Raspberry Pi GamePi15 User Guide

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Update time:20190625

How to use it

Hardware connection

Turn the switch of GamePi15 into OFF, mount the 14500 battery
- make sure you mount the battery in correct direction, WARNING indicator will light on if direction is wrong. You should remove battery and correct the direction when the LED is on, otherwise, the GamePi15 may be damaged.
Connect GPIO. Inset the GamePi15 to 40PIN GPIO of Raspberry Pi

To use the GamePi15, you can use the pre-configured image or install driver to refresh image yourself.

Pre-configured Images

Here we provide pre-configured image, you can download and test

OS	Version	Raspberry Pi	Default user/password	Download link
Recalbox	6.0-DragonBlaze	Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero W	root/recalboxroot	Google Drive
Recalbox	6.0-DragonBlaze	Raspberry Pi 2/3/Pi 3B+	root/recalboxroo	Google Drive
Retropie	v4.4	Raspberry Pi 1/Zero/Zero W	pi/raspberry	Google Drive
Retropie	v4.4	Raspberry Pi 2/3/3B+	pi/raspberry	Google Drive

Download image file, unzip and write it to SD card
Inset the SD card to Raspberry Pi, turn the switch into ON. Generally, LCD is light on and Raspberry Pi is booting. It may cause about 2 minutes for Raspberry Pi 1/zero/zero W to starting.
- Raspberry Pi is failed to start if the battery is Low. In this case, you can connect 5V/2A power adapter to Power interface for charging. Capacity indicators

Basic operations

Retropie
1. After booting, you can select emulators by direction buttons on the left, then press "A" to confirm. For example, choose "A" and then "Start"
2. Choose the games and press "A" to play
3. Press "Start"+"HK" buttons to exit games
4. You can adjust the potentiometer to adjust volume. Or Press "Start" and choose "SOUND SETTINGS" to adjust volume
Recalbox
1. After booting, you can select emulators by direction buttons on the left, then press "B" to confirm.
2. Choose the games and press "A" to play, press "A" or "Start" to start games
3. Press "Start"+"HK" buttons to exit games
4. you can adjust the potentiometer to adjust volume. Or Press "Start" and choose "SOUND SETTINGS", press "B" confirm, then adjust "SYSTEM VOLUME" by direction buttons.

Install driver

Click here to download the driver: GamePi15-190613

Install driver on Retropie

Download Retropie image from Retropie website

Write the image to SD card
Copy the driver (Do not unzip it) to root directory of the SD card (BOOT directory of the Raspbian)
Connect SD card, keyboard and a HDMI display to Raspberry Pi, Turn the switch into ON side to power on Raspberry Pi. Press F4 (Keyboard) after booting
Install driver with commands below:

tar xzvf /boot/GamePi15-*.tar.gz
cd GamePi15/
./GamePi15

Long-press "A" button (GamePi15) to enter the configuration page, configure by pressing related buttons (GamePi15), you can also long-press to skip any button

After configuring, you can press "A" (GamePi15) to save configured and exit, or press "B" or "Start" (GamePi15) to exit without saving.

Install driver on Recalbox

Download the latest image from Recalbox website

Unzip the files download to get the .img file
Write the .img file to SD card
Copy driver to root directory of SD card
Connect SD card, keyboard and a HDMI display to Raspberry Pi, Turn the switch into ON side to power on Raspberry Pi. Press F4 then Alt+F2(Keyboard) after booting. (user: root; password: recalboxroot)
Install driver with commands:

tar xzvf /boot/GamePi15-*.tar.gz
cd GamePi15/
./GamePi15

Reboot Raspberry Pi

Add new games (Retropie)

Maybe default games in test image are not those you want, you can also add games as you like.

Size of most games are always large, so we need to expand filesystem fist. Choose RASPI-CONFIG on configure page and press enter

Choose 7 Advanced Options -> A1 Expand Filesystem, Enter->Finish, (physical keyboard is required)

Choose OK, and reboot.
Download ROMS of games you like

Connect your Raspberry Pi to network (Make sure the network you connect is in the same LAN as your PC). Find SHOW IP in Retropie list, press “A” to query current IP address of your Raspberry Pi.

Open it with the IP address on your PC

Then on emulator choose page, you can press “Start”->QUIT->RESTART EMULATIONSTAION, press “A” to confirm. Then restart emulator, you can find the game added.

For more operations, you can read Retropie Instructions

Interfaces

"NC" : No Connected

PIN	Symbol	Description	PIN	Symbol	Description
1	3.3V	3.3V power input	2	5V	5V power input
3	NC	NC	4	5V	5V power input
5	HOTKEY ENABLE	BCM=3, WPI = 9	6	GND	Ground
7	NC	NC	8	RIGHT SHOULDER	BCM=14, WPI=15
9	GND	Ground	10	X	BCM=15, WPI=16
11	NC	NC	12	Audio	BCM=18, WPI=1
13	LCD_Reset	BCM=27, WPI=2	14	GND	Ground
15	NC	NC	16	LEFT SHOULDER	BCM=23, WPI=4
17	3.3V	3.3V input	18	Backlight	BCM=24, WPI=5
19	LCD_MOSI	BCM=10, WPI=12	20	GND	Ground
21	NC	NC	22	LCD_DC	BCM=25, WPI=6
23	LCD_SCK	BCM=11, WPI=14	24	LCD_CS	BCM=8, WPI=10
25	GND	Ground	26	NC	NC
27	NC	NC	28	NC	NC
29	UP	BCM=5, WPI=21	30	GND	Gound
31	DOWN	BCM=6, WPI=22	32	Y	BCM=12, WPI=26
33	RIGHT	BCM=13, WPI=23	34	GND	Ground
35	SELECT	BCM=19, WPI=24	36	LEFT	BCM=16, WPI=27
37	START	BCM=26, WPI=25	38	B	BCM=20, WPI=28
39	GND	Ground	40	A	BCM=21, WPI=29

Shared by Users

Here are some resources shared by user. Very thanks for all of your great jobs.

Pre compiled RetroPie 4.5.1 image with all controls and display drivers configured.
3D printed case

Question:

Could PIC8-O works on GamePi15?

Answer:

Yes, it could.

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