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Ryan Parsley
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Looks like you skipped this.
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Zooming in on your video looks like you're missing a power hookup.

Compare to the image under "It's Alive"
ryanparsley.com/note/arduino...

That black and white power and ground go up to the power supply on the breadboard.
October 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yes, mine has a usb cord and the gb link wired up and. The usb provides power.

Looks like you're in the home stretch.

It's been fun watching it come together for you.
October 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm pretty sure I used the original (github.com/trash80/Ardu...). I double checked my notes for any deviation.

Did you edit the sketch at all?

Are you sure you selected the correct board?

There's code to alter the pinout based on board so I could see a simple menu select giving you woes.
GitHub - trash80/Arduinoboy: Official ArduinoBoy Repository for serial MIDI communication to the Nintendo Gameboy.
Official ArduinoBoy Repository for serial MIDI communication to the Nintendo Gameboy. - trash80/Arduinoboy
github.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Do you mean because the ArduinoBoy doesn't have USB? If so, I programmed the chip in an Arduino then pulled it and placed it in my build.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Good luck! Heads up in case it's not obvious, tha Arduino pinout and the atmega pinout correlate... but are not the same:

docs.arduino.cc/retired/hack...
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The original trash80 design was on a standard Arduino but you only need like 10 pins of connections. There are some derivative builds with alternative Arduino that you probably want to look up for reference.
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yes, there's no reason for that not to work. You'll need to be careful adjusting pinout and confirm that you have the right voltage (nano come in 5 and 3.3v variants)
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm glad you found my post useful. I'd love to help if I can. What part has you stuck?
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He _did_ say he saw it on tv. #factcheck
September 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM