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Sensemann:
Hey folks,

I know I'm a complete newb, but hear me out.

I decided to upgrade from microswitch joysticks to Happ Perfect 360 optical sticks, but I'm confused by the wiring.
Happ didn't include any kind of instructions or diagrams for the wiring, and when I hooked up my 2-wire system (two wires, when crossed either directly or via a switch, complete the circuit and send the signal), either all 4 directions were on, or if I tried using 1 wire at a time, all 4 were off no matter what.

Anyone with a set of 360s want to set me straight?

Thanks,
-Rob
Stobe:
There should be four connectors on the base, probably labeled U D L R for up, down, left and right.  Other than that, there should be a read and black wire for +5V and ground, respectively.

Since the P360 uses a little circuit board, it does not require a dedicated ground for each input.

Hope that helps.
-Stobe
u_rebelscum:
As Stobe hinted, the big difference between the p360 and a mircoswitch stick is the p360 needs power (5 V+) to power the optical sensors.  What are you hooking the joystick to?  (ipac, gpwiz, gamepad hack?)  You might be able to get the 5v+ from the encoder, depending which you have.  Or you might need to get it from the computer 5v+ or elsewhere.
Shieldwolf:
Are there any step by step  directions on wiring of 2 p360's to a computer power supply. I'm assuming I would wire them to a molex, but I'm stumped after that. I haven't been able to find any detailed info on how to wire it.
DaveStall:
When I wired my P360s, I took the power from one of my motherboard's USB headers.  I just took a USB header cable and cut one end off (obviously not the end that plugs onto the header) and then took the +5V and the ground wires and connected them to a small terminal strip.  Then, run the P360 +5V and ground wires to the terminal strip.

Dave
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