noromamaiWhile I have the #pcengine mini out, let's have a look inside. We have at IC8 a Moai MA8601 USB hub chip and a power management chip AXP223 with the butt logo. #hudsonsoft #miniconsole
A KLM4G1FETE-B041, Samsung eMMC NAND of 4G. Looks like it also accepts flash in a different package. SCB13H2G160AB-11M, 2Gbit DDR3L SDRAM, EP952 low power HDMI chip and the main CPU a Zuiki Z7213 (Quad Core Cortex A7 with Mali 400 MP2 GPU). #pcengine #zuiki #miniconsole
That's about it for the #pcengine mini. Made by #hori for #konami (digital entertainment) who bought #hudsonsoft in 2012. Plenty of space inside the case, theoretically you could stuff the microUSB OTG splitter cable with an USB stick inside, but should we risk bricking the mini with bad power?
Let's continue with the Multi Tap that #hori made for the #pcengine mini. Unlike the controllers, the multitap is not the same size as the original, it's a bit smaller. What will we find inside? #miniconsole
Inside we find two MA8601 usb controllers like in the #pcengine mini itself. Why 2? Each controller can handle 4 ports and like the real multitap it has 5 ports. And you want to play Bomberman with 5 people. But... they could have cheaper out because the mini already has 2 ports unlike the OG PCE.
Next up the USB joypad for the #pcengine mini, also made by #hori of course. Last one, I promise. Nothing fancy, just one IC. It is so similar to the original controller, maybe they even used the same mold. No through hole caps sticking out of the pcb though :) #miniconsole
