How To Assemble Your Arcade Controller Kit for Raspberry Pi - V2

How To Assemble Your Arcade Controller Kit for Raspberry Pi - V2

The assembly of the Monster Joystick is designed to be simple and only require a few tools, this assembly guide has been broken down into multiple steps with photos to help you along the way.

Before starting assembly it is advised that all protective films are removed from all of the laser cut pieces.

Step 1 - The Bottom Panel

Using the 8 x 16mm M2.5 nylon screws, 8 x M2.5 nylon nuts and 2 x 3D printed spacers, attach your Raspberry Pi and GPIO interface to the bottom panel.

Thread the nylon screws through the panel, place the spacer onto the screws and then the PCB onto the spacer and screws, use the nylon nuts to gently fasten them all together. This can be done by hand as components on he board could be easily damaged.

Attach the internal standoffs and bottom feet by threading 4 of the provided M3 anodised hex screws through the feet, then through the bottom panel and fasten the standoff to the screw.

Attach the bridge PCB to the Reasberry Pi and the GPIO adapter, it connects to the first 26 pins of the GPIO header as pictured. Please be sure to seat this PCB fully so that it makes a good contact with both boards.

Step 2 - Side Panels

Align and slot in the rear, left and front panels into the base panel of the joystick.

Insert the push buttons into the remaining right side panel, be sure to support the acrylic either side of the button while inserting them.

You will then want to take the first 3 terminals on the black ground wire and connect them to one of the spade terminals on each of the buttons.

Then connect the orange, purple and pink wires to the other spade terminals on the buttons.

You can now insert the right panel into the slot on the bottom panel and attach the wiring loom to the GPIO interfaceboard with the black ground wire on the right side closest to the Raspberry Pi.

Step 3 - Joystick & Buttons

Using the countersunk M5 screws and nuts fasten the joystick to the 5mm top panel pictured, the nuts have a nylon thread lock so you will have to use an 8mm spanner or a pair of pliers to hold the nut in place while you tighten the screws.

Now position the panel on top of your current case assembly, you'll want to pass the remaining unconnected wires through the opening and align the side panels with the slots and lower it into place.

You can now add the remaining buttons to the 3mm top panel and then connect the remaining wires to one of the terminal connections on the corresponding buttons. Then attach the black ground wire to each of the remaining terminal connectord starting with the black button and then working your way to each button.

Step 3 - Final Assembly

The top panel can now be placed on the top of the joystick, place one of the provided dust covers over the joystick shaft and scew the ball top onto the joystick.

It's now time to fasten the final 4 M3 anodised hex screws into the internal standoffs through the top two panels as illustrated.

Congratulations, you have now assembled your Monster Joystick. You can now follow our RetroPie configuration guide and setup the Raspberry Pi.