the layout of the controls. 

PART 2
PART 3

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