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Newb Gamepad Hack Troubles
OnigumO:
Hi, I'm planning on building my own joystick and I got a Performance EA sports pad for PSX. Im having trouble finding the common ground(s). I also wanted to know if there was another way to make a connection to the action buttons than through those interlocking finger-looking things. I just wanted to know if anyone experienced with this could do me a big favor and mark the ground(s), and solder points for the action buttons, (Alternative locations if any) on this jpeg and send it back to me or post it. Thanks a lot, any response is greatly appreciated.
OnigumO:
once again, thanks for any help given.
paigeoliver:
Not all pads have a common ground. But it looks like that one does. See that track that connects all the directional buttons together? That is the common ground.
It looks to me like you may have to solder at the "hand" things, because there is a big rubber thing in the middle that is blocking you from seeing where exactly the traces lead from the "hands". IF you can follow them back, then you can solder elsewhere.
That really doesn't look like the best pad to hack though. I would put it back together and look at a different brand if I were you. (I like ones that have solder points on the PCB already).
Also. If you are doing this for a PC, then do it with a PC pad. Good easy one to hack is an "Interact Propad" or Propad blue. Original (NON USB) Sidewinders are good choices too.
hyiu:
ok... if you're interested in hacking a PC game pad...
and if you don't require usb... (game port is good enough for you...) then.... sidewinder is the easiest....
from what I see... your pad is a fully digital pad...
and should have a common ground....
you know... the 2 short ribbon wires that connect to the trigger buttons ??...
that should have 6 wires..... (3 each side)....
among the 3... 1 is ground... and the other 2 are the triggers....
so... no real soldering on the board... you have already got ground, l1, l2, r1, r2.
now... check the direction pad.... ok... let's look at "up".... there are 2 half circle... right ??.... 1 half circle is linked to the other half circles in all the directions... (that should be the ground.... (which should be the same as the trigger ground...)
so.... you just have to solder the other half....
and find the same for all other buttons...
hope it helps.... good luck...
gnateye:
looks like an easy enough hack. do yourself a favor and unsolder the shoulder buton wires from the main board and use the holes on the main board left as your solder points, and you got 2 ground points right there or any of the other Gs on the pic, it looks like ther emay be holes in the board? on the leads? if there are yo uare in luck, like the madcatz DC pad, you just stick your wires in the little holes ( from the back) and solder on the front, nice and neat, super easy to do, if those arent holes, then go buy a little wire drill but and drill holes in the leads and do like i said above, if you need to see an example visit my site and look at hte pad hack page.
http://www.cosmibreaks.com/images/arcade_stick