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Nintendo USB Controller Hack
l8nite:
These have been mentioned at least once before on the forums (did a quick and dirty search), but this article showed up on slashdot today, so I thought I'd paste the link here.
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/7817137582525561/
-Shaun
juggernaut:
must...build....and play zelda!
SteveJ34:
--- Quote from: l8nite on September 08, 2004, 07:47:13 pm ---These have been mentioned at least once before on the forums (did a quick and dirty search), but this article showed up on slashdot today, so I thought I'd paste the link here.
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/7817137582525561/
-Shaun
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Not to be a "cheapskate" but I wonder if these parts can be sourced for less than $16.00 + shipping.
Can anyone tell by the diagram what rating resistors and capacitors are being used here for the non-electrical technicals like myself?
I guess the remaining issue is sourcing the chip and a USB cable for hack.
Steve
Revised: Looks like the kicker is the PIC16C74 Microchip which appears to run $8 - $9 in small quantities.
Bgnome:
the problem with usb hacks is the controller chip. as mentioned in another thread, it makes it so the average hobbyist can't do it with off the shelf parts. if you have a PIC programmer and some free code that actually worked, then maybe. but otherwise, you need to buy a controller chip from someone who has it programmed with the appropriate firmware, ie retrozone.
SteveJ34:
--- Quote from: Bgnome on September 09, 2004, 09:47:35 am ---the problem with usb hacks is the controller chip. as mentioned in another thread, it makes it so the average hobbyist can't do it with off the shelf parts. if you have a PIC programmer and some free code that actually worked, then maybe. but otherwise, you need to buy a controller chip from someone who has it programmed with the appropriate firmware, ie retrozone.
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Ah, thanks for the education. I was not aware there was some embedded code that had been placed on this chip.