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 simple tools, this assembly guide has been broken down into simple 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, mount and then the PCB, use the nylon nuts to gently fasten them.

Attach the internal standoffs and bottom feet by threading 4 of the provided M3 anodised hex screws

Thread the screw through the feet, then the bottom panel and fasten the standoff.

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.

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 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.

Step 3 - Joystick & Buttons

Using the countersunk M5 screws and nuts fasten the joystick to the 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 the current 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 last top panel and then connect the remaining wires to the corresponding buttons and the ground loop starting with the black button and then working your way to each button

Step 3 - Final Assembly

The top panel can not be placed on the top of the joystick, you can now 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.