In order to build a V1 from a kit or otherwise, you’ll need a guitar (or other instrument) with metal strings – nylon strings won’t work.
The kit itself contains the following items:
Hardware
- 13 flanged plastic spacers: 0.375″ x 0.12″ OD (McMaster-Carr part # 91145A118)
- 7 flanged plastic spacers: 0.25″ x 0.17″ OD (McMaster-Carr part # 91145A143)
- Metal tape if you’re building the circuit into an clip-on box (McMaster-Carr part # 76555A641)
- Cables to connect to your system (Wiimote cable, USB cord)
Electronics
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- Circuit Board with USB-B Jack
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- 8 orange normal diodes
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- 2 orange 3v6 zener diodes – they have 3V6 printed on the sides
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- 1 black Shottkey diode (low voltage drop – used to protect Wiimote power supply)
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- 2 Capacitors – 0.1uF (small and yellow with “104″ written on them)
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- 2 Capacitors – 27pF (small, round, and orange, with “27 written on them)
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- 2 Resistors – 68 Ohm (these have a blue band, the 10K ones don’t)
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- 1 Atmel ATmega328p microcontroller
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- 1 Normally open push-button switch
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- 1 28 Pin DIP Chip mount (0.3″ wide, 0.1″ pin spacing)
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- 1 12MHz Crystal Oscillator
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- 10 Resistors – 10K Ohm
Checklist:
- Circuit board with USB mount placed in it
- 8 orange normal diodes
- 2 orange 3v6 zener diodes – they have 3V6 printed on the sides
- 1 black Shottkey diode
- 1 Atmel ATmega328p microcontroller
- 1 Chip mount
- 1 12 mHz crystal oscillator
- 10 Resistors – 10K Ohm
- 2 Resistors – 68 Ohm (these have a blue band, the 10K ones don’t)
- 2 Capacitors – 0.1uF (small and yellow with “104″ written on them)
- 2 Capacitors – 27pF (small, round, and orange, with “27 written on them)
- 1 Normally open push-button switch
Additionally, you’ll need to provide the following tools and materials
- Soldering Iron and solder
- Wire
- Scissors
- Superglue
- Wire strippers
- Screwdrivers
- Drill (For enclosure)
- If building into guitar body
- Rotary cutting tool
- Lacquered Wire – usually found in cheap headphones
- If building externally
- Small foam – anti-static foam or foam-backed sandpaper works well
- Small box
- Optional: Multimeter
- Optional: Header pins
- Optional: Header sockets
