ICStation once again has kindly sent me a bluetooth audio module to make something with. I have this old small tabletop altec lansing stereo that sounds great but has a zune dock port that I have no use for so in this video I show how to hack the zune dock to use it for bluetooth instead! In the end this module was super easy to wire with and works great! I'll definitely pick up a few more of them to add to other future audio projects. Get yours here: www.icstation.com/bluetooth-audio-module-bluetooth-receiver-universal-audio-bluetooth-module-p-12506.html Don't forget to use the code sjmics at checkout to receive 15% off your order! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've posted a link for Ebay purchase referrals. If you use the link below then I get a small kickback from your purchase (it will cost you nothing, I just get paid for referring customers). https://ebay.to/2G1OY6v Special thanks to Eric Skiff for freely providing the music used in this video off his album Resistor Anthems. His music can be found at http://ericskiff.com/music/ Visit my site: www.diytronics.blogspot.com My RGB Gameboy Backlight Controller is now available at www.roarkesretrocorner.com!!! Use the code SJM (all caps) to receive 10% off of your order! ICStation Affiliate Link: http://www.icstation.com/index.php?aid=212 Code: sjmics Discount Amount: 15% off Max Use: 1 (one for per user) Amount Limit: 300 Consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sjm4306 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhW0AnMojw

So while I wait till I can go back home and work on my retro arcade project I though I could at least get some more software/hardware features that I want hammered out. I found some really cheap clear/white led lit arcade buttons so I snapped them up and thought to myself: "these must have individually controllable RGB LEDs installed in them". I've played with WS2812 serial RGB LEDs before using an arduino so my idea is to have custom color palettes that are tied to button mappings that activate whenever you open an emulator in retropie. This way only buttons that are used are illuminated and the colors will give an intuitive hint at what function is mapped to it. ... Plus it looks really cool. For instance pulling up an SNES game will color the buttons in a super famicom color scheme and etc. All buttons are white while sitting at the main menu and off when the system turns off obviously. I've demonstrate the final working setup consisting of three parts in this video: a bash script that determines which console system emulator is currently running, a python script that that is then called to send a control signal about the currently running system over digital outputs, and the connected arduino that reads this control signal and sets the colors accordingly as well as watches the buttons so it can timeout and display a rainbow pattern if no button is pressed for more than 30 seconds while on the menu. Everything works great and I cant wait to wire up all the final parts once I get time and everything arrives in the mail. This can all even be expanded in the future to do something crazy like read the game rom name, pull up some marquee/box artwork and display it on an LCD while you are playing a game. The sky is the limit (and my wallet/time)! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've posted a link for Ebay purchase referrals. If you use the link below then I get a small kickback from your purchase (it will cost you nothing, I just get paid for referring customers). http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575215675&toolid=10001&campid=5337943740&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2F Special thanks to Eric Skiff for freely providing the music used in this video off his album Resistor Anthems. His music can be found at http://ericskiff.com/music/ Visit my site: www.diytronics.blogspot.com My RGB Gameboy Backlight Controller is now available at www.roarkesretrocorner.com!!! ICStation Affiliate Link: http://www.icstation.com/index.php?aid=212 Consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sjm4306 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOGNjn3i4pE