Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 14-6:
he joystick
button
controller
components for
parallel LED.
Boxing It Up
Now for the box to put it in. I used the plywood layer technique described in Chapter 8 to make
a box 116 mm (4 5/8") by 92 mm (3 3/4"), but the dimensions are not too critical. I made the
sides from 12 mm by 5 mm strip pine, and I fastened together the top and bottom with 10 mm
M3 spacers or tapped pillars. he holes in the bottom sheet were countersunk, and in the centre
of the top I used a saw drill to make a 40 mm hole. I gave it a coat of primer and then painted.
Each radial direction was painted a colour to match the software in the game - blue up, green
down, red right and yellow left. he spaces in between were painted grey. Figure 14-8 shows the
box taped up with painter's tape, ready to receive the grey paint layer. Remove the tape while
the paint is still wet, and then when it has dried mask of the grey areas and paint in the colours.
